Have immigration papers ready, but watch out for scammers, San Jose audience told

SAN JOSE -- Get your papers ready but don't fall for scams while waiting for an appellate court decision on President Barack Obama's expanded immigration actions, a deputy state attorney general told a mostly Spanish-speaking audience Saturday.

There are plenty of places you can get legitimate help, California Deputy Attorney General Marisol Leon told the crowd, many of whom turned out because they may qualify under one of the president's two immigration actions.

In November, Obama announced two Immigration Accountability Executive Actions that expanded "Dream Act" deferments for childhood arrivals and created a Deferred Action for Parents (DAPA) for parents of legal permanent residents.

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