U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a letter to Makk today saying he has been granted "deferred action" on his case for two years. The letter said the action is "an exercise of prosecutorial discretion" that allows the agency not to pursue deportation for a specific period. Makk met multiple conditions of the agency's new guidelines for immigration agents to prioritize deportation cases, including family ties, status as a primary caregiver, lack of criminal record and his long period of legal residence under a series of visas that eventually expired.