I had a question from a member of our community. Since I came here through legal immigration they hoped I could help. I'm not sure I can but I will try.
About 3 years ago, a 14 year old boy from Honduras was left behind by his 'father' who was having him work illegally as a roofer and took all his pay.
After an argument that the homeowners got involved in, he left the boy on their doorstep.
The people took him in, sent him to school and cared for him. He is now 17 and they are looking into ways to get him a legal status.
We don't know of any US citizen (or greencard) family members and the child was not officially adopted. The 'father' that left him is probably not the father, and illegal in any case.
They do have contact with his birth mother in Honduras and she is willing to help in any way she can.
I am thinking about special immigrant juvenile classification (i360 and i485) but any advise is welcome.