IMMIGRATION LAW New Deferred Action Rule Brings Hope to Many Illegal Immigrants By JEFFREY M. BINDER, ESQ.

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Don’t Let “Notario” Fraud Destroy The Dream

With the advent of a major new initiative (known as “deferred action”) to help over a million presently illegal immigrants who were brought here by their parents as young persons comes a danger – the danger known as “Notario Fraud”. Starting on August 15, 2012, many people presently living here will begin the process of applying for deferred action status that will allow them to legally work and afford them the opportunity to gain many of the rights and privileges of U.S. citizens – those who think they may qualify for deferred action status will be faced with a choice: consulting an immigration attorney or going to a “notario” or “immigration consultant.” The latter choice is a serious mistake and here’s why: