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NIWAP Library Amicus brief Jan 7, 2025

Velasquez v. Miranda Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Velasquez v. Miranda Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (February 1 2024). NIWAP, represented by K & L Gates, filed an amicus brief on appeal from the judgement of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania dated June 20, 2023. The amicus brief argues that any confusion regarding the role of Pennsylvania courts in the process of obtaining SIJ status jeopardizes the ability of a child who is otherwise eligible for SIJ status to receive the protections created for them by Congress. State courts must fulfill th

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NIWAP Library Amicus brief Sep 30, 2024

Velasquez v. Miranda

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court reversed the superior court decision and remanded back to the custody court.

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NIWAP Library Amicus brief Sep 18, 2023

Guardianship of S.H.R. v. Jesus Rivas

“Guardianship of S.H.R. v. Jesus Rivas” (Supreme Court of California). NIWAP filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of California in a case in which the Court of Appeals wrongly denied an SIJS eligible child SIJS predicate findings. The amicus brief developed by Manatt, Phelps and Phillips for NIWAP detailed the legislative and regulatory history of Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and discussed how the approach taken by the Court of Appeals directly contradicts this legislative and regulat

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