CIL-2026-90434Filed 2026-09-18
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status in New York Family Court
Step-by-step guide to SIJS in New York: guardianship to age 21, special findings orders, Form I-360, visa backlogs and juvenile delinquency issues.
Asylum, withholding, CAT, T and U visas, VAWA and SIJS for people at risk.
Step-by-step guide to SIJS in New York: guardianship to age 21, special findings orders, Form I-360, visa backlogs and juvenile delinquency issues.
How VAWA self-petitioners prove good moral character with an arrest or conviction, the abuse-connection exception, and confidentiality protections.
Who can sign a U visa certification, what Form I-918 Supplement B must show, and how crime victims in NY and NJ can request one from police or prosecutors.
T visa eligibility for survivors of sex and labor trafficking, cooperation with law enforcement, the INA 212(d)(13) waiver and the path to a green card.
How a criminal record affects asylum, withholding of removal and Convention Against Torture protection, including the particularly serious crime bar.