Unaccompanied Alien Children: An Overview

Kandel, William A.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Border patrols;    Children;    Immigration law;    Immigration policy;   

RP-ID  :  R43599
RP-ID  :  R43599_2017Jan18

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report opens with an analysis of recent unaccompanied alien children (UAC) apprehension data. It then discusses current policy on the treatment, care, and custody of the population, with a description of the responsibilities of each federal agency involved with the population. The report also discusses administrative and congressional actions to deal with the UAC surge in FY2014 and ongoing action to address possible future surges.