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  2. Waiver of inadmissibility (United States) - Wikipedia

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    An applicant's petition may be approved if they are the spouse, parent, unmarried son or daughter, or the minor unmarried lawfully adopted child of a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident, or of an alien who has been issued an immigrant visa, or the fiance(e) of a U.S. citizen or the fiance(e)'s child; OR if they are a VAWA self-petitioner. [4]

  3. Unaccompanied Alien Children - Wikipedia

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    Unaccompanied Alien Children (or UAC, also referred to as unaccompanied alien minors [1] or UAMs [2]) is a United States government classification for children in immigration custody and the name of a program operated by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR; a division of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, HHS) to ...

  4. Deferred Action for Parents of Americans - Wikipedia

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    Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA), sometimes called Deferred Action for Parental Accountability, was a planned United States immigration policy to grant deferred action status to certain undocumented immigrants who have lived in the United States since 2010 and have children who are either American citizens or lawful permanent residents.

  5. Visa policy of the United States - Wikipedia

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    At the port of entry, upon endorsement with an I-551 admission stamp, the visa serves as evidence of permanent residence for one year, and the visa holder is processed for a green card. A child with an IR-3 or IH-3 visa automatically becomes a U.S. citizen upon admission and is processed for a certificate of citizenship (N-560).

  6. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals - Wikipedia

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    Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is a United States immigration policy that allows some individuals who, on June 15, 2012, were physically present in the United States with no lawful immigration status after having entered the country as children at least five years earlier, to receive a renewable two-year period of deferred action ...

  7. Undocumented youth in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Undocumented youth in the United States are young people living in the United States without U.S. citizenship or other legal immigration status. An estimated 1.1 million undocumented minors resided in the U.S. as of 2010, making up 16% of the undocumented population of 11 million. [1]

  8. Family immigration detention in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In June 2019, Pennsylvania's Auditor General opened an investigation into reports of sexual abuse, inadequate health care, and other human rights abuses in the facility. [24] In March 2021, the detention center was shut down for family detention. [15] [16] Karnes County Residential Center (KCRC) in Karnes City, Texas.

  9. Parole (United States immigration) - Wikipedia

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    It is not a U.S. visa or a re-entry permit; it is only issued to people without permanent residency. To obtain an advance parole, an applicant must file Form I-131 ("Application for Travel Document"), with supporting documentation, photos, and fee, at a local USCIS office or the service center having jurisdiction over their place of residence.