The Trump administration has deported and detained 132 young people with Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), a pathway to a green card for young immigrants who experienced abuse or abandonment in their countries. The SIJS was created in 1990 to protect immigrant minors who have been victims of abuse, abandonment or neglect. Since 2022, SIJS recipients were typically protected by a policy for immigrants with SIJS known as deferred action, which shielded them from deportation and allowed them to work legally in the US while waiting for green cards. In June, the Trump administration ended this policy, but it is currently under a court case. The deportation rate of these youths is higher than the expected. In November, the National Immigration Project and other groups filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's decision to terminate this deferred action.