UNIITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES, (USCIS), IS ACCEPTING INITIAL AND RENEWAL APPLICATIONS FOR CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS
Since August 15, 2012, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) officially began accepting requests for consideration of deferred action for childhood arrivals. On June 15, 2012, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced that certain people who came to the United States as children before age 16 and who meet other key requirements may request consideration of deferred action.
Those who demonstrate that they satisfy all the requirements will be eligible to receive deferred action for a period of two years, subject to renewal and work authorization if they can establish economic necessity.
What is Deferred Action?
Deferred action is a discretionary determination to defer removal action of an individual as act of prosecutorial discretion. Deferred action does not confer lawful status upon an individual. Additionally, although a foreign national granted deferred action will not be considered to be accruing unlawful presence in the U.S. during the period of deferred action is in effect, deferred action does not absolve individuals of any previous or subsequent periods of unlawful presence.
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