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Bookmark or Share- Fact Sheet: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is a deferred action policy implemented by the Obama administration in June 2012. It is aimed at protecting qualifying young undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children, temporarily shielding them from deportation and providing them work authorization with possible renewal every two ...
- DACA Hearing Underscores Need for a Legislative SolutionWashington, D.C. — Thursday’s appeals court hearing on a challenge to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) accentuates the uncertainty Dreamers, their employers and communities face and the need for Congress to pass legislation to allow Dreamers to remain in the U.S. In September 2023, U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen ruled that DACA is unlawful, but stayed his … Continued
- Deferred Action Basics - National Immigration ForumWHAT IS DEFERRED ACTION? According to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), deferred action is defined as “a discretionary determination to defer a deportation of an individual as an act of prosecutorial discretion.”. Deferred action can be granted by USCIS or a federal immigration judge.
- Fact Sheet: Deferred Enforced Departure (DED)Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) (formerly Extended Voluntary Departure) allows certain individuals from designated countries and regions facing political or civic conflict or natural disaster to stay in the United States. DED is a temporary immigration benefit. It provides an administrative stay of removal designated for specific period of time.
- Fact Sheet: Military Parole In Place (MIL-PIP)Military Parole in Place (MIL-PIP) is an immigration benefit reserved for military members and veterans, whether alive or deceased, that grants spouses, parents, and sons and daughters temporary permission to be in the U.S. while they pursue permanent legal status. Those receiving MIL-PIP are eligible for work authorization and do not accrue ...
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