Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network
17-Year-Old Guatemalan Girl Needs Family Law Representation due to Abuse and Neglect
Child 057 needs an attorney to assist with a guardianship petition in El Paso County.
Posted April 11, 2022
Work & Deliverables
Relief: Guardianship Order & Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) Predicate Order in El Paso County
Language: Spanish
Immigration Hearings: None at this time
Deadlines: N/A
Child 057 entered the United States as an unaccompanied child and now lives with a family member in El Paso County. Child 057 fled Guatemala due to local gang violence. Child 057 is eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status based on her parents' abuse and neglect. Child 057 needs an attorney to assist with a guardianship petition in El Paso County District Court naming a family member with whom she is living as her legal guardian, and an order making findings regarding Child 057 eligibility for SIJS. Upon obtaining the predicate order, Child will be represented by a RMIAN attorney to pursue SIJS and other available relief.
Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network
The Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN) works to ensure justice for adults in immigration detention and for immigrant children who have suffered from abuse, neglect, or violence. RMIAN is a nonprofit organization that serves low-income men, women, and children in immigration removal proceedings. RMIAN promotes knowledge of legal rights, provides effective representation to ensure due process, works to improve detention conditions, and promotes a more humane immigration system, including alternatives to detention.
Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network
The Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN) works to ensure justice for adults in immigration detention and for immigrant children who have suffered from abuse, neglect, or violence. RMIAN is a nonprofit organization that serves low-income men, women, and children in immigration removal proceedings. RMIAN promotes knowledge of legal rights, provides effective representation to ensure due process, works to improve detention conditions, and promotes a more humane immigration system, including alternatives to detention.