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Immigration,
California Supreme Court

Aug. 17, 2018

Court eases immigration of minors claiming abuse

The state Supreme Court set limits Wednesday as to how far state courts must go in consulting parents of abused alien minors in immigration cases. The unanimous ruling clears the way for a number of children to seek protection from familial abuse.

Court eases immigration of minors claiming abuse
State Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger wrote the unanimous ruling that clears the way for minors who claim they have been abused to receive special immigrant status without their parents being contacted.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The state Supreme Court set limits Wednesday as to how far state courts must go in consulting parents of abused alien minors in immigration cases.

The unanimous ruling clears the way for a number of children to seek protection from familial abuse. Bianka M. v. Superior Court, 2018 DJDAR 8212.

The justices ruled in the case of a Honduran girl who came alone to the United Sta...

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