Improve The Dream

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Youth-led organization advocating for legal immigrants who grow up as dependents of long-term visa holders, but age out and face leaving at 21.

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Rishabh is currently a student at UNC Chapel Hill studying neuroscience and computer science. He has lived in the United States since he was 6, but due to barriers in our legal immigration system, he may be forced to self-deport at 21. Take action at

Garion Mulder grew up in South Dakota and Minnesota. Despite coming to the US legally at age 3, he will be forced to self deport for the second time in 2 months. “What do I do to use the skills I’ve learned and put them to use where I want to be.”

"Why has USCIS not adopted a priority date retention policy given that the Supreme Court determined the agency possesses this authority?" Thank you, Congresswoman Deborah Ross, for highlighting the urgent need to protect children of long-term visa holders to ARCHIVED: Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

America's Children Act puts in place a policy most Americans assume already exists: It allows children of legal immigrants raised and educated here to finally have an opportunity to become Americans and contribute to our country. Learn more at

Fedora moved to the US when she was just six years old on an H4 visa. She attended elementary, middle, and high school here. She is now a senior at NC State University and Duke University and faces self-deportation. To help those like her, please visit

Roshan was forced to self-deport from the United States the day after this was filmed, despite having grown up here with a lawful status. He works for a semiconductor company, which will now employ him in another country. The US lost a taxpayer, he lost his family and his home.

The immigration system in the U.S. allows for children of legal immigrants, who are contributing as skilled workers and small business owners, to be raised and educated and then kicked out. Elon Musk, watch the Senate Budget Democrats testimony of Laurens:

Praneetha attended elementary, middle, high school, and university in the United States. She now works for a top company helping with artificial intelligence. Despite being raised and educated lawfully, she faces leaving the country next month.

Mily moved to Texas at the age of 4, but has no clear pathway to citizenship, despite maintaining status. She is one of more than 250,000 individuals who face aging out at 21. Visit to help.

“All of the years of waiting and maintaining status count for nothing and have to start all over again when I turn 21.” “We have to do mental gymnastics with the immigration system just to stay in the country.”-Shristi Take action at

“Delay in solving this loophole will fail America by depriving it of the contributions of the children it raised and educated. Ending aging out will empower people to tap into their talents and ambitions, helping us and our country reach our fullest potential.”-Dip Patel

Story Highlight: Anagh Over 250,000 children of long-term visa holders face leaving the country. We must pass the bipartisan America’s Children Act. Take action at

"For as long as I can remember, I've had regular nightmares about being sent back to where I would wander the foreign streets and have to adjust to an unfamiliar system. My greatest fear is being forced to return to a place I have never really known." - Bhumika Prem for TED Talks

“For a lot of people, turning 21 is when they get their sense of freedom. For me, it was when I lost my freedom.”

There was unanimous agreement at the Senate Budget Democrats Committee immigration hearing that it makes no sense to force Laurens van Beek and those in his situation to self-deport.

Aneesh Komanduri is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Electrical Engineering &amp; Computer Science at the University of Arkansas, with a focus on causality, generative modeling, and trustworthy AI. (1/2)

Thank you, Congresswoman Deborah Ross, for highlighting the legislative and admin actions to help children of long term visa holders, including the bipartisan America's Children Act. As USCIS Director mentions, USCIS can take actions to help until legislative change, and they should.

Aneesh Komanduri is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at the University of Arkansas, with a focus on causality, generative modeling, and trustworthy AI. (1/2)