On August 7, 2019 USCIS stopped accepting and adjudicating requests for deferred action to permit immigrants with severe medical conditions to remain in the United States for treatment. This included requests that had been filed prior to August 7 and…
New CIS Policy Effects Immigrants with Severe Medical Conditions
Deferred action is a form of temporary relief from deportation, available in narrow circumstances. The narrow circumstances include treatment for severe medical conditions suffered by vulnerable adults and children alike. “Severe medical conditions” includes ailments like cancer, epilepsy, cystic fibrosis,…