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green card: Indian American children are at increased risk of deportation from the US. Children who came to the US with their parents at an early age are called Documented Dreamers. However, once these children turn 21, they will no longer be dependent on their parents' visas. This US law increases the risk of such children being deported. There are more than 2,50,000 such children, with Indian-American children being the largest in number.
Age is the biggest reason for deportation from the US. The National Foundation for American Policy studied US Citizenship and Immigration Services data as of November 2 and found that more than 1.2 million Indians, including dependents, are currently waiting for green cards in the EB-1, EB-2 and EB-3 categories. These numbers are taken from a Forbes report.
According to the Immigration and Nationality Act, this category includes unmarried people and children under the age of 21. If a person applies for lawful permanent resident status as a child but turns 21 before receiving a green card, he or she is no longer considered a child for immigration purposes.
This process is called 'aging out.' This means that a person may have to apply for a new green card or wait a long time for a green card. He or she may no longer be eligible for one.
According to news agency PTI, the White House blamed the Republicans for this and said that they had rejected the bilateral agreement twice. On June 13, a group of 43 lawmakers led by Representative Deborah Ross and Senator Alex Padilla, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship and Border Security, urged the Biden administration to take immediate action on the issue.
The lawmakers said Indian-American youth grow up in the US, complete their education in the US school system and graduate with degrees from US institutions. However, because of the long wait times for Green Cards, families with approved immigrant petitions often have to wait decades to obtain permanent resident status.