Sentences with phrase «unaccompanied child asylum»

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.

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.

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

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.

The most recent figures show that only a fifth of all those unaccompanied children were granted asylum, and the rate at which children receive asylum has dropped in recent years.

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

Just over 100 children have been granted permanent legal status or asylum in New York City two years after the City Council launched a private - public partnership to prevent unaccompanied minors from being deported from the city.

Most kids who come to the UK and claim asylum are rejected and instead granted given leave to remain as an unaccompanied asylum - seeking child.

But they are then given leave to remain as an unaccompanied asylum - seeking child.

The council is supporting significant numbers of unaccompanied asylum - seeking children who do not have English as a second language and require additional support in schools.

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.

The Home Office has confirmed it is looking at plans to forcibly remove hundreds of unaccompanied children who are seeking asylum in the UK.

• There is a correlation between the appalling treatment the Windrush generation has suffered and the unaccompanied asylum - seeking children (Dubs children) promised safety and sanctuary but denied it by the Home Office.

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».

Unaccompanied children form a category of particularly vulnerable persons and prompt access to an asylum procedure and the prevention of unnecessary delays in the Dublin procedure are central to their best interests (Para. 61).

This ruling means that unaccompanied children who claim asylum in a Member State can not be removed to another State pursuant to the Dublin Regulation.

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/#commentAsylum 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/#commentasylum 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

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.

I am a member of the Federal Trial Bar and have devoted significant time to pro bono work, helping unaccompanied children seeking asylum navigate the U.S. immigrant justice system and, more recently, helping exonerate wrongfully convicted individuals.

Some of the ABA staff, particularly those that are connected with the ProBar program which provides pro bono representation to individuals seeking asylum at the Texas border, many of them unaccompanied children, some of that staff they've resigned, they've given notice, they've expressed severe concern about the ABA no longer being a qualified public service loan forgiveness employer.

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

The current study focuses on coping strategies among social workers and police officers in the context of the forced repatriation of unaccompanied asylum - seeking refugee children.

Coping with Stress in the Forced Repatriation of Unaccompanied Asylum - Seeking Refugee Children among Swedish Police Officers and Social Workers

Second, particular groups in this population constitute higher psychological risk than others, namely those with extended trauma experience, unaccompanied or separated children and adolescents, and those engaged in the uncertain process of sought asylum.

Sourander (1998) concluded that unaccompanied children and adolescents are highly vulnerable towards emotional and behavioural symptoms, which are exacerbated by asylum - seeking stress.

It is also apparent that particular groups in this population constitute higher psychological risk than others, namely those with extended trauma experience, unaccompanied or separated children and adolescents and those still in the process of seeking asylum.

The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has published a report looking at the Home Office's handling of unaccompanied asylum seeking children and how...

Figures vary but with approximately three quarters of the children and young people in care being placed with foster carers, we still need more foster carers to look after specific groups of children such as teenagers, children from ethnic minority groups, sibling groups and unaccompanied asylum seeking young people.

In particular, foster carers are needed to look after teenagers, disabled children, sibling groups and unaccompanied asylum seeking children.