Legal Opinion
R.F.M. v. Nielsen
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided March 15, 2019No. 18-cv-5068 (JGK)PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN G. KOELTL, District Judge:
The plaintiffs, R.F.M., T.D., S.W., D.A.F.A., and O.M.S., are young immigrants who have been determined by the New York State Family Court ("New York Family Court" or "Family Court") to have been abused, abandoned, or neglected by one or both of their parents. Each plaintiff has sought Special Immigrant Juvenile ("SIJ") status -- a form of immigration relief that provides a path to lawful permanent residence in the United States1 -- and received a denial. The plaintiffs allege that in early 2018 the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS"), the United States…
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3Cited by21 opinions
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