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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Aug 31, 2018

Risks of Applying for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) in Affirmative Cases

USCIS recently issued updated guidance on when it will refer a person to Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) or issue a Notice to Appear (NTA, the charging document that begins a case in immigration court). Advocates must consult this memorandum in evaluating the risk of referral in individual cases, as it now requires USCIS to issue an NTA in any case in which, “upon issuance of an unfavorable decision on an application, petition, or benefit request, the alien is not lawfully present in the

Removal defense Special immigrant Children and SIJS USCIS Immigration court Direct PDF
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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Oct 12, 2015

Responding to Inappropriate RFEs & NOIDs in SIJS Cases

This practice advisory describes the recent increase in RFEs and NOIDs in Special Immigrant Juvenile Status cases, in which USCIS is requesting documents from the underlying state court proceedings. The advisory details arguments against disclosing state court documents and information to USCIS, and provides guidance on setting up your SIJS petitions for success from the outset.

Special immigrant Children and SIJS USCIS Immigration court Direct PDF
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Immigrant Legal Resource Center Practice advisory Mar 12, 2015

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: A Primer for One-Parent Cases

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) cases, involving a claim of abuse, abandonment or neglect against one parent while the child resides with the non-offending parent, are commonly referred to as one-parent cases. These cases, though permissible under the plain language of the statute as well as federal agency interpretation, have proved challenging particularly at the state court phase of the application process and at times before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the age

Naturalization Special immigrant Children and SIJS USCIS Immigration court Direct PDF
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