Recommendations for Protecting Unaccompanied Immigrant and Refugee Children
PublishedEvery year, federal immigration officials apprehend thousands of unaccompanied alien children (UACs), many of whom have arrived to the United States after having experienced trafficking, persecution, abuse or neglect, and other major trauma or violence. This document on recommendations for protecting UACs and refugee children was prepared for by the Lutheran Immigration & Refugee Service, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Women’s Refugee Commission (pro bono counsel Holland & Knight, LLP, and Steptoe & Johnson, LLP).
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