Assembly backs bill to help undocumented juveniles in Nevada obtain federal immigration relief

CARSON CITY — A bill that would help undocumented juveniles living in Nevada seek and obtain federal immigration relief won bipartisan support in the Assembly on Tuesday.

Assembly Bill 142 would allow state district courts to make findings that a juvenile who came to the United States without documentation is entitled to seek immigration relief, or special status, under federal law.

In testimony on the bill earlier this session, it was explained that many minors come on their own to the United States because they have suffered hardships in their home countries. The bill would allow Nevada’s family courts to recognize these individual situations so the findings can be taken into account by federal immigration courts.

The vote on the bill was 38-4. The measure goes to the Senate for consideration.

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