Eddie E. v. Super. Ct. CA4/3

Eighteen-year-old Eddie E. petitions for unopposed writ relief after respondent court denied his request to make all necessary factual findings to enable him to apply for classification as a special immigrant juvenile (SIJ) under the Immigration and Nationality Act, title 8 United States Code section 1101 (a)(27)(J), which provides “abused, neglected, and abandoned unaccompanied minors ... a process that allows them to become permanent legal residents.” (In re Y.M. (2012) 207 Cal.App.4th 892, 915 [ 144 Cal.Rptr.3d 54 ] (Y.M.).) To be entitled to SIJ status, the minor must have, among other things, “been declared dependent on a juvenile court located in the United States or [be one] whom such a court has legally committed to, or placed under the custody of, an agency or department of a State, or an individual or entity appointed by a State or juvenile court located in the United States . . . .” ( 8 U.S.C. § 1101 (a)(27)(J)(i).) Respondent court found petitioner did not qualify as a dependent because he had “been declared a ward of this court under [Welfare and Institutions Code] section 602” (all further statutory references are to this code unless otherwise stated) and…