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ARTICLE · 31 JANUARY 2015

USCIS Notice Details Immigration Executive Action Steps

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USCIS has issued a notice about the steps that it is taking to implement President Obama’s immigration executive action with regard to deferred action, provisional waivers and the modernization of legal immigration.

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USCIS has issued a notice about the steps that it is taking to implement President Obama's immigration executive action with regard to deferred action, provisional waivers and the modernization of legal immigration.  HOLD ON!  Nothing is yet in place.  The closest to launch are the DACA and DAPA provisions.  USCIS says that it will accept enhanced DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) requests after February 18, 2015. 

 The grant of DACA deferred action and employment authorization will be increased from 2 to 3 years for undocumented immigrants who:

  • entered the US before age 16 ,
  • have lived in the US continuously since January 1, 2010 (the earlier program had a June 15,2007 cut off)

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