Asylum and Its Discontents in the United States
In a recent decision, the Board of Immigration Appeals held that service of a Notice to Appear (“NTA”) on an alien is effective, so long as the alien is at least 14 years old. See Matter of Cubor-Cruz, 25 I&N Dec. 470 (BIA April 29, 2011). It may seem idiotic to expect a child still in the throws of puberty to … Read more
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (“ORR”) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services provides grant money to support local school systems that are impacted by significant numbers of newly arrived refugee children. Last year, ORR provided about $15 million in grants. The ORR Program “target[s] school-age refugees between the ages of five (5) and … Read more
Every year, about 8,000 unaccompanied children enter the United States and are placed in removal proceedings. Many of those children are helped by KIND–Kids in Need of Defense, a non-profit organization begun in January 2009 with a $3 million grant from Microsoft (and help from refugee maven Angelina Jolie). Pleased with the success of the … Read more