LIMITED-SCOPE REP: ENGLISH-SPEAKING JAMAICAN MAN IS ELIGIBLE FOR U VISA AND A WAIVER (Glenmore)
Glenmore* came to U.S. as a green card holder approximately 10 years ago to join his mother, a U.S. citizen. A few years later, he developed mental health challenges. In 2017-2018, gang members terrorized and attacked Glenmore multiple times while he was suffering a severe mental health episode.
SIJS (DC): CHILD WORKED A DANGEROUS JOB TO SUPPORT HIS FAMILY (Bartolo)
Bartolo* is 15 years old. He grew up with both parents in El Salvador and is the eldest of their five children. He dropped out of school and began working full time at around 12 years of age to support his family. Even though Bartolo's relationship with his parents was generally positive, he is eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) on a theory of parental neglect because his parents' failure to provide adequately for him led to his working in a dangerous job from a young age.
SIJS (DC): CHILD’S FATHER WAS ABSENT FROM HER LIFE AND ONLY VISITED HER TO SAY GOODBYE (Aurora)
Aurora* is a 10-year-old girl from El Salvador. She lived with both of her parents for a short time. That ended when she was about a year old and her mother could no longer stand her father’s drinking and verbal abuse. Since then, Aurora’s father has not maintained a parental relationship with her and has failed to support her financially. Based on her father’s abandonment and/or neglect, Aurora is eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS).
