Legal Opinion

J.U. v. J.C.P.C.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided January 4, 2018No. 16-FM-1153PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Steadman, Senior Judge:

C.J.P.U., the minor at the heart of this appeal, illegally entered this' country in 2015 as an unaccompanied fourteen-year-old teenager from El Salvador to join his mother (“J.U.” or “appellant”), who has been living here since 2005;1 He se'eks to remain in this country as a juvenile qualified for “special immigrant juvenile” status (“SIJ?’). Among, other requirements, to achieve this status a juvenile court.must find that “reunification with, 1 or both of the immigrant’s parents is not viable due to abuse, neglect, abandonment, or a similar basis found under State…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Marcelina M.-G. v. Israel S.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  2. In re C.G.H.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2013
  3. Petition of CEHDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
  4. In re JE.A.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2002

3Cited by14 opinions

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  3. E.P.L. v. J.L.-A.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2018
  4. B.R.L.F. v. ZunigaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2019
  5. Joaninha Kitoko v. Manzambi SalomaoSupreme Court of Vermont · 2019

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