deferred action
Action put off
Deferred action is a decision by authorities—usually immigration officials—to postpone enforcement against someone who technically violates the law.
It doesn't grant legal status but temporarily removes the threat of deportation or prosecution: She received deferred action and a work permit.
The term gained prominence through DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), a U.S. policy protecting certain undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children.
- postponedMoved to a later date
- delayedMade to wait longer
- immigrationRelocating abroad permanently
- DACAYouth immigration protection program
- dreamersThose with ambitious visions
status · policy change · temporary · work permit · suspended · waiting game · pending · relief · protection · waiting · limbo · legal limbo · bureaucracy · application · stay · reprieve · enforcement · hold
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