USCIS announces new data on Deferred Action Program; 4,591 approvals as of October 10, 2012

USCIS has updated its information on the deferred action program, to include statistics on the number of intakes, approvals, and biometrics notices.  The program has now approved 4,591 applications as of October 10, 2012, out of a total number of 179,794 applications, or a rough approval of 2.5%.  However, many of the current applications appear to be at the biometrics phase, which usually takes only 2-3 weeks.  A repost of the data found at this link is below: 1. Intake Number of requests accepted for processing 179,794 2. Biometrics Number of biometric services appointments scheduled 158,408 3. Case Review Number of requests under review 6,416 Approved Number of requests approved 4,591