Lynwood School District To Host Deferred Action Workshop on Wednesday

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The Lynwood Unified School District (LUSD) will host a workshop on Wednesday to explain the Deferred Action for Childhood Program. The workshop will take place at the Lynwood High School Library at 6 p.m.

“Lynwood Unified is committed to helping our community understand the Deferred Action program requirements and application process,” said Alfonso Morales, the current school board president and a lawyer specialized in immigration law, in a statement. “We also have streamlined the District’s internal process for obtaining official records to help current and former students apply for Deferred Action status.”

The a Deferred Action Program is a new federal policy that allows people who are born in other countries, but were brought to the United States as children, to continue live and work here.

Persons between the ages of 15 and 30, who arrived to the United States before their 16^th birthday, and who lived in the country for at least five years prior to June 15, 2012, are qualified to apply.

The applicants can prove their residency with high school transcripts, report cards and diplomas.

On August 28^th, the LUSD unanimously adopted a resolution that supports this policy and pledged to assist interested applicants by offering workshops.

The District plans to hold another workshop in November.

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