Sentences with phrase «for unaccompanied child»

Imogen regularly acts as sole counsel for unaccompanied child asylum seekers in their judicial review challenges of local authorities» «age assessments» which have found them to be over 18.

They can arrange medical evacuations, escorts for unaccompanied children, medical record transfers and second opinions, and help you locate medical care.

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Texas is ground zero for the influx of unaccompanied alien children, 85 percent of whom enter the country through its borders.

On Friday, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced a plan for his state to temporarily shelter up to 1,000 unaccompanied children who have recently fled to the United States as part of the ongoing border crisis.

A Christian who's been campaigning for Britain to take in 3000 unaccompanied Syrian children who've already... More

Home for Good also allows people to register their interest in fostering an unaccompanied asylum seeking child.

Morgan has already been a vocal opponent of a hard Brexit and has been part of a group of MPs calling for a debate in the Commons on the issue of unaccompanied children in Greece and Italy, which will take place on 23 February.

Ninety - nine unaccompanied children arrived asking for asylum from Afghanistan in the first half of this year alone.

This Bill, if enacted, wold make provision for the award of asylum - seeker status in the United Kingdom to certain unaccompanied children from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Eritrea displaced by conflict and present within the European Union.

Kent County Council, which has responsibility for a large proportion of all unaccompanied asylum - seeking children, is struggling under the increased pressure.

Very few unaccompanied children make it as far as Britain in their search for a safe place.

Over the past year I have been researching the struggle faced by unaccompanied asylum - seeking children that arrive in the UK looking for protection.

And Ms. Mark - Viverito also led the way on the creation of a new public - private partnership to fund lawyers for unaccompanied minor children facing deportation as part of the «surge docket» in federal court.

Ms. Mark - Viverito proudly announced that the multi-million-dollar New York City Unaccompanied Minors Initiative, started last year to handle the cases of the thousands of underage children pouring in without their parents, has successfully gotten free lawyers for some 1,600 foreign national boys and girls and won asylum for 14 of them — meeting the speaker's goal of providing legal representation to every unaccompanied child facingUnaccompanied Minors Initiative, started last year to handle the cases of the thousands of underage children pouring in without their parents, has successfully gotten free lawyers for some 1,600 foreign national boys and girls and won asylum for 14 of them — meeting the speaker's goal of providing legal representation to every unaccompanied child facingunaccompanied child facing deportation.

Syracuse could be a potential landing spot for unaccompanied immigrant children who've been crossing the Mexican border in droves in recent months.

At 2 p.m., leaders from the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network and Education for a Better America will address the policy implications of the influx of unaccompanied children into the Hempstead, NY Union Free School District, 185 Peninsula Blvd., Hempstead.

The Council has previously taken steps to help provide lawyers for unaccompanied minors appearing in immigration courts in New York, putting up funding to connect the children with legal services.

The Office for New Americans also recently launched another first - in - the - nation program to support parents and families caring for unaccompanied and / or undocumented children through a partnership with the Children's Village and its Office for New Americans Centers at Central American Refugee Center in Long Island and Neighbors Link in Westchesterchildren through a partnership with the Children's Village and its Office for New Americans Centers at Central American Refugee Center in Long Island and Neighbors Link in WestchesterChildren's Village and its Office for New Americans Centers at Central American Refugee Center in Long Island and Neighbors Link in Westchester County.

Unaccompanied children have been making the voyage to the United States for generations to reunite with family members or because they had lost their parents to war or famine.

Americans for Immigrant Justice Non-profit law firm that champions the rights of unaccompanied immigrant children; advocates for survivors of trafficking and domestic violence; serves as a watchdog on immigration detention practices and policies; and speaks for immigrant groups who have particular and compelling claims to justice.

Resources for working with special populations such as refugees, migrants, students with interrupted education, newcomer immigrants, unaccompanied children, and internationally adopted students follow below.

Councils, which are responsible for finding school places for unaccompanied refugees, have called for further clarity on how much additional funding will be provided to help schools to take the children in.

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As students go back to school, schools prepare for unaccompanied undocumented children.

With JetBlue, when you call to say that a child will be flying unaccompanied, you will be asked to supply the following information for both the person dropping off and picking up the child: name and address (as it appears on government - issued ID) and phone number.

Numerous rules and conditions apply for unaccompanied minors, depending on the age of your child.

The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is holding a series of emergency conference calls with all departments and agencies of the federal government requiring them to search for and vet «properties to temporarily house [unaccompanied alien children]» because «the need for facilities continues to grow.»

Instead, national competent authorities should process applications for international protection made by unaccompanied minors within the shortest delay possible in order to comply with the rights of the child enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (hereinafter, the «Charter») and the objectives of both the Qualification and Family Reunification Directives (para 58).

The absurdity of this was recognised as early as June 2013 by the Human Rights Joint Committee who urged the government to «pay attention to the impact of withdrawing legal aid for non asylum immigration matters» and «consider the cost - benefit case for providing legal aid to all unaccompanied migrant children».

In particular, such an interpretation would entail that two different unaccompanied children of the same age and who have applied at the same for the refugee status, would be treated differently with regards to their right to family reunification depending on how quick or slow the national authorities would process their application (paras 55 - 56).

