Immigration Law Clinic Wins Lawful Status for Foster Child
Two King Hall students working for the UC Davis School of Law Immigration Law Clinic under the supervision of Professor Holly Cooper succeeded in assisting a child in foster care with her application for a Special Immigrant Juvenile Visa (SIJ visa), which are reserved for abused, neglected, and abandoned children.
During the summer, Su Yon Yi '10 assisted the child's attorney with her dependency proceedings, reviewing her court order and making sure it was in compliance with the requisites for obtaining an SIJ visa. She met with the client and the county social worker to get the green card application on file. More recently, the child was called for an interview before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (CIS) officials and Rachel Prandini '10 assisted in preparing the client and attended the interview. The request was approved by CIS on October 19.
"Thanks to the efforts of Su Yon Yi, Rachel Prandini, and everyone at the Immigration Law Clinic, this child now has the security of lawful status in the United States," said Professor Cooper. "All of us at UC Davis School of Law can take pride in what they were able to achieve."
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