Applying for Immigration Action Could Begin in Mid-February
*While the political bickering continues, the plan moves forward. VL
By Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News
Shortly after House Speaker John Boehner promised on Thursday to challenge President Barack Obama’s immigration executive action, White House officials detailed how they plan to move forward on it.
Immigrants should be able to start applying for deportation relief and work permits in the middle of May and February, Leon Rodriguez, Citizenship and Immigration Services director told Spanish-speaking reporters in a conference call.
First up will be those applying for expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. Then, parents of U.S. citizens and legal resident children should be able to begin applying in May.
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