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1 Kerith Conron, et al., LGBT Dreamers and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) 1 (2020)

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Williams Institute

LGBT Dreamers and
Deferred Action for

AUTHORS:
Kerith Conron
Winston Luhur
Taylor N.T. Brown

Childhood Arrivals
(DACA)
BRIEF / JUN 2020
There are an estimated 81,000 LGBT Dreamers in the U.S., including about 39,000 who have participated in
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). Most LGBT DACA participants live in California, Texas, Illinois, New
York, and Florida.
Figure 1. First-time DACA applications from LGBT individuals approved by the Department of Homeland Security
by top 5 and all other states as of December 31, 2019

FLORIDA
4%

NEW YORK
5%

ILLINOIS
5%