Thanks to a technicality in the Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, thousands of youths are stuck in limbo, harmed by the process Congress created to protect them.
There’s a growing backlog of young immigrants on a special protective status who are trying to get residency in the U.S. That backlog is detailed in a new report by the legal aid group National Immigration Project.The Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, or SIJS, is for young immigrants who’ve experienced neglect or abuse at the hands of their parents or guardians.
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