Claudette is from Haiti and was brought to the United State at age 5 on a tourist visa by her mother, who formed a relationship with a man who sexually abused the child. She was placed in foster care when she was 14 years old.
Is Claudette eligible for SIJ status? On what basis? (see pages 457-460)
Assume Claudette receives SIJ status and eventually gains citizenship. in 2010, there is a terrible earthquake in Haiti and Claudette seeks to petition for her biological father who remained in Haiti. Is this possible?