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Thousands of children of legal immigrants, including many Indo-Americans, are at risk of deportation from the United States upon turning 21, despite living in the country for decades. This issue, known as ‘aging out’, affects nearly 250,000 children who came to the US with their parents on temporary work visas. They lose their dependent status and face deportation, as US immigration laws require children to leave the country if their parents haven’t secured permanent residency by the time they turn 21. This situation has sparked bipartisan concern, with lawmakers and the White House urging action to protect these ‘Documented Dreamers’.

A bipartisan group of 43 lawmakers have urged the Biden administration to take urgent action to protect over 250,000 Documented Dreamers, many of whom are Indians. These foreign nationals entered the US as dependents under their parents’ temporary visas but are forced to self-deport after aging out of legal status. The lawmakers cited the extensive backlogs in families’ adjustment of status applications as a major reason for the impending deportations. They have introduced the America’s CHILDREN Act to protect these young people who attend American schools and graduate from American institutions. The lawmakers made three recommendations: clarifying the use of deferred action, expanding eligibility for Employment Authorisation, and creating a process for long-term visa holders who age out to seek parole in urgent humanitarian cases.