[2] For further information on the application of the Dublin II Regulation with respect to unaccompanied children see the Dublin Transnational Network Project comparative report The Dublin II Regulation Lives on Hold, February 2013.

Placements 75 % (52,050) of children looked after on 31st March 2015 were living with foster carers 9 % (6,570) were living in secure units, children's homes or hostels 5 % (3,510) were placed with their parents 5 % (3,320) were placed for adoption 3 % (2,280) were with another placement in the community 3 % (1,750) were placed in residential schools or other residential settings Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children 2,630 unaccompanied asylum seeking children were looked after on 31st March 2015 — See more at: http://www.childprotectionresource.org.uk/for-what-reasons-do-other-countries-allow-adoption-without-consent/#commechildren looked after on 31st March 2015 were living with foster carers 9 % (6,570) were living in secure units, children's homes or hostels 5 % (3,510) were placed with their parents 5 % (3,320) were placed for adoption 3 % (2,280) were with another placement in the community 3 % (1,750) were placed in residential schools or other residential settings Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children 2,630 unaccompanied asylum seeking children were looked after on 31st March 2015 — See more at: http://www.childprotectionresource.org.uk/for-what-reasons-do-other-countries-allow-adoption-without-consent/#commechildren's homes or hostels 5 % (3,510) were placed with their parents 5 % (3,320) were placed for adoption 3 % (2,280) were with another placement in the community 3 % (1,750) were placed in residential schools or other residential settings Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children 2,630 unaccompanied asylum seeking children were looked after on 31st March 2015 — See more at: http://www.childprotectionresource.org.uk/for-what-reasons-do-other-countries-allow-adoption-without-consent/#Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children 2,630 unaccompanied asylum seeking children were looked after on 31st March 2015 — See more at: http://www.childprotectionresource.org.uk/for-what-reasons-do-other-countries-allow-adoption-without-consent/#commeChildren 2,630 unaccompanied asylum seeking children were looked after on 31st March 2015 — See more at: http://www.childprotectionresource.org.uk/for-what-reasons-do-other-countries-allow-adoption-without-consent/#unaccompanied asylum seeking children were looked after on 31st March 2015 — See more at: http://www.childprotectionresource.org.uk/for-what-reasons-do-other-countries-allow-adoption-without-consent/#commechildren were looked after on 31st March 2015 — See more at: http://www.childprotectionresource.org.uk/for-what-reasons-do-other-countries-allow-adoption-without-consent/#comment-62844

Without Alexander's personal and structural contributions to their work, Ms. Carolina Garza De Luna, Esperanza's Pro Bono Coordinator believes her organization «would not have been able to respond to the surge of demand for legal screenings for unaccompanied alien children.»

Finally, the third edition of this publication includes a thorough overview of the procedural steps involved in filing an asylum claim, with new sections describing the process for unaccompanied minors and special considerations for working with children.

Equal Justice Works, in partnership with Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), and the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), will receive $ 1.2 million — more than half of the total funding — to deploy 55 full - time Members (45 lawyers and 10 paralegals) to provide legal representation to unaccompanied children, build pro bono capacity to support that population, and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of immigration courts in the locations in which members will serve.

Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice — formerly FIAC) is seeking a qualified, full time Supervising Attorney for its work with unaccompanied immigrant children.

Imogen has acted as sole counsel for a number of unaccompanied child asylum seekers in their successful judicial review challenges to local authorities» «age assessments» which found them to be over 18 years old.

When parents live far apart it will need to be decided who pays for long distance transportation and whether the children can travel unaccompanied or not.

RBC lawyers in New York, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Toronto, and London volunteered a record 1,020 hours of pro bono time in the past year by assisting unrepresented litigants in civil matters, acting as designated representatives for unaccompanied minor children, assisting cancer patients with legal rights, and assisting foster parents with the adoption of older youths.

Successfully advocated for pro bono clients, including immigrants in asylum proceedings and unaccompanied children seeking special immigrant juvenile status.

Your plan needs to state where you child will live and how the parents will make decisions for the child during the military parent's deployment, mobilization, temporary duty, unaccompanied tour, etc..

This guide was created for educators, school support staff and service providers who teach, mentor and help open the doors of opportunity for undocumented youth and unaccompanied and refugee children currently living in the United States.

The powers and duties in section 20 enable children's services to make arrangements for children who are abandoned or separated from their parents without needing to ask a court (e.g. an unaccompanied refugee child).

Loughry and Flouri (2001) for example, investigated the behavioural and emotional problems of 455 former unaccompanied refugee children and youth aged between 10 and 22, three to four years after their repatriation to Vietnam from refugee centres in Hong Kong and South East Asia.

While there are few empirical studies investigating unaccompanied children and adolescents and those separated from family members, these populations are consistently argued to be at greater risk for psychiatric and mental health problems than their accompanied peers (Ajdukovic & Ajdukovic, 1993, 1998; Hicks et al., 1993; Kinzie et al., 1986; McCloskey, Southwick, Fernandez - Esquer & Locke, 1996; Rumbaut, 1991; Servan - Schreiber, Le Lin & Birmaher, 1998; Sourander, 1998).

Most unaccompanied youth are unable to access safe housing or shelter, for a combination of reasons, including: being too young to consent for services without a parent; fear of child welfare involvement; and the lack of services overall: more than half of those who seek shelter can not access it because shelters are full.