Thread: N.Y. State Officials Announce $450,000 In Grants To Groups Aiding Illegal Aliens

August 14, 2012 1:04 PM
State Officials Announce $450,000 In Grants To Groups Aiding Undocumented Immigrants

BY James Arkin

Just days before young, undocumented immigrants can begin to apply for work permits, state officials Monday announced $450,000 in grants to groups that can help them out.

Our Erica Pearson reports:
President Obama's move -- announced with great fanfare in June -- lets immigrants who came to the U.S. illegally as kids or overstayed their visas apply for a temporary legal status called "deferred action."

"It is critical that we get information out to our immigrant communities so that people will know who is eligible for deferred action and so that they can avoid being scammed," Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said.

The grants will support clinics, workshops and legal services across the state, where an estimated 80,000 immigrants between the ages of 15 and 30 could currently benefit, according to a Migration Policy Institute analysis.

Applicants must have lived in the U.S. since June 15, 2007, and be in high school, have graduated or received a GED.

They must have arrived in the U.S. before their 16th birthday. The new option -- which must be renewed every two years -- does not provide a path to citizenship but calls off deportation.

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