Who Are The Young People Eligible for the President’s “Deferred Action” Initiative

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According to the deferred action policy, young undocumented immigrants who got into the United States, as children are eligible to receive deferred action. Their deportation will be postponed for two years for which they are granted deferred action. As much as 1.4 million undocumented immigrants in the country may become eligible to request deferred action as they meet the eligibility requirements for deferred action. Around half the number of eligible undocumented immigrants live in Texas and California. But other American states also have significant number of undocumented immigrants from every part of the world. Most of the undocumented immigrants in the United States are from Mexico. Apart from Mexicans, there are many undocumented immigrants who are from Asia, South America, Europe and various other parts of the world.

Young people who areeligible for the deferred action process, are the undocumentedimmigrants who are below age 31 and above 15 and they must haveentered the country when they were below age 15. Such undocumentedimmigrants to become eligible for the deferred action process shouldhave resided within the United States, continuously for 5 years.Their physical presence in the country as of June 15, 2012 and at thetime of submitting their requests, is mandatory. Moreover, therequesters must not have any legal immigration status in the country.If they had entered lawfully, then they must prove that their lawfulstatus expired on or before 15th June, 2012. The application filed byan undocumented immigrant will be considered for deferred action, ifhe has been issued a final deportation order or if he was neverplaced in removal proceedings. Young undocumented immigrants who arecurrently in school or those who hold a high school completioncertificate alone are eligible to request deferred action. Otherwise,the applicant must be an honorably discharged veteran from the USCoast Guard or Armed Forces, to request deferred action. In order toprove all the above, you must mail Form I-821D, along with thedocuments that will establish your eligibility. Undocumentedimmigrants who were convicted of punishable offenses may not beeligible to request deferred action. Moreover the undocumentedimmigrants who pass the background checks will only be eligible toreceive deferred action.
However, childrenbelow age 15 may not be eligible to request deferred action, but theymay become eligible in future, if the deferred action process is ineffect. Though this process is not a permanent solution, it will helpa lot of undocumented immigrants, who do not want to be removed fromthe country. Undocumented immigrants who are considered to be oflow-priority for the enforcement of the US immigration laws will bebenefited through this process. They may file Form I-821D, to requestdeferred action by providing the required supporting documentation toprove that they are eligible to receive deferred action. Theseundocumented immigrants who receive deferred action will receivefederal work permits and driver's licenses. Hence, the President'sdeferred action/Acción diferida initiative will grant a temporary relief fromdeportation to the law-abiding young undocumented immigrants.