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Immigration

Jul. 16, 2014

Upsides for unaccompanied minors

The number of unaccompanied minors entering the U.S. without inspection is rising. There are two immigration benefits that may be prompting these long and hopeful journeys. By Maria Stratton


By Maria Stratton


Recently the media have alerted us to the rising number of unaccompanied minors entering the U.S. without inspection. Most of the cases in the headlines involve children who have been apprehended at the border and released to friends or relatives upon their promise to appear at later immigration court proceedings. Some blame this deluge of undocumented children on the violence endemic to Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, countries from which ...

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