"DACA" meaning in English

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Proper name

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  1. (US, politics) Acronym of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, from the U.S. presidential executive order "Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals". Tags: US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of Alternative form of: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (extra: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), from the U.S. presidential executive order (extra: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) Coordinate_terms: Dreamer, DREAMer
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