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Abandoning The Status Quo: Towards Uniform Application Of Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Gregory Catangay Apr 2015

Abandoning The Status Quo: Towards Uniform Application Of Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Gregory Catangay

Gregory Catangay

The accompanying Article identifies and analyzes the causes of unequal application of the Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) program and argues for a federal takeover of the program. The Article highlights the current immigration crisis and the plight of unaccompanied minors seeking a better life in the United States. These minors may be eligible for permanent legal status in the United States through the SIJS program. Although SIJS is a federal remedy, variations in state law and interpretation of SIJS requirements exclude eligible minors.

In order to be eligible for the SIJS program, a state trial court must find that …

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Child Welfare Mediation In Georgia, Shauna Carmichael Dec 2014

Child Welfare Mediation In Georgia, Shauna Carmichael

Shauna Carmichael

The revision of Georgia’s juvenile code, ongoing changes in the administration of the Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS), and recent tragedies related to abused or neglected children have provided motivation for considering the best way Georgia can ensure the safety of its children without overburdening the courts and other public services. In this environment, mediation presents a unique opportunity for improving outcomes without creating unmanageable costs. While it is not a panacea, mediation does represent a system for helping Georgia’s diverse families by leveraging communities’ existing resources and reforming the way that child welfare professionals, court officials, and …

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Promoting Community Child Protection: A Legislative Agenda, Leigh S. Goodmark Jul 2014

Promoting Community Child Protection: A Legislative Agenda, Leigh S. Goodmark

Leigh S. Goodmark

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Beyond Status: Seeing The Whole Child, Angela D. Morrison, David B. Thronson Jul 2010

Beyond Status: Seeing The Whole Child, Angela D. Morrison, David B. Thronson

Angela D. Morrison

Competing values underlie U.S. immigration law and child welfare law. Immigration law often operates in ways that intentionally hinder family unity, which in the child welfare context enjoys tremendous constitutional protection. First, the operation of immigration law undermines family unity by failing to recognize the variety of family structures that exist, which has profound implications for millions of mixed status families, that is, families in which all family members do not hold the same immigration status. Second, immigration law hinders family unity because it does not recognize children's interests as a valid factor in immigration decisions, thereby failing to take …

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