Judicial determination means a conclusion of law made by a juvenile court.
Juvenile court means a court located in the United States that has jurisdiction under State law to make judicial determinations about the dependency and/or custody and care of juveniles.
Petition means the form designated by USCIS to request classification as a special immigrant juvenile and the act of filing the request.
Petitioner means the alien seeking special immigrant juvenile classification.
State means the definition set out in section 101(a)(36) of the Act, including an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal consortium, operating a program under a plan approved under 42 U.S.C. 671 .
United States means the definition set out in section 101(a)(38) of the Act.
8 C.F.R. §204.11