Special Immigrant Juveniles: In Brief

Wasem, Ruth Ellen

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Immigration;    Immigration law;    Immigration policy;    Refugee children;    Deportation;   

RP-ID  :  R43703
RP-ID  :  R43703_2014Aug29

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides a brief explanation of the statutory basis of special immigrant juvenile (SIJ) status and how it has evolved. It also presents statistics on the number of children who have applied for and received SIJ status since FY2005. The report concludes with a discussion of the applicability of SIJ status for unaccompanied alien children.