Thread: About 82 percent of applications for deferred action by ‘Dreamers’ are okayed by DHS

About 82 percent of applications for deferred action by ‘Dreamers’ are okayed by DHS

Fri, 2013-10-25 04:08 PM
By: Jacob Goodwin gsnmagazine.com

Since it was established last June, the Obama administration’s “Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals” policy -- which seeks to allow youthful immigrants to defer any possibility of being deported for at least two years – has received applications from about 580,000 youthful individuals and approved nearly 82 percent of those applications, says a blog entry on October 24 by the ombudsman’s office at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

“Already, more than 580,000 individuals have requested deferred action, and after a thorough review of each of those cases, including a background check, more than 474,000 requests have been approved, allowing these young people to continue to contribute to the country they call home,” said the blog.

The USCIS ombudsman’s office recently hosted its third annual conference, which attracted about 300 participants to the National Archives building in Washington, DC.

The ombudsman’s office often goes to bat for individuals whose applications in front of USCIS run into bureaucratic snags. “When it comes to immigration, we are working hard at DHS to strike the right balance between smart enforcement, the sensible use of agency discretion, and a more just and fair immigration system,” the blog entry noted.

http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/36889?c=border_security

Rubber stamping.

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So what happens to the 18% that don't qualify? I betcha the answer is absolutely NOTHING!

Originally Posted by Mayday

So what happens to the 18% that don't qualify? I betcha the answer is absolutely NOTHING!

Info from a DREAMERS site:

7. What happens if I file my application and I am not eligible?
Filing an application when not eligible is likely to result in deportation.

http://www.immigrantjustice.org/site...%2007%2002.pdf