Sin Padres, Sin Papeles
Stephanie L. Canizales, University of California Press (August 6, 2024)
This book explores the experiences of unaccompanied youth from Central America and Mexico, navigating life and the transition to adulthood in the U.S.
Obtaining Office of Refugee Resettlement Records for Clients Who Were Detained as Children
Andrew Craycroft & Rachel Prandini, Immigrant Legal Resource Center (July 22, 2024)
This practice advisory reviews the important role of ORR records in an immigration case and the process to request them.
Children at Risk at the Border: Evaluation of the Protection and Care of Unaccompanied Mexican Migrant Children
Appleseed Mexico (April 2024)
This report highlights shortcomings in current practices surrounding the treatment of Mexican unaccompanied children at the U.S.-Mexico border and offers recommendations for improvement.
A Path to Evidence-Based Services for Unaccompanied Children
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants & Child Trends (May 2024)
This brief reviews the outcomes an evaluation of USCRI’s Home Study and Post-Release Services programs and provides recommendations on moving toward an evidence-based national model for Home Study and Post-Release Services for unaccompanied children.
New Guidance on Children’s Cases in Immigration Court
Kids in Need of Defense (March 15, 2024)
This policy brief describes and provides recommendations on new Executive Office for Immigration Review guidance for children’s immigration court cases.
Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule
Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (April 30, 2024)
This final Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule, effective 60 days from publication, addresses regulations on key aspects of the placement, care, and services provided to unaccompanied children referred to ORR.
Health Risks of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in Federal Custody and in US Communities
Janine Young, Warren Binford, Michael Garcia Bochenek, and Jordan Greenbaum; American Journal of Public Health (February 21, 2024)
A group of medical and legal experts provide an overview health risks for unaccompanied children in U.S. federal custody and recommendations to improve their health and well-being during custody and once released to sponsors.
Framework for Considering the Best Interests of Unaccompanied Children
Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights (May 2016)
This document provides a framework for how immigration officials could consider the best interests of unaccompanied children throughout their decision-making continuum from apprehension to placement to release and repatriation.
Correcting Course: Restoring the critical protection of placement in licensed facilities for children in federal immigration custody
Neha Desai, Emma McGinn, & Laura Alvarez; National Center for Youth Law (April 2023)
This briefing explores the erosion of state child welfare licensing procedures for facilities that house unaccompanied minors and offers recommendations to restore important protections.
Correcting Course: Restoring the critical protection of placement in licensed facilities for children in federal immigration custody
Neha Desai, Emma McGinn, & Laura Alvarez; National Center for Youth Law (April 2023)
This briefing reviews the history of state licensed care for children in federal immigration custody, its requirements and recent erosion, and provides recommendations to decrease the government’s reliance on unlicensed placements and restore the protections of state licensing.
