S. 1885: Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
Congress: 118
Date Introduced: June 8, 2023
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (June 8, 2023)
Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act
This bill exempts Special Immigrant Juveniles visas from certain annual numerical limitations on such visas. (Generally, Special Immigrant Juvenile status is available to qualifying non-U.S. nationals under 21 years of age who are in the United States and have been abused, abandoned, or neglected by a parent.)
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