Immigration
May 14, 2019
Immigration judges must advise children of relief options
While this ruling is a significant decision that will impact many children who appear in immigration removal proceedings in the 9th Circuit, the decision, disappointingly so, fails to address the related and important issue of the right to government-appointed counsel for children in removal proceedings.
Nareeneh Sohbatian
Practice Attorney
Winston & Strawn LLP
Email: nsohbatian@winston.com
Nareeneh is the Immigration Pro Bono supervisory attorney at Winston & Strawn.
On May 3, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a child's petition for review and vacated his deportation order in C.J.L.G. v. Barr, 2019 DJDAR 3782. The court concluded that the immigration judge erroneously failed to advise the child in immigration court removal proceedings about the child's eligibility for special immigration juvenile status (SIJS). The court di...
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