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Deferred action

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In United States administrative law, deferred action is an immigration classification which the executive branch can grant to illegal immigrants. This does not give them legal status, but can indefinitely delay their deportation. Deferred action is an exercise of the executive branch's enforcement discretion and was first publicly defined in a 1975 administrative guidance document published by the Immigration and Naturalization Service.[1]

Major grants of deferred action include:

References

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  1. ^ Wadhia, Shoba S. (2010). "The role of prosecutorial discretion in immigration law". Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal. 9: 243–300.
  2. ^ Lind, Dara (20 November 2014). "Did George H.W. Bush really pave the way for Obama on immigration?". Vox. Vox Media. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Summary of President's Immigration Accountability Executive Action" (PDF). National Immigration Forum. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.