Employment authorization for daca recipients

Section 274A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Employment authorization for DACA recipients (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any judicial order to the contrary, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall authorize for employment any alien who is granted deferred action under DACA, or any successor policy. (2) New applicants The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that each applicant for DACA who has not previously submitted such an application and who meets all other established DACA eligibility criteria (including any applicant residing in a jurisdiction previously subject to employment authorization restrictions) is eligible for and is issued authorization for employment concurrently with the grant of deferred action. (3) DACA In this subsection, the term DACA means the policy set forth in the memorandum of the Department of Homeland Security entitled Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children issued on June 15, 2012..