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J.L. v. Cissna, Oct. 24, 2018 - "Plaintiffs are young immigrants who were abused, neglected, or abandoned by their parents. They seek classification as Special Immigrant Juveniles (“SIJ”) as a pathway to lawful permanent residency in...

Charles "Shane" Ellison writes: "I wanted to pass along two Nebraska Supreme Court victories our office received today related to SIJ: In re Carlos D. In re Luis J. In one, we authored an amicus brief ; and in the other, the Immigrant...

USCIS, Dec. 11, 2015 - Ombudsman Recommendations to Ensuring Process Efficiency and Legal Sufficiency in Special Immigrant Juvenile Adjudications Stakeholders report and the Ombudsman has observed that the Special Immigrant Juvenile...

"A California federal judge on Friday approved a deal between the federal government and a class of abused immigrant children, in which the immigrants will have a path to U.S. residency under the “special immigrant juvenile” program and...

"In this appeal, we examine the role of our state courts in making the predicate findings necessary for a non-citizen child to apply for “special immigrant juvenile” (SIJ) status under the Immigration Act of 1990, as amended by the William...

E-Mail from CISOMB: "Dear Stakeholder, Please join the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman for a teleconference on issues related to the Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) program. The Ombudsman issued recommendations to USCIS...

Bryan Johnson writes : "On February 5, 2014, the Appellate Division of the Second Judicial Department in New York issued a splendid decision that will have a huge impact on the future of undocumented children in New York. In many situations, in order...

Charles Kuck writes - "On June 1, 2015, Kuck Immigration Partners, through our amazing associate attorney Anna Erwin , received a groundbreaking (but as of yet unpublished) decision from the Board of Immigration Appeals . The Board reversed the...

DHS, July 21, 2016 - "On June 16, 2016, the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman hosted a public teleconference on issues related to the Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) program. Participants who joined the CIS Ombudsman...

"[T]he evidence overwhelmingly supports Leslie’s request for the necessary findings to enable her to file her SIJ application with the appropriate federal authorities. The juvenile court could not reasonably deny her request, and we therefore...

Alex Wolf, Law360, Mar. 9, 2016 - "The heads of the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services were hit with a putative class action Tuesday by a group of young immigrants who say they were denied Special Immigrant...

"Maria Boudet has no memory of Mexico or how she came to the United States. What she does remember is the year she turned 16 and found out she was living in the country illegally. Two years ago, her mother was deported, her brother was detained and...

"Governor Jerry Brown says he has signed into law a bill to help fund lawyers for unaccompanied children in immigration proceedings. The legislation signed Saturday appropriates $3 million to qualified nonprofit organizations to help represent unaccompanied...

"Walding and other pro bono attorneys in Texas have found a more hospitable venue that considers children to be, well, children: family court. It’s a venue that puts the welfare of the child front and center more than any other in the U.S....

Special Immigrant Juvenile Motions to Reopen before USCIS: "Certain persons who applied for Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) classification on or after May 13, 2005 and whose petitions were denied or revoked may be eligible to file a motion to...