Immigration Newsletter – August 2012
Deferred Action – The office is issuing an alert and also a newsletter regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). DACA is not a DREAM Act but an exercise of discretion under the executive power of not deporting those are eligible and also give the potential eligible applicants to apply for work authorization. The program is expected to affect around a million young men and women. USCIS has just published the form at the USCIS website:
USCIS will accept application for DACA effectively August 15, 2012. USCIS has established the following eligibility requirements: