In a June 15, 2012 memorandum, then Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) initiative. Although DACA does not provide legal status for those individuals who came to the United States as children who meet the legal guidelines of DACA, it defers removal from the United States for a period of two years subject to renewal.This initiative was not established by executive order.