You are understanding it correctly! Through no fault of their own, despite being approved for SIJS, they may still be deported because Congress decided to link SIJS to visa availability, visas are so backlogged that that means a multi-year wait, and SIJS itself doesn't protect from deportation.
If I'm understanding this correctly, children who qualified for the special status, who have spent formative years here, and through no fault of their own experiencing administrative delays, can be deported while they wait for a green card?
The cruelty is immense.
The cruelty is immense.
November 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
You are understanding it correctly! Through no fault of their own, despite being approved for SIJS, they may still be deported because Congress decided to link SIJS to visa availability, visas are so backlogged that that means a multi-year wait, and SIJS itself doesn't protect from deportation.
Congress created Special Immigrant Juvenile Status as a protection against deportation — yet because of procedural quirks, there is a lag/limbo between SIJS and a green card, and a person can have both a removal order AND a SIJS grant. This admin is pushing forward with removal during this lag time.
Yesterday, I went to an ICE check-in with 16-year-old Joel Camas and his lawyer, who expected him to be out in time for school by 8am because he has special immigrant juvenile (SIJ) status. Instead, he was detained.
Here is what happened (free link):
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/n...
Here is what happened (free link):
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/n...
A Woman Self-Deported, Hoping to Shield Her Son. He Was Detained Anyway.
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Congress created Special Immigrant Juvenile Status as a protection against deportation — yet because of procedural quirks, there is a lag/limbo between SIJS and a green card, and a person can have both a removal order AND a SIJS grant. This admin is pushing forward with removal during this lag time.
I can’t stress enough how not normal this is. SIJS is a special status for *abused and neglected children*. The original bill was signed by George Bush. Even 2017-2021, they weren’t going after SIJS kids.
ICE ABUSE. In 2023, a 17-year-old got "special immigrant juvenile status" and had his removal case dismissed, as he was on a path to a green card.
On March 18, ICE arrested him and coerced him into signing a removal order he didn't understand, then hid him from lawyers for 10 days and deported him.
On March 18, ICE arrested him and coerced him into signing a removal order he didn't understand, then hid him from lawyers for 10 days and deported him.
June 23, 2026 at 11:16 PM
I can’t stress enough how not normal this is. SIJS is a special status for *abused and neglected children*. The original bill was signed by George Bush. Even 2017-2021, they weren’t going after SIJS kids.
This morning @Harvey4council and I accompanied Ibrahima (who arrived here from Guinea when he was 17) to immigration court.
He’s seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) — and his GED, too.
Thankfully, a federal judge recently ordered the Trump Admin to protect SIJS.
He’s seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) — and his GED, too.
Thankfully, a federal judge recently ordered the Trump Admin to protect SIJS.
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
This morning @Harvey4council and I accompanied Ibrahima (who arrived here from Guinea when he was 17) to immigration court.
He’s seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) — and his GED, too.
Thankfully, a federal judge recently ordered the Trump Admin to protect SIJS.
He’s seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) — and his GED, too.
Thankfully, a federal judge recently ordered the Trump Admin to protect SIJS.
February 25, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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De #sijs #Spinus_spinus is een kleine, levendige vink met een geelgroen verenkleed en zwarte accenten. Het mannetje heeft een zwart kapje. Hij leeft in naald- en gemengde bossen, eet zaden en vormt in de winter vaak groepen en foerageert vaak acrobatisch hangend.
December 30, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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De #sijs #Spinus_spinus is een kleine, levendige vink met een geelgroen verenkleed en zwarte accenten. Het mannetje heeft een zwart kapje. Hij leeft in naald- en gemengde bossen, eet zaden en vormt in de winter vaak groepen en foerageert vaak acrobatisch hangend.
De #sijs #Spinus_spinus is een kleine, levendige vink met een geelgroen verenkleed en zwarte accenten. Het mannetje heeft een zwart kapje. Hij leeft in naald- en gemengde bossen, eet zaden en vormt in de winter vaak groepen en foerageert vaak acrobatisch hangend.
