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  1. April 09, 2019

    DHS Must Reopen Migrants' Cases For Special Juvenile Status

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security was ordered on Monday to reopen all petitions involving members of a nationwide class who had been wrongfully deprived of legal status as abused, abandoned or neglected immigrant youths under a policy that a New York federal court found to be unlawful last month.

  2. March 25, 2019

    Young Migrants Push To Be Processed After NY Court Ruling

    Advocates requested Friday that the Trump administration immediately administer relief to all members of a nationwide class who had been wrongfully deprived of legal status as abused, abandoned or neglected immigrant youths under a policy that a New York federal court had found to be unlawful earlier this month.

  3. March 16, 2019

    Trump Move To Deny Status For Young NY Migrants Struck Down

    A federal judge on Friday found that the Trump administration made an unlawful policy reversal when it began denying protected status out of hand for thousands of 18- to 21-year-old immigrants determined by New York family court to be at risk, and struck down the policy.

  4. February 25, 2019

    Trump Policy A Dead Letter For Young Migrants, Judge Says

    The Trump administration's move to ignore New York family court guidance when deciding if at-risk immigrants who are 18 to 21 years old can get special protected status means the federal system is now a "dead letter" for such applicants, a Manhattan federal judge said Monday, expressing doubt over the legality of the policy.

  5. August 09, 2018

    NY Says Family Court Acts As Juvenile Court For Immigrants

    New York has urged a Manhattan federal court in a putative class action to reject the Trump administration's determination that the state Family Court does not qualify as a juvenile court under a federal program that creates a pathway to green cards for some young immigrants.