Safe Passage Project
VD ( 18 yrs) Immigrant Child Facing Deportation
Help an immigrant child gain legal status in the U.S. and protect them from deportation.
Posted February 14, 2025
Work & Deliverables
VD is SIJS eligible based on abandonment and neglect by father and neglect by mother. The YP describes having a strained “bad” relationship with her mother, whom she loves but finds distant. She lived with her grandmother in Venezuela until age 13, when her grandmother passed away. She then moved to Peru to live with her mother for about a year, during which she indicated experiencing domestic violence, though she did not provide details. She later returned to Venezuela, where she lived alone. VD last saw her mother in January 2024 and doesn't speak to her often, with their last conversation occurring two weeks ago. She has a “bad" relationship with her father. She describes her relationship with her father as cold and distant, with no meaningful relationship. She has not seen her father since she was about 16 years old, two years ago. A PBA team would need to work with VD to identify an adult that is willing and able to serve as her guardian - she is currently living alone with a 19 year old roommate. YP does not appear to be eligible for TPS - she entered the U.S. on 3/24/24. EOIR: Next MCH on October 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM.)
Preparation Phase
- Intro call with the pro bono department
Collaboration Phase
- Intro call with the pro bono department
Wrap Up
- Details to be provided at a later date

Safe Passage Project
Safe Passage Project is a highly-focused nonprofit immigration legal services organization. We provide free lawyers to refugee and immigrant children in the NYC-area who face deportation back to life-threatening situations, despite their strong legal claim to stay in the US.

Safe Passage Project
Safe Passage Project is a highly-focused nonprofit immigration legal services organization. We provide free lawyers to refugee and immigrant children in the NYC-area who face deportation back to life-threatening situations, despite their strong legal claim to stay in the US.