Cortez Masto Introduces Legislation to Protect Immigrant Youth From Harm
June 09, 2023
June 09, 2023
WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023:
Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced the Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act to fix the Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) program for immigrant children who have been abandoned, abused, or neglected by their parents or guardians and have faced horrific conditions in their home countries. Congress established the SIJS program in 1990 to p . . .
Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced the Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act to fix the Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) program for immigrant children who have been abandoned, abused, or neglected by their parents or guardians and have faced horrific conditions in their home countries. Congress established the SIJS program in 1990 to p . . .