PURPOSE

The Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine the impact of the Trump Administration’s decision to end consideration of non-military deferred action requests, including for children with critical illnesses.

BACKGROUND

On September 2, 2019, the Administration announced that it would reconsider a limited set of deferred action requests that were pending on or before August 7, 2019. The Administration did not explain whether it plans to grant those requests or whether requests submitted after August 7 would be considered at all. Families that applied after August 7 may need to decide within days whether to stay and risk deportation or leave the country and end life-saving treatment for their children.