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February 25, 2026 at 7:48 AM
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January 22, 2026 at 6:55 PM
This backlog is less about streamlining and more about how Congress set visa numbers in 1990, and has made effectively ZERO changes to this system in the last 35 years.
In 2000, when Congress created SIJS, they linked it to the visa system; so you can win SIJS and still wait 5 years for a visa.
In 2000, when Congress created SIJS, they linked it to the visa system; so you can win SIJS and still wait 5 years for a visa.
And no one talks about ways to make things move along more smoothly or how to streamline immigration procedures so backlogs aren’t so crazy and people can do things easier, more efficiently and legally. They just skip that part and think they can deport people for the foreseeable future.
November 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This backlog is less about streamlining and more about how Congress set visa numbers in 1990, and has made effectively ZERO changes to this system in the last 35 years.
In 2000, when Congress created SIJS, they linked it to the visa system; so you can win SIJS and still wait 5 years for a visa.
In 2000, when Congress created SIJS, they linked it to the visa system; so you can win SIJS and still wait 5 years for a visa.
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #stripes any bird that has a stripe marking
December 2, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #stripes any bird that has a stripe marking
February 25, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Been keeping this under wraps because I didn’t want to jinx it but: I was just approved as guardian for a 20 yo Guatemalan woman, enabling her to stay in the US through the SIJS program. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
June 1, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Been keeping this under wraps because I didn’t want to jinx it but: I was just approved as guardian for a 20 yo Guatemalan woman, enabling her to stay in the US through the SIJS program. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Paisanos sijs del Nordeste..💙
Información muy importante para la gente de Alfafar.
Entrega de verdura y fruta gratis en la calle doctor Gómez 8 bajo, Alfafar
La comunidad Sij se merece un monumento.
GRACIAS.
Entrega de verdura y fruta gratis en la calle doctor Gómez 8 bajo, Alfafar
La comunidad Sij se merece un monumento.
GRACIAS.
November 20, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Paisanos sijs del Nordeste..💙
SIJS means a judge in state juvenile court has ruled that a child has been abandoned, abused, or neglected by a parent and it would not be in the child's best interests to return to home country. SIJS means Joel has legal status and the right to stay in the U.S.
Abolish ICE.
Abolish ICE.
Joel Camas is a 16 yr-old NYC high-school junior in the Bronx. He loves soccer & pepperoni pizza.
Yesterday morning, his lawyer and I accompanied him to an ICE check-in. He has Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) — it should have been fine.
But it was not.💔 [thread]
Yesterday morning, his lawyer and I accompanied him to an ICE check-in. He has Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) — it should have been fine.
But it was not.💔 [thread]
A Woman Self-Deported, Hoping to Shield Her Son. He Was Detained Anyway.
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
SIJS means a judge in state juvenile court has ruled that a child has been abandoned, abused, or neglected by a parent and it would not be in the child's best interests to return to home country. SIJS means Joel has legal status and the right to stay in the U.S.
Abolish ICE.
Abolish ICE.
ICE: Unqualified, unintelligent, un-American…
A Colombian in Utah walked into court — minutes later ICE detained him.
• Came to the U.S. as a minor
• Granted Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)
No criminal record. Complied with court.
ICE IS EVIL - FIGHT THEM HERE: www.gofundme.com/f/PAXIS
A Colombian in Utah walked into court — minutes later ICE detained him.
• Came to the U.S. as a minor
• Granted Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)
No criminal record. Complied with court.
ICE IS EVIL - FIGHT THEM HERE: www.gofundme.com/f/PAXIS
March 12, 2026 at 3:15 PM
ICE: Unqualified, unintelligent, un-American…
A Colombian in Utah walked into court — minutes later ICE detained him.
• Came to the U.S. as a minor
• Granted Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)
No criminal record. Complied with court.
ICE IS EVIL - FIGHT THEM HERE: www.gofundme.com/f/PAXIS
A Colombian in Utah walked into court — minutes later ICE detained him.
• Came to the U.S. as a minor
• Granted Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)
No criminal record. Complied with court.
ICE IS EVIL - FIGHT THEM HERE: www.gofundme.com/f/PAXIS
January 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM