Children’s Right to Family Life in the Context of Migration and Asylum Policies
Published“Children’s Right to Family Life in the Context of Migration and Asylum Policies” is WRC’s submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants.
The brief is a response to the call for inputs from the Special Rapporteur on children’s right to family life in the context of migration and asylum policies. In light of the recent rapid expansion of immigration enforcement and detention in the US occurring without corresponding protections and supports for impacted immigrant and US citizen children, WRC welcomes the Special Rapporteur’s examination of this issue and is thankful for the opportunity to submit.
This submission consists of an analysis of existing US laws and policies on children’s right to family life in the migration context and the impacts on immigrant children and families of current practices in the US and also observations related to WRC’s 2025 field visits to Honduras, which included interviews with deported parents, migrants, service providers, civil society groups, humanitarian workers, and government officials.
