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The Tablet May 24, 2021 Unaccompanied minors wait to be transported by Border Patrol in La Joya, Texas, April 7, 2021, after crossing the Rio Grande into the United States. (Photo: Catholic News Service) NEW YORK Rebecca Scholtz has experienced firsthand how the Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) program can be an “incredibly life-changing process” for undocumented youth, one that culminates with a green card and the ability to make a life for themselves in the U.S. For about the last five years, however, the process hasn’t gone as smoothly. Many that have qualified for SJIS find themselves stuck in legal limbo, sometimes for years, because of an existing green card backlog.

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