Simpson Thacher Wins Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and Legal Permanent Residency for Youth
01.15.13
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Los Angeles associates Jessica Marek and Colin Rolfs secured Special Immigrant Juvenile Status and Legal Permanent Residency for a Guatemalan youth who came to the United States fleeing gang violence. The client was granted Special Immigrant Juvenile Status by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services based upon the Los Angeles Superior Court’s finding that reunification with the client’s parents was not a viable option, and return to Guatemala would not be in his best interest. The client’s removal proceedings before the Immigration Court were then dismissed, and the client applied for and was granted Legal Permanent Residency. Seth Ribner supervised the matter, referred by Kids In Need of Defense.