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Bianka M. v. Superior Court of L. A. Cnty.

California Court of Appeal, 2nd District

Decided March 2, 2016No. B267454Published

1Opinion of the CourtLavin, J.

*414INTRODUCTION

Petitioner Bianka M.1 is a 13-year old girl from Honduras who entered the United States without documentation in 2013. After a brief detention by federal immigration authorities, Bianka resettled in Los Angeles where she now lives with her mother. Bianka's mother and her alleged biological father, Jorge, never married. Jorge currently resides in Honduras.

Bianka hopes to avoid deportation by obtaining "special immigrant juvenile" (SIJ) status-a classification created by Congress to provide special immigration protection to undocumented, unaccompanied children entering the United…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Abbott v. AbbottSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
  2. Reid v. Google, Inc.California Supreme Court · 2010
  3. Steven A. v. Rickie M.California Supreme Court · 1992
  4. In Re Zacharia D.California Supreme Court · 1993
  5. Elisa B. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 2005

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