Specialized Immigration Courts for Children: Enhanced Protection and Procedural Fairness.
This law establishes specialized immigration courts (Children's Courts) and procedures tailored for unaccompanied minors to ensure greater fairness and protection. It mandates that judges have experience working with children and use trauma-informed techniques. Crucially, the act severely restricts sharing personal data of children and their potential sponsors with immigration enforcement without consent, enhancing family security.
Key points
Creation of the Children's Court: Specialized immigration court divisions for minors under 18, staffed by judges trained in child development and considering the child's best interests.
Increased Privacy Protection: Information about children and their sponsors cannot be shared with immigration enforcement agencies without explicit consent, except for national security or law enforcement purposes.
Child-Appropriate Procedures: Ensuring time to obtain free legal counsel, breaks during testimony, and limiting the use of virtual hearings unless it is in the child's legal interest.
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