Resources for 8-24-11 Seminar - AILA webCLE

2In this toolkit you will find two samples of a formal request for prosecutorialdiscretion and deferred action, as well as a supporting index, sample affidavits andsupport letters. Please note that these requests for prosecutorial discretion anddeferred action were written before the defeat of the Dream Act in 2010. You shouldrevise that the portion of the request and instead reference the reintroduction of theDream Act by Senator Durbin and President Obama’s public statements in supportof the legislation in May, 2011. A substitute paragraph is included in the letter.The process might seem quite daunting and stressful. Nevertheless, as theDream movement has shown, all of you are engaged, high achieving members of oursociety. Thus, you should emphasize the positive aspects of your life in the U.S. Putsimply, this is an opportunity for you to demonstrate to the authorities just howcompelling your life and personal circumstances are, and more importantly, howvaluable your contribution to society has been and will be in the future. We hopethat our toolkit will provide you with a roadmap of how to best organize yournarrative. We offer suggestions in drafting the formal request, submittingsupporting documents and writing your affidavit, but ultimately you (and yourattorney) are in the best position to decide which details illustrate who you are andwhat you can contribute to our country.