Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS)
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) defined at section 1101(a)(27)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
Administrative closure for approved I-360 petition pursuant to IJ's Docket Management Authority 8 CFR § 1003.18(c)(1).

SIJS Adjustment of Status
Adjustment of status based on an approved I-360 and categorization as a special immigrant juvenile under section 1101(a)(27)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

I-360 Approval is a Parole Under INA §245(h)
Adjustment of status, the process of becoming a lawful permanent resident without leaving the United States to consular process, is governed by INA § 245. Subsection 245(h) outlines the special provisions that govern SIJS-based adjustment. Adjustment of status generally requires that a person have been inspected and admitted or paroled into the United States PAROLE Special Immigrant Juveniles are deemed to have been paroled for purposes of adjustment of status. See INA § 245(h)(1); 8 C.F.R. § 245.1(e)(3)(i). (h) Application with respect to special immigrants In applying this section to a special immigrant described in section 1101(a)(27)(J) of this title- (1) such an immigrant shall be deemed, for purposes of subsection (a), to have been paroled into the United States; and (2) in determining the alien's admissibility as an immigrant- (A) paragraphs (4), (5)(A), (6)(A), (6)(C), (6)(D), (7)(A), and (9)(B) of section 1182(a) of this title shall not apply; and (B) the Attorney General may waive other paragraphs of section 1182(a) of this title (other than paragraphs (2)(A), (2)(B), (2)(C) (except for so much of such paragraph as related to a single offense of simple possession of 30 grams or less of marijuana), (3)(A), (3)(B), (3)(C), and (3)(E)) in the case of individual aliens for humanitarian purposes, family unity, or when it is otherwise in the public interest.

Grounds of Inadmissibility for Special Immigrant Juveniles
SIJS Applicants Are Exempt From Certain Grounds of Inadmissibility Info CALLOUT Other Callout Danger callout INA 212(a)(4) Public charge INA 212(a)(5)(A) Labor certification INA 212(a)(6)(A) Aliens present without admission or parole INA 212(a)(6)(C) Misrepresentation, including false claim to U.S. citizenship INA 212(a)(6)(D) Stowaways INA 212(a)(7)(A) Immigrant not in possession of a valid unexpired immigrant visa, reentry permit, border crossing identification card, or other valid entry document INA 212(a)(9)(B) Aliens unlawfully present SIJS waiver provision: (h) In applying this section to a special immigrant described in section 101(a)(27)(J) [ 8 USC § 1101(a)(27)(J)] . . . (2) in determining the alien's admissibility as an immigrant -- (A) paragraphs (4), (5)(A), (6)(A), (6)(C), (6)(D), (7)(A) and (9)(B)of section 212(a) shall not apply, and (B) the Attorney General may waive other paragraphs of section 212(a) (other than paragraphs (2)(A), (2)(B), (2)(C) (except for so much of such paragraph as related to a single offense of simple possession of 30 grams or less of marijuana), (3)(A), (3)(B), (3)(C), and (3)(E)) in the case of individual aliens for humanitarian purposes, family unity, or when it is otherwise in the public interest. The relationship between an alien and the alien’s natural parents or prior adoptive parents shall not be considered a factor in making a waiver under paragraph (2)(B). . . . INA 245(h)(2)(A)-(B) (2009) (emphasis added). What this means: A. Grounds of Inadmissibility Inapplicable to Special Immigrant Juveniles INA 212(a)(4) Public charge INA 212(a)(5)(A ) Labor certification INA 212(a)(6)(A ) Aliens present without admission or parole INA 212(a)(6)(C) Misrepresentation, including false claim to U.S. citizenship INA 212(a)(6)(D) Stowaways INA 212(a)(7)(A) Immigrant not in possession of a valid unexpired immigrant visa, reentry permit, border crossing identification card, or other valid entry document INA 212(a)(9)(B) Aliens unlawfully present Grounds of Inadmissibility Applicable to Special Immigrant Juveniles but Waivable INA 212(a)(1) Health-related grounds INA 212(a)(2)(D) Prostitution and commercialized vice INA 212(a)(2)(E) Certain aliens involved in serious criminal activity who have asserted immunity from prosecution INA 212(a)(2)(G) Foreign government officials who have committed particularly severe violations of religious freedom INA 212(a)(2)(H) Significant traffickers in persons INA 212(a)(2)(I) Money laundering INA 212(a)(3)(D) Immigrant membership in a totalitarian party INA 212(a)(3)(F) Association with terrorist organization INA 212(a)(5)(B) Unqualified physicians INA 212(a)(5)(C) Uncertified foreign health care workers INA 212(a)(6)(B) Failure to attend removal proceedings INA 212(a)(6)(E) Smugglers INA 212(a)(6)(F) Subject of civil penalty INA 212(a)(6)(G) Student visa abusers INA 212(a)(7)(B) Nonimmigrants INA 212(a)(8) Ineligible for citizenship INA 212(a)(9)(A) Certain aliens previously removed INA 212(a)(9)(C) Aliens unlawfully present after previous immigration violations INA 212(a)(10) Miscellaneous grounds (polygamists, unlawful voters etc.) Grounds of Inadmissibility Applicable to Special Immigrant Juveniles and Not Waivable INA 212(a)(2)(A) Conviction of certain crimes INA 212(a)(2)(B) Multiple criminal convictions INA 212(a)(2)(C) Controlled substance traffickers (anyone who the Attorney General has “reason to believe” is a trafficker (i.e., does not require a “conviction” in adult court or a juvenile delinquency disposition)) INA 212(a)(3)(A) Entrance to engage solely, principally, or incidentally in unlawful activity, particularly espionage. INA 212(a)(3)(B) Terrorist activities INA 212(a)(3)(C) Serious adverse foreign policy consequences INA 212(a)(3)(E) Participants in Nazi persecutions, genocide or the commission of any act of torture or extrajudicial killing