Legal Opinion
Department of Revenue v. Lopez
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 9, 2017No. SJC 12138PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHines, J.
In these appeals brought by E.G., an eight year old undocumented immigrant from Guatemala, and Yosselin Guadalupe Penate, a nineteen year old undocumented immigrant from El Salvador, we consider for the second time 3 the statutorily mandated role of the Probate and Family Court (and the Juvenile Court) in a juvenile’s application for special immigrant juvenile status (SIJ) under 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(27)(J) (2012). Congress established the SIJ status classihcation “to create a pathway to citizenship for immigrant children,” Recinos v. Escobar, 473 Mass. 734, 737 (2016), who have been abused,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Howlett Ex Rel. Howlett v. RoseSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Mondou v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Berry v. KyesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Commonwealth v. NovoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- H.S.P. v. J.K.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 2015
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Romero v. PerezCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2019
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- De Rubio v. HerreraMissouri Court of Appeals · 2017
- Hernandez-Lemus v. Arias-DiazMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2018
- Sabino v. OzunaNebraska Supreme Court · 2020
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