Immigrant Foster Children struggle for citizenship
PRODUCED BY MALLIKA ARYAL
IMMIGRANT FOSTER CHILDREN STRUGGLE FOR CITIZENSHIP
Special Immigration Juvenile Status (SIJS) allows immigrant children in foster care to apply for permanent residency but the system needs to be made more efficient so that no child is left behind.
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Fekri Kram was born in Tunisia, North Africa in 1990. When he was five years his mother sold him off to a French woman because she was too poor to support the family.
But life with his new guardian turned into a nightmare for Kram. She abused him physically and sexually until Kram escaped and ended up in a hospital. Because of the abuse Kram was immediately put into foster care.Read More