Marcelina M.-G. v. Israel S.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Roman, J.
Introduction
In 1990, Congress enacted the special immigrant juvenile provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (see 8 USC § 1101 [a] [27] [J], as added by Pub L 101-649, § 153, 104 US Stat 4978 [101st Cong, 2d Sess, Nov. 29, 1990]), which provide a gateway for undocumented children who have been abused, ne*102glected, or abandoned to obtain lawful permanent residency in the United States. Prior to petitioning the relevant federal agency for special immigrant juvenile status, an immigrant juvenile must obtain an order from a state juvenile court making findings…
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