A Treacherous Journey: Child Migrants Navigating the US Immigration System
B Bookey - Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (GCRS), 2014 - papers.ssrn.com
B Bookey
Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (GCRS), 2014•papers.ssrn.comAbstract A Treacherous Journey: Child Migrants Navigating the US Immigration System
addresses the issues raised by the recent historic and unabated increase in the number of
children coming unaccompanied–without a parent or legal guardian–to the United States.
From 6,000-8,000 unaccompanied children entering US custody, the numbers surged to
13,625 in Fiscal Year 2012 and 24,668 in Fiscal Year 2013. The government has predicted
that as many as 60,000 or more unaccompanied children could enter the United States in …
addresses the issues raised by the recent historic and unabated increase in the number of
children coming unaccompanied–without a parent or legal guardian–to the United States.
From 6,000-8,000 unaccompanied children entering US custody, the numbers surged to
13,625 in Fiscal Year 2012 and 24,668 in Fiscal Year 2013. The government has predicted
that as many as 60,000 or more unaccompanied children could enter the United States in …
Abstract
A Treacherous Journey: Child Migrants Navigating the US Immigration System addresses the issues raised by the recent historic and unabated increase in the number of children coming unaccompanied–without a parent or legal guardian–to the United States. From 6,000-8,000 unaccompanied children entering US custody, the numbers surged to 13,625 in Fiscal Year 2012 and 24,668 in Fiscal Year 2013. The government has predicted that as many as 60,000 or more unaccompanied children could enter the United States in Fiscal Year 2014. These children come from all over the world, but the majority arrive from Mexico and Central America, in particular the Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
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