Legal Opinion
B.R.L.F. v. Zuniga
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 2, 2019No. 17-FM-61PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Concurring opinion by Associate Judge Easterly at page 778.
Opinion concurring in the judgment by Senior Judge Ferren at page 779.
2Per curiam
*773In December 2015, at age fourteen, B.E.L.S. entered the United States illegally from Guatemala in the company of human smugglers to join appellant, his father, who has resided in the United States since 2007. Appellant challenges the trial court's December 22, 2016, order denying his unopposed motion for findings pursuant to District of Columbia law that would allow him to petition the United States for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status ("SIJS") for B.E.L.S. under 8…
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