Circuit Courts. Once the federal district court has decided a case, the case can be appealed to a United States court of appeal. There are twelve federal circuits that divide the country into different regions. The Fifth Circuit, for example, includes the states of Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
DACA applicants had to be younger than 31 years old when the program began. They also had to prove that they had lived in the United States continuously since June 15, 2007, and that they had arrived in the U.S. before the age of 16.
Fact 3: The DREAM Act and DACA are not the same. People commonly mix up the federal DREAM Act and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program or think theyâre the same. DACA is a policy created in 2012 by President Obama. It grants deferred deportation to people under age 31 who came to the U.S. under age 16 and meet other criteria.