USCIS Publishes FY2025 Fourth Quarter DACA Data and Case Statistics
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released its Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Quarterly Report for Fiscal Year 2025, Quarter 4, dated March 2, 2026. In fact, the FY2025 Q4 DACA Report provides updated statistical data on DACA request volumes, adjudication activity, and demographic trends during the reporting period.
Importantly, the report is statistical and doesn’t change DACA eligibility, filing, or policy. Instead, it offers insight into agency intake levels and case processing patterns. Additionally, it provides information on the geographic and demographic distribution of requestors, all clearly outlined in the FY2025 Q4 DACA Report.
According to the official data release, USCIS details request intake, approvals, denials, current case status, and cumulative totals for filings and adjudications across fiscal years. Notably, the FY2025 Q4 DACA Report adds a recent perspective on cumulative case status.
Overview of DACA Filing and Adjudication Activity
The FY2025 Q4 report outlines how many DACA requests USCIS received during the quarter, as well as the volume of cases they accepted, approved, denied, or left pending. It tracks filing data by year and quarter. Thus, it allows comparison with previous periods. Moreover, the FY2025 Q4 DACA Report enables stakeholders to review operational workload changes.
These quarterly statistics offer insight into current operational workload levels at USCIS. Monitoring totals helps stakeholders understand resource allocation and inventory level trends.
For applicants and representatives, these trends may provide context regarding overall processing volumes. Even though individual case timelines continue to depend on specific case factors and service center workloads, context is still offered.
Demographic and Geographic Breakdown of DACA Recipients
In addition to case processing data, the report includes demographic information about DACA requestors. This includes breakdowns by country of origin and by U.S. state or territory of residence.
Country-of-origin data reflects the distribution of DACA recipients across different national backgrounds, consistent with historical patterns in the program. State-level distribution data shows where requestors currently reside within the United States, offering insight into regional concentrations of DACA populations.
Employers, educational institutions, and state-level policymakers often use this type of data to understand the distribution of DACA recipients across labor markets and local communities.
Practical Implications for Applicants, Employers, and Practitioners
Although the quarterly release does not change DACA policy, publishing updated intake and adjudication figures can be important for applicants, attorneys, and employers. They use this information to monitor work authorization continuity.
Because DACA recipients typically apply for renewal of deferred action and employment authorization documents on a recurring basis, stakeholders may find awareness of overall USCIS workload levels helpful. This awareness helps in contextualizing broader processing environments. High filing volumes or shifts in approval totals can signal periods of increased administrative activity.
Updated totals provide employers insight into DACA workers’ presence in the U.S. labor force. Case status data helps legal practitioners discuss program stability and operational trends.
USCIS publishes DACA data quarterly, enhancing transparency on adjudication activity and workload metrics.
