Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: Who Can Be Considered? (original) (raw)

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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today begins accepting requests for consideration of deferred action, which could enable people who arrived in this country as children to receive employment authorization for two years

Ed. note: This post was originally published on dhs.gov.

Today, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will begin accepting requests for consideration of deferred action for childhood arrivals. Deferred action is a discretionary determination to defer removal action of an individual as an act of prosecutorial discretion. Under this process, USCIS will consider requests on a case-by-case basis. While this process does not provide lawful status or a pathway to permanent residence or citizenship, individuals whose cases are deferred will not be removed from the United States for a two year period, subject to renewal, and may also receive employment authorization. To be considered for this process, you must show that:

If you meet the above guidelines, and want to submit your deferred action for childhood arrivals request with USCIS, you will need to:

After you file, you will be able to check the status of your request online. For more information, visit our website for the latest news and updates on this process at www.uscis.gov/childhoodarrivals.

Watch the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals process here.