Subject to paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), the total number of immigrant visas made available to natives of any single foreign state or dependent area under subsections (a) and (b) of section 1153 of this title in any fiscal year may not exceed 7 percent (in the case of a single foreign state) or 2 percent (in the case of a dependent area) of the total number of such visas made available under such subsections in that fiscal year.
感觉其实分开算也有可辩护之处,把under subsections (a) and (b)中的and理解成并列关系而不是组合关系就是分开算的意思了
有可能,但是对于已经获批I-360的人来讲,影响可能有限。参考Secure the Border Act of 2023(去年已经在共和党多数的House里通过),现在的共和党很可能想一步步把SIJS的标准变高,至少one-parent SIJS有可能会成为历史。也有可能因为现在疯批金渐层实现了trifecta,共和党会进一步通过立法限制18-21岁的SIJS案件获批等其他措施。不过有多大可能这种立法会被往前追溯、并且上诉时还被法院同意,我觉得不太可能…大概率还是还没有交I-360的人受影响最大。
虽然但是,USCIS行政来讲一定、一定会尽全力恶心还没绿的申请人。就只是共和党可能能做的比较有限?如果说是给18-21岁申请人发NOID,NOIR的话,这个已经有 R.F.M. v Nielsen (纽约)、J.L. v. Cissna (加州)的先例了。如果是担心工卡被取消的话,Godinez v. DHS里有提到“in addition to being paroled for purposes of adjustment of status, children with SIJS are also paroled for humanitarian purposes and thus are eligible for work authorization pursuant to 8 CFR § 274a.12(c)(11)”。虽然但是,L.F.O.P. v. Mayorkas也说USCIS不一定必须要给人C11 EAD:“But when there are no visas available to SIJs, and thus (c)(9)—under the administration’s interpretation—is not available, the Attorney General has the discretion to determine if and how SIJs should continue to be able to apply for EADs via (c)(14).”
你可以看一下这个pending的case,The Roman Catholic Diocese of Patterson, New Jersey, et al. v. U.S. Department of State, et al。如果能中大奖法官让他打回去重新走rulemaking,就有可能实现你说的这种情况,虽然概率不大。