Highlights:

• Provides information on other immigration options for children and youth, including:
  •  U Nonimmigrant Status
  •  T Nonimmigrant Status
  •  Violence Against Women Act protection
  •  Asylum (with a special discussion of unaccompanied minor asylum cases and evolving social group claims)
  •  Family-based immigration options
  •  Acquisition and derivation of citizenship
• Addresses specialized issues such as working with and representing child clients, immigration consequences of delinquency and drug trafficking or gang involvement, and the immigration detention system for children and youth
• Contains many useful samples for practitioners, including screening forms, sample SIJS and other applications, state court and immigration court motions, court orders and other resources for helping advocates and their clients understand and interact with juvenile courts, immigration courts, and immigration authorities

New in this Edition

• Updates on court processes and options for unaccompanied minors and the U.S. immigration detention system for children
• In-depth discussion of changes in policy and practice at U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services that impact special immigrant juvenile status (SIJS)
• In-depth discussion of defending children in removal proceedings while seeking SIJS, including changes in policy and practice related to the Covid-19 pandemic
• Updated chapters on asylum, T visas, U visas, VAWA, citizenship, and more for immigrant youth
• Two volumes consisting of practical legal content (Volume 1) and multiple practitioner samples (Volume 2)

Pricing

​​​​​Regular: Book or PDF = $280 / Book & PDF = $320
Nonprofit: Book or PDF = $175 / Book & PDF = $215