Many Refugee Kids Face Tough Times in INS Detention. Sonia Nazario.
by Nazario, Sonia; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 1Environment. Publisher: Los Angeles Times, 2003ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): Child welfare | Children -- Legal status | Detention of persons | Illegal aliens | Immigrant children | Juvenile detention homes | Refugee children | United States Immigration and Naturalization ServiceDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Esther Valladares Munoz, a frightened, brown-eyed girl abandoned by her parents in Honduras, slipped across the Rio Grande illegally to live with an aunt in Texas. She was caught in Houston two years ago [2001] and held for a civil deportation hearing. Federal agents jailed her in a coed ward with accused rapists and drug addicts. She was 14." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article illustrates the plight of immigrant children detained by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, noting the harsh conditions they are subjected to while in INS custody.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Many Refugee Kids Face Tough Times in INS Detention, Jan. 3, 2003; pp. A1+.
"Esther Valladares Munoz, a frightened, brown-eyed girl abandoned by her parents in Honduras, slipped across the Rio Grande illegally to live with an aunt in Texas. She was caught in Houston two years ago [2001] and held for a civil deportation hearing. Federal agents jailed her in a coed ward with accused rapists and drug addicts. She was 14." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article illustrates the plight of immigrant children detained by the Immigration and Naturalization Service, noting the harsh conditions they are subjected to while in INS custody.
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