On June 15, 2012 the Obama administration issued a memorandum announcing that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will exercise prosecutorial discretion by granting deferred action to certain individuals who came to the United States as children. Deferred action is not a permanent legal status or citizenship, but in case it is granted it allows […]
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Prosecutorial discretion in granting deferred action
On behalf of the Obama Administration on August 18, 2011 Secretary Napolitano announced that immigration authorities are strongly encouraged to use prosecutorial discretion in granting deferred action in certain “low priority” cases. Officials will review all cases already pending before the immigration courts and those cases that are considered “low priority” may be administratively closed. […]
