The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri held that children who have been granted Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, or SIJS, have been paroled for humanitarian purposes and therefore are eligible for work authorization as parolees. Godinez v. DHS, No. 20-008280-cv-w-GAF (W.D. Mo.). The court rejected the Department of Homeland Security’s argument that the plaintiffs were parolees only for purposes of adjusting status and not for purposes of eligibility for work authorization.