The training for the National Conference on Juvenile Justice (NCJFCJ) outlines legal protections and options for immigrant children, focusing on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) and U Visas. It explains the role of state court judges in identifying SIJS-eligible minors, issuing necessary findings, certifying U visa supplements, and identifying less known legal avenues which could include VAWA self-petitions, asylum, U and T visas, SIJS, DACA, and prosecutorial discretion. The focus of the training is to teach judges and judicial officers the role that they play in SIJ and U visa cases.
Child welfare, abuse and neglect, National Judicial Network & Judicial Training, Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), U Visas