This week President Bush signed H.R. 1209, the Child Status Protection Act. This law provides relief to many children who would otherwise “age-out,” that is, turn 21 and no longer be eligible for immigration to the US through their parents. We covered the law in depth a few weeks ago, and this article is available at http://visalaw.wpengine.com/02jul4/12jul402.html.
S. 2845, introduced by Sen. John Corzine (D-NJ), would extend for one year the period that nonimmigrant dependents of victims of the September 11th terrorist attacks may legally remain in the US, until September 10th, 2003.
House of Representatives – August 9, 2002.pdf
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