· 6/2/2026

N-A-G-C

Syllabus

Neither a previous designation as an unaccompanied alien child (UAC) nor an approved special immigrant juvenile (SIJ) petition gives an Immigration Judge authority to redetermine the custody status of an alien who has not been admitted to the United States. Matter of Yajure Hurtado, 29 I&N Dec. 216 (BIA 2025), followed.

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