- First, the Student Exchange and Visitor Program (“SEVP”) provides that participating institutions are subject to on-site review at any time, meaning that SEVP field representatives visiting a campus are authorized to obtain information about students on temporary student and training visas (F and J) – but not about DACA or undocumented students.
- Second, the USA Patriot Act serves as an exception to FERPA and permits federal officials, upon issuance of a court order alleging terrorist activities, to obtain information from education records without consent.
- Campuses should immediately contact their campus counsel if any federal agency seeks to obtain immigration-related information, except when directly related to the SEVP program.
If their DACA approval expires on or before March 5, 2018, then they have until October 5, 2017 to apply for a final two –year renewal. After October 5, 2017, no more renewal applications will be accepted.DACA beneficiaries with more than six months remaining on their approvals (those that go beyond March 5, 2018) will not be allowed to renew; therefore, DACA approvals will start to expire on March 6, 2018.