Legal Resources

NIJC Pro Bono Project: SIJS

SIJS

An overview for pro bono attorneys of NIJC's Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) project.

04/24/23

SIJS Training for Pro Bono Attorneys - Feb. 2023

SIJS

SIJS is a form of protection available to immigrant children who have suffered abuse, abandonment, or neglect by a parent. Participants will learn how to file these cases in different types of courts.

www.youtube.com/embed/-LmP-0rgosk

03/07/23

Training Webinars

Pro Bono Training: Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, May 17, 2022

SIJS

This training provides an overview of Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS). NIJC and CVLS provide guidance for obtaining a predicate order in Illinois state courts.

youtube.com/embed/mDd6RVs387A

05/26/22

Training Webinars

SIJS: SIJS Predicate Order Pro Bono Manual

SIJS

This is a procedural manual by NIJC for SIJS predicate orders in Illinois.

Download file.

04/28/22

Collection

Special Immigrant Juvenile Status: Preparing a Predicate Order in IL

SIJS

This page supports pro bono attorneys in preparing Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) in Illinois.

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04/28/22

SIJS: USCIS Policy Manual on Special Immigrant Juvenile Status

SIJS

This link leads to a USCIS policy manual on SIJS.

www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-6-part-j

04/28/22

SIJS: Memo of Law in Support of Request for SIJS Findings - APR & Divorce

SIJS

This is a sample memo in support of a "Petition for Allocation of Parental Responsibilities and Request for Special Findings."

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04/28/22

SIJS: SIJS Predicate Order - Probate Guardianship

SIJS

This is a sample of an "Order Appointing Guardian of a Minor."

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04/28/22

SIJS: In re Parentage of Ervin C-R

SIJS

This is an appeal of an NIJC case arising out of DuPage County that clarifies the obligation of Illinois judges when considering SIJS cases.

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04/28/22

SIJS: Recorded 2020 Training

SIJS

This training was created by experts at NIJC and the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services (CVLS) to assist attorneys in preparing predicate orders for SIJS clients.

youtube.com/embed/Z0bClGs20IU

04/28/22