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US SB1965
Bill
Status
6/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Catherine Cortez Masto
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AI Summary
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Eliminates employment-based visa numerical caps for Special Immigrant Juveniles (SIJ)—children who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected and received that classification through U.S. juvenile courts
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Amends Section 201(b)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to exempt SIJ visa holders from direct numerical limitations on immigration
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Amends Section 203(b)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to remove SIJ recipients from the employment-based preference allocation system
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Introduced June 5, 2025 by Senator Cortez Masto with 9 Democratic co-sponsors and referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee
Legislative Description
Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act
Immigration
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
6/5/2025