Description
IMPORTANT UPDATE: USCIS is no longer granting automatic consideration of deferred action for SIJS recipients. See our seminar Recent Developments in SIJS for more information.
Join CVLS Director of Guardianship & Immigration Programs for Children Rebekah Rashidfarokhi to learn about how to help undocumented children and young adults obtain a path to citizenship in the United States. SIJS is a special form of immigration relief available to undocumented youth who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected by one or both parents, including through the death of a parent.
CVLS represents a Petitioner (usually a parent or family member) in an uncontested, state court guardianship proceeding to obtain a “predicate order.” The state court enters a guardianship order, finds the child was abused, neglected, and/or abandoned, and finds that it is not in his or her best interest to return to home country. This presentation will focus mainly on the process in probate guardianship proceedings. (We have another training that focuses more on custody.) This process involves document preparation, communication with the client, and 1-2 uncontested court appearances via Zoom.
SIJS predicate order cases may be completed in as little as three to six months. This process must be complete before the child ages out of the juvenile court jurisdiction. CVLS provides support and supervision at all stages of the case.
Questions
If you have any questions about the content of this seminar, you may contact Jessica Engle at jengle@cvls.org.