This tip sheet provides an overview of unaccompanied minors and important considerations for supporting the kinship families who care for them upon release from ORR.
The resource explores the specialized models that child welfare agencies in CA, NJ, NM, NYC, and OR have implemented in order to meet the unique needs of immigrant children and families who become involved with the child welfare system.
This article examines the impacts of the Zero Tolerance Policy on unaccompanied minors, including their numbers, time in ORR custody, and likelihood of family reunification.
This policy brief reviews the Immigration Court Efficiency and Children’s Court Act of 2023 which has the potential to create a more child-friendly environment for UCs navigating the U.S. immigration system.
This report provides updates and recommendations on efforts on the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s (ORR) efforts to address concerns of child labor exploitation for unaccompanied minors release from ORR custody.
This fact sheet reviews the issue of labor exploitation of unaccompanied children and how this issue can be addressed.
This fact sheet highlights challenges in access to education for unaccompanied children, explains where caregivers can go for help, and outlines responsibilities for public schools.
This report describes DHS’s efforts to review and incorporate feedback from organizations representing the needs of children, and addresses the identification and protection of unaccompanied minors and family detention.
This paper explores the lack of a right to government-funded counsel for unaccompanied minors in immigration proceedings via a comparison of the U.S. immigration system with those of Germany, Italy, and Greece.
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.
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