The Right to Legal Assistance for Unaccompanied Immigrant ...

Cabrera, The Right to Legal Assistance for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children under the Inter-. American System of Human Rights, 39 CHILD. LEGAL RTS. J. 218 ...

Services Provided | The Administration for Children and Families

ORR provides funding for a legal services provider to give “Know Your Rights ... legal screening to all unaccompanied children (UC) in ORR custody. A ...

Legal Aid for Unaccompanied Children in the U.S. Illegally

Children entering the United States alone are afforded certain protections under U.S. immigration law, but legal counsel is not one of them.

Unaccompanied Immigrant Children

Unaccompanied children seeking safety in the United States do not have the right to appointed counsel in immigration court, even as they face an immigration ...

"The Right to Legal Assistance for Unaccompanied Immigrant ...

Adriana D. Cabrera, The Right to Legal Assistance for Unaccompanied Immigrant Children under the Inter-American System of Human Rights, 39 CHILD. LEGAL RTS. J.

Q&A: Unaccompanied children need legal representation - SmartBrief

Yet despite their unique vulnerabilities, unaccompanied children (like other people in immigration court) do not have a right to appointed ...

Final Regulations on the Care of Unaccompanied Children in ...

The Flores settlement currently binds both ORR and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Under U.S. law, DHS must generally transfer ...

Legal Services for Unaccompanied Children - Vera Institute

Vera works to preserve the rights of tens of thousands of migrant children, by partnering with a network of legal service providers across the US.

The Right to Appointed Counsel: The Case for Unaccompanied ...

Although it has long been held that immigrants in the United States are entitled to retain private counsel, there is no categorical right to appointed counsel ...

Protecting the Human Rights of Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors

Without adequate access to legal resources or social services, many of these children will be returned to dangerous situations in their home countries. This ...

Right to Justice: Quality Legal Assistance for Unaccompanied Children

the provision of legal assistance for other categories of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants, including children within families. It is applicable to all ...

Legal Counsel for Unaccompanied Children

is no right to appointed counsel in their immigration proceedings. In fact, over half of unaccompanied children lack attorneys.2 Far from a novel problem ...

Toward Universal Legal Representation for Unaccompanied Children

Acacia's UCP provides legal services to unaccompanied children who are in or have been released from ORR custody. UCP provides Know Your Rights ...

Right to Counsel - American Immigration Council

Immigrants in immigration court do not have a right to government-appointed counsel. The lack of legal representation has a profound impact on immigrants' ...

Legal Protection - KIND - Kids in Need of Defense

KIND and our global partners work to provide legal services for unaccompanied children facing immigration court alone.

Litigation for Unaccompanied Children: Updates and Foundational ...

Immigration law is complex and changes frequently. The information provided here is not a substitute for legal advice from an immigration lawyer familiar with ...

Due Process and the Right to Legal Counsel for Unaccompanied ...

Like adults, these children have to appear in immigration court to fight deportation and must apply for any form of legal relief for which they may be eligible.

About the Program | The Administration for Children and Families

ORR helps unaccompanied children gain access to legal representation through the legal access project. Through the project, children receive ...

Representation Matters | Vera Institute

Unfortunately, although the right to be represented by legal counsel is recognized in immigration proceedings, the right to appointed counsel is not. Children ...

The Unaccompanied Child's Right to Legal Assistance and ... - MDPI

Accordingly, as provided in Article 47, the asylum seekers' right to legal representation will depend on the need to ensure an effective access to justice and ...