Crafting a Successful SIJS State Court Predicate Order

Immigrant Youth

Level: Intermediate Eligibility for special immigrant juvenile status (SIJS) requires the involvement of a state juvenile court. This webinar will go over what needs to be included in a successful SIJS state court predicate order, looking at guidance...

Fundamentals of Employment-Based Visas

DACA

Date and Time: 02/28/2023 11:00am to 12:30pm PST Recorded Date: 02/28/2023 Place: Online Registration Deadline: Tuesday, February 28, 2023 - 11:00am MCLE: 1.5 CA & TX

Public Charge for Legal Practitioners in 2023

Public Charge

Date and Time: 02/02/2023 11:00am to 12:30pm PST Recorded Date: 02/02/2023 Place: Online Registration Deadline: Thursday, February 2, 2023 - 11:00am Presenter: Erin Quinn Ariel Brown MCLE: 1.5 CA & TX

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An Overview of USCIS’s New SIJS Regulations
Policy Advocacy
Special immigrant juvenile status (SIJS) provides a way for certain young people who have been abandoned, abused, or neglected by a parent to obtain immigration status. This practice advisory reviews the history of the federal regulations implementing the SIJS statute and then provides an overview of the new SIJS regulations, published in the spring of 2022. In the overview, the advisory highlights notable policy changes implemented through the new regulations.
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ILRC Comments to USCIS on Policy Manual Changes to Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility
Policy Advocacy
On December 19, 2022, USCIS published updates to its Policy Manual on how adjudicators should assess applications under the Public Charge ground of inadmissibility. This guidance accompanies the new final rule on Public Charge which took effect on December 23, 2023. The guidance is mostly positive, solidifying and strengthening longstanding public charge policy. However, the ILRC provided suggestions to clarify implementation of the new rule and help USCIS achieve their goals of ensuring that the public charge ground of inadmissibility is applied clearly, consistently, and fairly.
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California Appellate Law on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
Immigrant Youth
In recent years, California’s appellate courts have provided guidance on the state court’s role in Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) cases. The following decisions clarify many of the common questions that these cases present in state courts, including one-parent SIJS, notice and service issues, and the role of the state court
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Introduction to Federal Rulemaking and Public Participation
Asylum
Citizenship and Naturalization
Policy Advocacy
Federal Rulemaking is one of the most direct ways that the public can participate and shape policies and practices of executive agencies. Federal regulations govern the executive agencies charged with enforcing the United States’ immigration laws and granting immigration benefits to eligible applicants. However, the process of Federal Rulemaking is often misunderstood and public participation in the process is under-utilized. This practice advisory provides an overview of the federal regulatory and rulemaking process as well as the authorities that govern this process as well as a guide to commenting on proposed rules and practical tips for navigating the resources available to the public.
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