SIJS Status Provides a New Life for a Young Woman from Central America

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OUTCOME: Approved

In 2013 I met with a teenager who had fled from Central America. She was detained by immigration officers when she tried to enter the United States and placed in removal proceedings. I represented he ... r in state court and obtained an order from the family court judge showing that she was eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS). With extra hard work and dedication we were able to file her case just one day shy of her 18th birthday. I also represented her in federal immigration court and was able to have her removal proceedings terminated. Finally, I accompanied her to her green card interview at the local USCIS office. The interview went well and she was approved on the very same day. Now she will have a life of opportunities in the United States instead of living in the shadows.