USCIS Issues Memo on Deferred Action And Prosecutorial Discretion for Dreamers
June 15, 2012 - The USCIS has issued a memorandum that contain the guidelines for the executive order for deferred action issued by the president for Dreamers who entered illegally as children or with their parents. The Department of Homeland Security explains how prosecutorial discretion is to be applied and enforced for people who came in illegally under the age of sixteen (16) and extend to those who are thirty (30) years of age.
The memorandum outlines the qualifications for the application, the procedures for those in removal or deportation proceedings, the effective date of implementation which is approximately 60 days (August 15, 2012), acceptance of applications qualifying undocumented aliens, and qualifications for work authorization and EAD cards by illegal aliens who qualify. [Read The Memo Regarding Prosecutorial Discretion for Those Who Entered As Children].