University of Colorado Law Professor Violeta Chapin, local lawyers and Chapin’s students are holding a free, confidential clinic Wednesday for people trying to renew their Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status.

After the Trump administration announced an end to the DACA program on Sept. 5, recipients whose DACA expires before March 5, 2018, must apply to renew their DACA before Oct. 5.

The workshop is being held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Wolf Law Building on campus.

“We have no idea how many people are going to show up,” Chapin said. “We certainly are prepared for it.”

She estimated about 30 to 40 trained volunteers and lawyers would be available to help renew applications.

Renewal applications cost $495. Chapin said some financial assistance may be available for qualifying individuals.

People coming to the clinic need to bring copies of the front and back of their work permit, two U.S. passport-style photos, letters of good moral character, a written and signed statement in English about what DACA means to the recipient and how the recipient plans to use it to further his or her education and career, plus a copy of the recipient’s last DACA application, if available.

Under the new federal policy, people whose DACA status expires after March 5 will not be able to renew, and no new applicants are being accepted.

Chapin is holding another DACA renewal clinic on campus on Sept. 27.

Elizabeth Hernandez: 303-473-1106, hernandeze@dailycamera.com