Special immigrant juvenile status for immigrants unable to reunite with either parent
Title III — Protection of Children
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Section 101(a)(27)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(J)) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking, and whose reunification with 1 or both of the immigrant's parents is not viable due to abuse, neglect, abandonment, or a similar basis found under State law; and (2) in clause (iii)— (A) in subclause (I), by striking and at the end; (B) in subclause (II), by inserting and after the semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (III) an alien may not be granted special immigrant status under this subparagraph if the alien’s reunification with any one parent or legal guardian is not precluded by abuse, neglect, abandonment, or any similar cause under State law;.