Do you know a young person who might be interested in this information?

On Friday June 15th, 2012, President Obama announced ‘Deferred action,’ a discretionary determination to defer removal action of an individual as an act of prosecutorial discretion. Deferred action, which does not confer lawful status upon an individual, will regularize thousands of underprivileged Latino youth students, provided they qualify, and will make them eligible to receive employment authorization for the period of a two years.
WHAT IS ‘DEFERRED ACTION’?
Pursuant to the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security’s memorandum, in order to be eligible for deferred action, individuals must:
1) Have come to the United States under the age of 16;
2) Have continuously resided in the United States for at least five years preceding the date of this memorandum and are present in the United States on the date of this memorandum;
3) Currently be in school, have graduated from high school, have obtained a general education development certificate, or are honorably discharged veterans of the Coast Guard or Armed Forces of the United States;
4) Have not been convicted of a felony offense, a significant misdemeanor offense, multiple misdemeanor offenses, or otherwise pose a threat to national security or public safety;
5) Not be above the age of 30.
Individuals must also complete a background check and, for those individuals who make a request to USCIS and are not subject to a final order of removal, must be 15 years old or older. Info source: http://www.ice.gov/

Lawyers Gustavo Arango & Ken Schmitt, from US-Legal Solutions have taken the leadership in St. Louis to informe the public and non profit organizations working with immigrants about the specifics of this provision in order to empower the St. Louis community to know the law. For that purpose they have been offering free and open to the public information sessions and talks in English and Spanish at their offices, churches, and other community venues to give the specifics of the ‘Deferred Action’ and who could apply, as well as  precautions people should take when they seek assistance. These talks are open to poeple interested to apply with their family members, trainers, teachers, community advocates, councelours, religious leaders, and people who are in contact with Latino youth who could benefit from ‘Deferred Action’.