Homeland Security granting visa deferrals for child arrivals

Published June 16, 2016 7:31pm ET



The Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday that it will give visa carriers the option of staying in the United States for a longer period of time under the condition that they arrived as children.

DHS explained the agency wanted to “focus its enforcement resources on the removal of individuals who pose a danger to national security or a risk to public safety, including individuals convicted of crimes with particular emphasis on violent criminals, felons and repeat offenders.”

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