USCIS GOV – Deferred Action Process

According to the Deferred Action process, people who were brought to the United States at a very young age and if they had entered the United States as young children, may be considered for a relief from being deported from the United States. This process has been announced as a result of the Administration's effort to modify the US immigration enforcement system, so that it may focus on border security and national safety. USCIS GOV will start accepting petitions from eligible applicants sometime after the 15th of August. This Deferred Action process is an act of prosecutorial discretion and it will postpone the deportation of foreign nationals who had entered the United States through no fault on their part.

This process will stop the deportation of certain young individuals based on humanitarian reasons. Foreign nationals who are not convicted of crimes and who meet the key criteria for this process may be eligible to apply for Deferred Action process. According to this process, the immigration laws related to deportation may be enforced on foreign nationals who pose a threat to the country's national security and people who violate the immigration laws. Hence, people who satisfy the eligibility requirements may receive Deferred Action for two years which may be renewed after the two-year period.

Though the memorandum has been passed, USCIS GOV will start accepting applications for Deferred Action only after the implementation of the process and it will be implemented by August 15th. Hence the applicants who are found to be eligible for this process may not file an application until the process is implemented. A person who entered the United States when he was not above 16 years of age may be eligible for this process. The applicant must be in school at the time of applying or must have completed high school. A person above 30 years of age is not eligible for Deferred Action process. Moreover, a person who is convicted of crime may not be eligible for this process. If you wish to receive Deferred Action, you must make all efforts to establish that you meet the eligibility requirements for this process. USCIS may deny the applications of the applicants who are found to pose a threat to the public safety and the country's security.

If you are in the United States for 5 years and more and if you were never encountered by the US immigration authorities, you may be allowed to file an application for Deferred Action with the USCIS. But you may not file an application until the DHS announces the filing procedure. The DHS has not yet finalized the filing fee and the filing procedure, and it is expected to be announced on or after August 15. Your application may be rejected, if you file an application before the filing procedure is announced by the DHS. A separate process may be announced by the ICE through which qualified individuals who are already in deportation proceedings may file an application requesting to review their cases. USCIS GOV will soon make an announcement about the dates from which applications for Deferred Action process may be accepted and you must not send application until the process is implemented and the dates are announced.