Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA is a prosecutorial discretion authority given to the USCIS and ICE by the Department of Homeland Security with the intention of deferring action on young illegal immigrants and making it possible for them to get work authorization in the US. While the action may only be temporary, renewal is done every two years. The order which came into effect on June 15, 2012, is not a pathway to citizenship and does not give legal status to an individual.