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The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security will be addressing the Dream Act July 23, 2013. The committee will be working on proposing a bill that will address the “immigration Status of Illegal Immigrants Brought to the U.S. as Children.” The House of Representatives is tentatively calling the new bill they plan to propose the Kids Act while the very similar Senate Bill is called the Dream Act.  

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Only one month after the Obama administration announced the acceptance of applications under the Deferred Action program on August 15, 2012, and we now have the first set of approvals granted this week. This signifies that as early as this month many of these young immigrant students will have received deferrals. 

In the absence of definitive regulations, it is important to review all possible legal issues before filing for Deferred Action (DACA). We will continue to update our blog and website as more information becomes available and in the meantime will post blogs on frequently asked questions and other issues related to DACA

USCIS announced today August 3rd, 2012, the new procedures that will be implemented for the Deferrred Action program (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA), which starts August 15, 2012. For full details go to our deferred action site.

The new Deferred Action program is a very exciting opportunity for more than a million persons who came to the United States when they were young and remain undocumented. The program, when implemented, requires completion of an application, which is submitted to the Department of Homeland Security. 

President Obama’s announcement on June 15th 2012, means that the Department of Homeland Security will stop all deportation of young immigrants that meet certain criteria and conditions. 

New Regulations for deferred action expected by August 16, 2012

Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano today announced that effective immediately, certain young people who were brought to the United States as young children, do not present a risk to national security or public safety, and meet several key criteria will be considered for relief from removal from the country or from entering into removal proceedings. Those who demonstrate that they meet the criteria will be eligible to receive deferred action for a period of two years, subject to renewal, and will be eligible to apply for work authorization.