Sentences with phrase «with unaccompanied children»

«I understand that there is a humanitarian crisis with unaccompanied children at the border, but putting them in an industrial warehouse on a site near a Superfund site is not a humanitarian solution,» Israel told WCBS 880's Sophia Hall.

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Bethany Christian Services works in eight states to assist refugee families with services like language training and transportation, and also places unaccompanied children in foster homes.

I figured if an airline would not guarantee a young child be seated with their parent or guardian, they were in violation of their own unaccompanied minor policies.

The need has grown more urgent, Ms. James and activists said, as the federal government has decided to prioritize the cases of the unaccompanied children and adults with children in what is being called a «surge docket.»

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.

She boosted the city budget to include more money to connect unaccompanied minor children facing immigration cases with lawyers to argue on their behalf in court during an immigration surge docket.

Zeldin attributed his win to growing dissatisfaction with the direction of the country, naming ISIS and unaccompanied immigrant children as two main woes.

The speaker noted that under her tenure, the City Council has passed legislation significantly reducing the city's cooperation with immigration enforcement efforts except in the cases of violent offenders, and that it has fully financed programs that offer universal representation to detained immigrants and unaccompanied minors and young mothers with children placed in expedited removal proceedings.

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.

Those respectable charities with research showing there are around 1,000 unaccompanied children must have just got it wrong then.

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.

More than 37,000 children who crossed the border unaccompanied by parents were placed with sponsors between Jan. 1 and July 31, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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

Earlier this month, the American Civil Liberties Union revealed in a lawsuit on behalf of three undocumented immigrant youth that the federal agency is teaming up with police departments (including the 250 law enforcement agencies operated by traditional district schools) to pick up, detain, and ultimately, deport unaccompanied refugee children and other undocumented minors.

However, they should never be left unaccompanied with small children, particularly if they are visiting children the dog is unfamiliar with.

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.

With American, United and Delta, all children traveling alone up to and including 14 years old must pay the unaccompanied minor service fee, without exception.

Unaccompanied minors, customers with disabilities, uniformed members of the U.S. military, families traveling with children age 2 and younger, and United Global Services ® members can pre-board on United.

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).

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).

In its children's rights centred ruling, the Court made clear that Article 10 (3)(a) of Family Reunification Directive (Directive 2003 / 86 / EC) creates an enforceable right to unaccompanied minor refugees to be reunited with their parents; a right which can not be thwarted by the «negligent» behaviour of the national authorities.

[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.

That agreement is the major legal document governing the rights of unaccompanied immigrant minors, and among other things, it requires federal authorities to comply with all applicable child welfare laws of the state in which the facility is located.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Tip: School personnel should speak with parents and unaccompanied youth who have been displaced by a disaster to help them consider all of the factors related to their children's needs, and their current living situation, so that an informed decision regarding school placement may be made.

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

Research has long shown a connection between father involvement and child wellbeing in the domains of academic achievement, emotional health, and employment stability.3 However, CFRP's findings suggest the impact of a father's absence may begin much earlier, with roughly 1 in 10 children born to unaccompanied mothers exhibiting health complications just three months after birth.

However, CFRP's findings suggest the impact of a father's absence may begin much earlier, with roughly 1 in 10 children born to unaccompanied mothers exhibiting health complications just three months after birth.

This finding suggests the standard mid-pregnancy checkup may be an optimal time to provide unaccompanied mothers with information on paternity establishment, child support, and visitation orders.

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.

Hicks et al. (1993) particularly note the exacerbation of problems in unaccompanied children and adolescents when placed with adults of dissimilar cultural backgrounds.

Similarly, in a large - scale survey of 600 Vietnamese children living in a refugee centre in Hong Kong, McCallin (1992) observed anxiety and depression in a majority of children surveyed, with pronounced effects among those children unaccompanied.

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.

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.