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UNDERSTANDING THE CHILD STATUS

PROTECTION ACT (CSPA)

Immigration Attorney Carl ShutermanPin!u Pro"eional E#u!ation

No$em%er &' *&+

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,ro-en Imme#iate

Relati$e

I" .eron i un#er & /hen 0ia Petition

i 1le# I" A %ene1!iary i un#er & on #ate o"

.etitioning Parent2 Naturali-ation

I" +r# .re"eren!e %ene1!iary i un#er &/hen marriage terminate

DOS allo/ IR !hil# to o.t out into ,& i".eron ha hi3her o/n #eri$ati$e 4i#

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Rule "or Deri$ati$e 5ene1!iarie

Start /ith Date 0ia Num%er%e!ome Current or 0iaPetition i A..ro$e# /hi!he$er

i later Su%tra!t Time that the 0ia

Petition /a Pen#ing

Peron mut See4 to A!6uireGreen Car# /ithin One 7ear

8hat Ha..en i" your Client

Age9Out #e.ite thi ,ormula:

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 Automati! Con$erion "or ;Age9Out<

8hat i ;Retention< o" the ;Original Priority

Date

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La/uit in ,e#eral Ditri!t Court

In ?une **@ t/o la/uit/ere 1le# !hallenging the

go$ernment "or it "ailure toim.lement CSPA2 ;automati!!on$erion< !laue

OIL in"orm ?u#ge that 5IA

#e!iion on !laue i;imminent

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5oar# o" ImmigrationA..eal

In =atter o" 8ang (?une &>**B) the 5IA "oun# that CSPA#oe not .e!i"y /hi!h .etition

that the automati! !on$erion!laue a..lie to

5oar# hel# that CSPA only #eal/ith a#minitrati$e #elay not

#elay !aue# %y the 0ia 5ulletin Hel# that ;automati! !on$erion<

an# ;retention< ha$e re!ogni-e#meaning un#er the la/

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8hy 8ang Got It 8rong

;a "amily /hoe !hil# a..li!ation "ora#miion to the Unite# State ha %een.en#ing "or year may %e "or!e# tolea$e that !hil# %ehin# either %e!auethe INS /a una%le to a#u#i!ate thea..li!ation %e"ore the !hil# &t%irth#ay or because growingimmigration backlogs in theimmigration visa category causedthe visa to be unavailable beforethe child reached his 21st birthday. A a reult the !hil# loe the right to

a#miion to the Unite# State Thi i/hat i !ommonly 4no/n a Faging out<

9Senator Dianne ,eintein2 Statement U.onIntro#u!ing CSPA in the Senate A.ril **&

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Court o" A..eal

n# Cir!uit Li $ Hol#er rule# "or thego$ernment

th Cir!uit hali# 0 Hol#er rule# "or theimmigrant

An# the Bth Cir!uit

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Bth Cir!uit Re9Hearing

Petition "or Rehearing En 5an! grante#

Oral Argument in ?une *&

On Se.tem%er > the Bth

 Cir!uit rule# in"a$or o" the immigrant %y a $ote o" > to

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CSPA Hea# to the

Su.reme Court

On ?anuary *&+ the De.artment o"

 ?uti!e u%mitte# a Petition "or a 8rit o"Certiorari to the Su.reme Court /hi!h theSu.reme Court grante#

Oral argument /ill ta4e .la!e in De!em%er

 The Su.reme Court houl# ma4e a #e!iionon the !ae %y net .ring

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8hat Shoul# 7ou Do No/:

Not a /ie i#ea to 1le "or %ene1tno/

 The Su.reme Court !oul# re$ere

(Let2 ho.e notJ) the Bth

 Cir!uit2#e!iion

 7our !lient2 a..li!ation !oul# %e#enie# an# they !oul# %e .la!e# in

remo$al .ro!ee#ing Ho/e$er i" your !lient i alrea#y in

remo$al .ro!ee#ing or i a%roa#you !an 1le "or %ene1t no/

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