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Undocumented Youth

By Andrew Schepard and Theo Liebmann
August 01, 2006

Like other minors, illegal immigrant children and youth end up in Family Court through abuse, neglect, guardianship or delinquency cases. Some come to the United States on their own to escape abusive home environments; some are kicked out of their homes and illegally sent to the United States by parents who refuse to care for them anymore; and some are brought to the United States illegally by their parents and then abused, neglected, or abandoned once the family is here.

There are very few ways for children to gain legal status in the U.S. as permanent residents. Almost all such methods ' like political asylum applications and family petitions ' are available only in very limited circumstances, and children are far less aware of these options than undocumented adults.

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