Practice Advisory: Removal Orders Entered Against Special Immigrant Juveniles Harmed by the State Department’s Illegal Action

This practice alert offers strategies for practitioners representing special immigrant juveniles who received removal orders because they lacked an available visa, and whose “final action date”—the date that determines when they have a visa available—was incorrectly calculated because of the State Department’s error.

National Immigration Project Practice advisory May 30, 2023 Direct PDF available

Why it matters

Useful as a practitioner-oriented overview from National Immigration Project on Removal Defense; review the source material for the most current authority and procedure.

Topics

Removal defense Consular practice Special immigrant Children and SIJS

Workflows

Immigration court deadline Children and SIJS Consular, visa, and 9 FAM

Forums

Cross-forum

Jurisdictions

National