Unaccompanied Immigrant Children: A Growing Phenomenon with Few Easy Solutions

In Unaccompanied Immigrant Children: A Growing Phenomenon with Few Easy Solutions of Migration  Information Source, Amanda Levinson provides an overview of unaccompanied child migration and the context within which children migrate. She analyzes legal and policy responses in the United States and the European Union, focusing in particular on why children migrate alone and where they originate from, how unaccompanied minors are processed through the immigration system, and the treatment they receive while in custody. The feature also examines trends in asylum decisions in both the United States and EU Member States, and relevant legislation pertaining to the phenomenon of unaccompanied child migration.

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