The White House is introducing a new provision under the Development, Relief and Education of Alien Minors Act that could cancel deportation and authorize employment to 300,000 immigrants currently facing deportation proceedings.
DREAM, which is on a situational basis, applies to undocumented immigrants who do not have criminal records or pose a security risk to the United States, says U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. According to Carlos M. Colombo, an immigration lawyer at Colombo, Hurd & Brandt, PL, many undocumented immigrants, including illegal aliens, could qualify.
These individuals may be immediately eligible to apply for work authorization that would permit them to work, obtain driver's licenses and social security cards. Qualifications on who may qualify are detailed in Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement John Morton's memorandum of June 17, 2011.
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