One of the follow up tweets is how 400 of the parents donβt want the kids back. Let me tell you all about the βSpecial Immigrant Juvenile.β The SIJ is an abandoned child that crosses alone and has nowhere to go back to. They go in front of a family court judge before age 18 to be declared abandoned and a ward of the state. Now you can file for a green card for them as a SIJ. The only good news is that then they cannot petition for the parents that abandoned them.
One of the follow up tweets is how 400 of the parents donβt want the kids back. Let me tell you all about the βSpecial Immigrant Juvenile.β The SIJ is an abandoned child that crosses alone and has nowhere to go back to. They go in front of a family court judge before age 18 to be declared abandoned and a ward of the state. Now you can file for a green card for them as a SIJ. The only good news is that then they cannot petition for the parents that abandoned them.
Why don't more folks understand how these things work? Thanks for the information