Whose child am I? : unaccompanied, undocumented children in U.S. immigration custody / Susan J. Terrio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Terrio, Susan J. (Susan Jane), 1950- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Unaccompanied immigrant children--Government policy--United States--Case studies.

Unaccompanied immigrant children.

Illegal immigration--Government policy--United States--Case studies.

Illegal immigration.

Noncitizen children--Government policy--United States--Case studies.

Noncitizen children.

Government policy.

Central Americans.

Mexicans.

Immigration enforcement.

Juvenile detention.

United States.

Juvenile detention--United States--Case studies.

Immigration enforcement--United States--Case studies.

Mexicans--United States--Case studies.

Central Americans--United States--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xiii, 261 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]

Summary:

"In 2014, the arrest and detention of thousands of desperate young migrants at the southwest border of the United States exposed the U.S. government's shadowy juvenile detention system, which had escaped public scrutiny for years. This book tells the story of six Central American and Mexican children who are driven from their homes by violence and deprivation, and who embark alone, risking their lives, on the perilous journey north. They suffer coercive arrests at the U.S. border, then land in detention, only to be caught up in the battle to obtain legal status. Whose Child Am I? looks inside a vast, labyrinthine system by documenting in detail the experiences of these youths, beginning with their arrest by immigration authorities, their subsequent placement in federal detention, followed by their appearance in deportation proceedings and release from custody, and, finally, ending with their struggle to build new lives in the United States. This book shows how the U.S. government got into the business of detaining children and what we can learn from this troubled history"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The American dream

Which way home?

The least restrictive setting

Placement in federal custody

In custody

Release

Immigration court

The new American story.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-246) and index.

ISBN:

9780520281486

0520281489

9780520281493

0520281497

OCLC:

894745455