More than two dozen immigrants streamed into the Latin American Association headquarters in Atlanta Tuesday, seeking information about the plan President Barack Obama announced last month to protect millions of people from deportation.
The turnout underscored that interest in the president’s action remains high in the Atlanta region. Hundreds of immigrants have attended other LAA information sessions in recent days. An estimated 140,000 immigrants living illegally in Georgia could be eligible for relief under the plan, according to a recent report by the Pew Research Center.
But there are many unanswered questions, said Jonathan Eoloff, the LAA’s managing director of immigration services. Some of those questions deal with a provision that will shield from deportation those who do not have legal status in the U.S. but do have children who are U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents. But what about adult children? Or stepchildren? Or adopted children?
Eoloff is telling some of those showing up at the LAA’s information sessions they will have to wait for the government to release more information. The government, which is planning to let people start applying for the benefit by May, is expected to provide more clarity in the coming weeks.
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