Whose child am I? : unaccompanied, undocumented children in U.S .immigration custody / Susan J. Terrio.
By: Terrio, Susan J. (Susan Jane) [author.].
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BookPublisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]Copyright date: �2015Description: 1 online resource (277 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780520961449 (e-book).Subject(s): Unaccompanied immigrant children -- Government policy -- United States -- Case studies | Illegal alien children -- Government policy -- United States -- Case studies | Juvenile detention -- United States -- Case studies | Immigration enforcement -- United States -- Case studies | Mexicans -- United States -- Case studies | Central Americans -- United States -- Case studiesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 325 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view | Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | URL | Copy number | Status | Date due | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The American dream -- Which way home? -- The least restrictive setting -- Placement in federal custody -- In custody -- Release -- Immigration court -- The new American story.
"In 2014, the arrest and detention of thousands of desperate young migrants at the southwest border of the United States exposed the U.S. government's shadowy juvenile detention system, which had escaped public scrutiny for years. This book tells the story of six Central American and Mexican children who are driven from their homes by violence and deprivation, and who embark alone, risking their lives, on the perilous journey north. They suffer coercive arrests at the U.S. border, then land in detention, only to be caught up in the battle to obtain legal status. Whose Child Am I? looks inside a vast, labyrinthine system by documenting in detail the experiences of these youths, beginning with their arrest by immigration authorities, their subsequent placement in federal detention, followed by their appearance in deportation proceedings and release from custody, and, finally, ending with their struggle to build new lives in the United States. This book shows how the U.S. government got into the business of detaining children and what we can learn from this troubled history"--Provided by publisher.
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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