The CILA team created a new youth-facing resource to help explain the steps a youth will take while seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)—from initially finding an attorney, to filing …
New CILA Resource for Youth Explains Pathway to SIJS and a Green Card Read More »
The U.S. Department of State recently announced a change in interpretation regarding how they will allocate employment-based fourth preference (EB-4) visas for applicants from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. The …
Department of State Changes to Interpretation of Law Impacts Youth Approved for SIJS Read More »
2021 has been a busy year for adjusting status (AOS) based on special immigrant juvenile status (SIJS). After years of waiting for priority dates to become current, the Department of …
CILA Senior Staff Attorneys Yasmin Yavar and Vickie Giambra had their article, “The Impact of Unaccompanied Children on a Juvenile Justice Practice,” published in the Fall 2019 edition of Juvenile …
Feeling anxious about visa availability for your client with an approved SIJ petition? Long wait times for visa availability to adjust status for SIJ beneficiaries from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, …
Adjusting Without Jurisdiction: A Cautionary Tale Read More »
