RT Book T1 Whose child am I?: unaccompanied, undocumented children in U.S. immigration custody A1 Terrio, Susan J. 1950- LA English PP Oakland, California PB University of California Press YR 2015 UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1615521372 AB "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 AB The American dream -- Which way home? -- The least restrictive setting -- Placement in federal custody -- In custody -- Release -- Immigration court -- The new American story OP 261 NO Includes bibliographical references and index CN JV6600 SN 0520281497 SN 0520281489 SN 9780520281493 SN 9780520281486 K1 Unaccompanied immigrant children : Government policy : United States : Case studies K1 Illegal alien children : Government policy : United States : Case studies K1 Juvenile Detention : United States : Case studies K1 Immigration enforcement : United States : Case studies K1 Mexicans : United States : Case studies K1 Central Americans : United States : Case studies K1 Illegal alien children -- Government policy -- United States -- Case studies K1 Juvenile detention -- United States -- Case studies K1 Unaccompanied immigrant children -- Government policy -- United States -- Case studies K1 USA : Mexikaner : Zentralamerikaner : Minderjähriger : Flüchtling : Illegaler Einwanderer