not of a denial, in the form of a letter from the District Director. Once granted, DA allows the individual to
apply for work authorization pursuant to 8 C.F.R. 274a.12(c)(14).128
Practice Point
When submitting a request for DA for a stateless individual to the ICE District Director, consider
submitting a copy to the corresponding ICE Field Office Liaison.
Resources
NICOLE COMSTOCK, LINNEA IGNATIUS, SHOBA SIVAPRASAD WADHIA, ANNA GALLAGHER, & DENYSE SABAGH,
PRIVATE BILLS AND DEFERRED ACTION TOOLKIT 5 (2011), available at
https://pennstatelaw.psu.edu/_file/PBDA_Toolkit.pdf.
AMERICAN IMMIGRATION COUNCIL, PRACTICE ADVISORY: PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION: HOW TO ADVOCATE
FOR YOUR CLIENT, (Mar. 18, 2015), available at
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/sites/default/files/practice_advisory/pd_overview_final.pdf.
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8 C.F.R. 274a.12(c)(14); see also ICE Detention and Removal Operations Manual, supra note 114, at §20.8(b).
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