22 June 2021

Thematic Focus: Children & Families - Pt. 2 (Americas)

Blog posts & press:

Biden's plan for Central American kids is no substitute for asylum (RI Blog, June 2021) [text]
- See also related FAQ on the CAM program.

“A life in safety would not mean anything if my children were not here with me”: Joys and Trauma Persist for Refugees Separated from Their Families (Human Rights First Blog, June 2021) [text

"U.S. reunites only seven immigrant children with parents since Feb," Reuters, 8 June 2021 [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Adolescent Girls in Crisis: Voices from the Venezuelan Migration in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru (Plan International, June 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also Spanish version.

"Deportation in Times of Covid-19: The Case of Unaccompanied Minors," Voices of Mexico, no. 112 (2020) [full-text]

"Effects of Resilience and Acculturation Stress on Integration and Social Competence of Migrant Children and Adolescents in Northern Chile," International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, no. 4 (Feb. 2021) [open access]

Initial Progress Report: Family Reunification Task Force (US Dept. of Homeland Security, June 2021) [text

Pushed into harm's way: Forced returns of unaccompanied migrant children to danger by the USA and Mexico (Amnesty International, June 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also Spanish version.

Strengthening Services for Unaccompanied Children in U.S. Communities (Migration Policy Institute, June 2021) [text]

"Trump’s Policy of Putting Kids in Cages: Six Dead, Thousands Separated from Parents, Making America Great Again?," Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law, vol. 28, no. 1 (2021) [full-text]

"Unaccompanied Children on the Move: From Central America to the United States Via Mexico," Chapter 10 in Dignity in Movement: Borders, Bodies and Rights (E-International Relations, June 2021) [open access]
- Scroll to p. 116.

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