DREAM Act Students Push For Deferred Deportation Action

The Obama administration is quietly halting some deportations of undocumented young people, after a memo in June that directed immigration officials to consider reprieve for students and would-be military members.

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Monji Dolon, a 25-year-old born in Bangladesh, is slated for deportation and applying for deferred action from the government, which would allow him to stay in the U.S. legally for another year. 

Dolon’s story caught the eye of DREAM Act supporter Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), who spoke about him on the Senate floor in June. Durbin is attempting to reignite support for the DREAM Act after it failed in the Senate in December.

The students who are potential DREAM Act beneficiaries are starting to flex their political muscles.  It will be interesting to see what they can accomplish.



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