The U S government’s efforts at planning to deport a 1-year old boy from Honduras has been put on the back burner, according to a report. The mother of the little child, who is a teenager herself has been allowed to stay back in the country and apply for permanent residence.

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials had earlier strived to deport the little boy ever since he arrived in the U S last year with his 17-year old mother. Both mother and son were part of a huge group that was trying to come from Central America and cross into the U S border.

It was reported last week that the ICE officers decided to keep the deportation on hold, this was stated by the little boy’s lawyer, who said that the toddler would be allowed to apply for permanent residence in a few more years.

“I am very happy that the government decided not to waste their resources prosecuting, pursuing a 1-year-old baby,” said the boy’s lawyer. “This should have been a non-issue.”

Although the officials have not ceased with the case entirely it is no longer active in the immigration court.

The decision to drop the deportation bid came within two weeks of a newspaper publishing the story about the boy and his mother.