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Immigration Policy terms
Visas, asylum and the rulebook.
Asylum Legal protection from removal for people already in or arriving at the U.S. who show a well-founded fear of persecution in their home country. Credible fear interview An initial screening by an asylum officer to decide if a migrant has a significant possibility of establishing an asylum claim. DACA A 2012 policy that shields certain people brought to the U.S. as children from deportation and grants work permits, renewed every two years. Humanitarian parole Temporary permission, granted case by case, to enter or stay in the U.S. for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit. Temporary Protected Status A temporary, renewable status that shields nationals of certain countries in crisis from deportation and allows work authorization.