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- Unaccompanied Alien Children - 2025 Update - National Immigration Forum
By definition, an unaccompanied alien child (UAC or UC) is a minor – under the age of 18 — who has arrived in the U S or at the border without a parent or guardian and without legal status Children may also be designated as UACs if the government pursues criminal charges against their parents or legal guardians Unaccompanied children are among the most vulnerable individuals attempting
- Explainer: The Office of Refugee Resettlement and Unaccompanied Migrant . . .
This explainer gives a general overview of the Office of Refugee Resettlement's (ORR) purpose, before delving deeper into its work with unaccompanied children
- Fact Sheet: Unaccompanied Migrant Children (UACs)
Who are unaccompanied alien children (UACs)? An unaccompanied alien child (UAC) is a minor – under the age of 18 — who has arrived in the U S or at the border without a parent or guardian and without legal status Children may also be designated as UACs if the government pursues criminal charges against their
- One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Immigration Provisions
Additionally, the bill intensifies screening procedures for unaccompanied migrant children and implements substantial regulatory and administrative changes across immigration agencies aimed at ramping up enforcement and removal above other priorities
- Explainer: Emergency Shelters and Facilities Housing Unaccompanied . . .
In order to best understand the continuing challenge at the border and the efficacy of the administration’s response, it is important to examine carefully the different kinds of shelters and facilities that are currently being used to house unaccompanied children Different kinds of facilities have different purposes, capacities, and standards of care This regularly-updated explainer will
- Fact Sheet: Expanded Expedited Removal - National Immigration Forum
Minors and unaccompanied children are not subject to expedited removal Unaccompanied children and minors have legal protections which differ from adults in the U S immigration system
- Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act Safeguards Children
Congress passed the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) with strong bipartisan support in 2008, and President George W Bush signed it into law The bill protects victims of human trafficking and includes provisions for unaccompanied migrant children (UAC) who are often vulnerable to trafficking en route to or while in the United
- Responsibility for Unaccompanied Minors Act: Bill Summary
The Responsibility for Unaccompanied Minors Act would require sponsors to sign a modified sponsor care agreement that includes stricter requirements for individuals who want to sponsor UACs The bill would change the current Sponsor Care Agreement to require sponsors to alert state authorities about all adjustments in the children’s circumstances, such as changes in custodians and sponsors
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