Unaccompanied Alien Children : An Overview.

Format:

Book

Government document

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Border security.

Youth.

Children.

Noncitizens.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (17 p), digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background on unaccompanied alien children (UAC), which are children who lack lawful immigration status in the U.S., are under the age of 18, are without a parent or legal guardian in the U.S., or no parent or legal guardian in the U.S. is available to provide care and physical custody. Analyzes data on recent surge in UAC crossing the Southwest U.S. border, and discusses current policy on treatment, care, and custody of this population. Details processing and treatment of UAC, with discussion of each agency that is involved with the population. Addresses both Administrative and Congressional action to deal with current UAC crisis.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Unaccompanied Alien Children

Access Restriction:

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