Hundreds and thousands of immigrants who are undocumented and who were given work permits as part of the Obama government’s effort to protect people from deportation are all of a sudden, losing their ability to work lawfully as the federal government was finding it difficult to renew their work permits on time.

More than 11,000 young immigrants saw their DACA status work permits expire – this was in spite of their applications for renewals of the work permits reaching on time. This was reported by an agency that looks after permit issuances. The percentage of lapsed cases amounted to about 5 % of the total number of DACA renewal cases that USCIS had approved so far.

The high percentage of lapses throws light on President Obama’s program for postponing the deportation program for Dreamers or immigrants who had entered the United States of America illegally when they were children. When it comes to other forms of immigration, such as green cards or work visas these delays are not usually seen.

Many people are in the danger of losing their jobs and face a long wait for their work visas to get renewed, it was reported. As the renewal procedure drags on many DACA permits are lapsing and work permits expiring.