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Sophia Sepp

The Impact of the Asylum Ban on Children Seeking Safety in the United States

By | Federal Policy, Immigrant Youth, Immigration Enforcement, Law & Policy, Law/Policy Highlight, Legal/Law, Unaccompanied Minors

The Impact of the Asylum Ban on Children Seeking Safety in the United States

Kids in Need of Defense (May 2023)

This policy brief outlines the negative implications of the Biden administration’s new asylum rule for children seeking safety in at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Children on the Move: A Guide to Common Definitions and Terms

By | Immigrant Youth, Immigration Relief, Legal Professionals, Legal/Law, Practice, Practice Highlight, Unaccompanied Minors

Children on the Move: A Guide to Common Definitions and Terms

Kids in Need of Defense (May 5, 2023)

This list of terms reviews the legal definitions of a child and related terms to assist in understanding key concepts of domestic and international immigration protections and systems relevant for children.

Report finds more than 340 migrant kids were sent to live with nonrelatives who sponsored other children

By | In the News

Report finds more than 340 migrant kids were sent to live with nonrelatives who sponsored other children

Laura Strickler and Julia Ainsley, NBC News (June 2, 2023)

A new HSS Dept audit indicates that the Biden administration released 344 unaccompanied minors to live with nonrelative sponsors, raising concerns for implications for child labor exploitation.

In Newly Released Audit Report, HHS Announces New Accountability Team, Additional Efforts to Protect the Safety and Well-being of Unaccompanied Children

By | In the News

In Newly Released Audit Report, HHS Announces New Accountability Team, Additional Efforts to Protect the Safety and Well-being of Unaccompanied Children

HSS Press Office, U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services (June 2, 2023)

HHS has released the results of a new internal audit of the Office of Refugee Resettlement on its process for sponsor vetting and placement of unaccompanied children.

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