STB Wins Special Immigrant Juvenile Status for Immigrant Child
10.22.12
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New York associate Rachel Weiss secured a grant of Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (“SIJS”) for an El Salvadorian client who came to the United States at 16 years old, fleeing threats of gang violence, and seeking reunification with her mother. The client was granted SIJS from the Nassau County Family Court based upon a finding that reunification with her father in El Salvador was not possible due to the father’s neglect and abandonment, and that the client’s return to El Salvador was not in the client’s best interest. The client was granted Legal Permanent Residency by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services based upon her Special Immigrant Juvenile Status. Joe Tringali supervised the matter, and pro bono coordinator Hilary Chadwick provided translation and interpretation assistance. The matter was referred by Kids in Need of Defense.