Asylum and Gang Violence : Legal Overview.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children.

Gangs.

Refugees.

Central America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (27 p), digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

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

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Explains basis for asylum in international and U.S. law, and examines role that gang-related violence in Central America may play in determining whether unaccompanied alien children are eligible for refugee status and asylum in the U.S. Addresses application of the Immigration and Nationality Act definition of refugee, and discusses bars to asylum.

Notes:

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

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Asylum and Gang Violence

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