Unaccompanied Minors: An Intro to Federal Programs for Refugee and Immigrant Minors

Author: 
National Conference of State Legislatures
Publisher: 
National Conference of State Legislatures
Description: 

Reports on the 80,000 unaccompanied alien children who seek entry to the United States every year with only a fraction of those children remaining in the country. The rest are deported, typically within 72 hours. Many children are detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) when they attempt to enter a port of entry or cross the border.

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