‘Documented Dreamers’ fear deportation
May 24, 2022
In the U.S. an estimated 200,000 “Documented Dreamers” fear deportation when they turn 21 and age out of the protection of their parents’ visas. The America’s Cultivation of Hope and Inclusion for Long-term Dependents Raised and Educated Natively (America’s CHILDREN Act of 2021) would let dependents of noncitizens who are in the U.S. on work visas apply for permanent legal status if they have been in the U.S. at least 10 years and have graduated from “an institution of higher education.” other requirements would apply but ultimately the bill would grant work permits to successful applicants. Without this protection, the young adults would have to self-deport at the age of 21, then apply for readmission into the United States.
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