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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 2036 (Introduced in House) — To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to help alien children in the child welfare... · Sec. 4

Sec. 4. Requirment to determine whether filing petitions for special immigrant juvenile status and lawful permanent resident status for alien foster children is in the child’s best interest in appropriate cases

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Section 475(5)(C)(i) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 675(5)(C)(i) ) is amended by inserting , and, in the case of an alien child without lawful immigration status, the hearing shall determine whether a petition for special immigrant juvenile status or lawful permanent resident status has been filed on behalf of the child and, if such a petition has not been so filed, whether it is in the best interests of the child, including consideration of the potential effects on family reunification efforts, to have such a petition so filed or to have immigration counsel appointed before the semicolon at the end.
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