
Migrant and Refugee Children
All too often, the thousands of unaccompanied children arriving in foreign lands without parents or caregivers find themselves trapped in their status as migrants, with officials giving little consideration to their needs and the risks they face as children. They may be denied access to adequate medical services and education; abused and mistreated by police, guards, and other detainees; and unable to seek asylum. They may languish in detention facilities, in conditions that are often degrading and inhumane, and many children are held in cells with adults who are strangers. Children held in detention, particularly for long periods with no release in sight, suffer lasting consequences, physically and mentally. Detention can create new traumas and exacerbate previous ones.
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June 25, 2025
Bangladesh: Foreign Aid Cuts Affect Rohingya Children’s Education
Support Community-led Schools for Refugee Students
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May 22, 2025
“The Strategy Is to Break Us”
The US Expulsion of Third-Country Nationals to Costa Rica
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April 24, 2025
“Nobody Cared, Nobody Listened”
The US Expulsion of Third-Country Nationals to Panama
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April 24, 2025
US/Panama: Mass Expulsion of Third-Country Nationals
Denied Right to Seek Asylum and Due Process; Held in Incommunicado Detention
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February 25, 2025
Ship of Humanity
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December 16, 2024
US: Lasting Harm from Family Separation at the Border
Plot by Senior Officials, Some Slated for New Posts, to Discourage Migrants
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December 2, 2024
Egypt: Education Restricted for Refugees
Convoluted Residency Requirements, Costs, Discrimination Impede Access to Schools
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September 25, 2024
Texas National Guard Firing Pepper Spray Projectiles at Migrants
State Legislature Should Impose Oversight, Deny Funding Request
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September 11, 2024
Darién Gap: The Jungle Where Poor Migration Policies Meet
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September 9, 2024
Malaysia’s Promised Immigration Reform Fails Children
Baitul Mahabbah Centers Detain Refugees, Violate Children’s Rights
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August 28, 2024
Stop Politicizing Education for Lebanon’s Refugee Children
Government Should Ensure Schools Enroll Children Regardless of Status
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April 11, 2024
Thailand: Halt Forced Returns to Myanmar
Decision Not to Deport 19 Children Should be Expanded to All Refugees