La Charla: documenting the experience of unaccompanied minors in immigration court

Huynh, Jennifer

doi:10.1080/1369183x.2019.1627188

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“…56 Reports of physical, verbal, and sexual abuse from border enforcement officials 3,66,68 are coupled with detention conditions that explicitly violate human rights. 56,68 Prolonged detention is justified on the grounds of unavailable child welfare spaces, flight risk (ie, leaving the country before a trial hearing), or age determination disputes, with conditions such as sleep deprivation, inadequate food or water, and denied medical care being common. 69 Interviews with asylum officers can be frightening and confusing (eg, there might be language barriers or no access to translators), and children might not be recognised as minors unless they have age confirmation.…”

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“…In destination countries, there is often tension between border enforcement, which criminalises irregular migration, and a child rights-based assessment of health needs( 56 ). Reports of physical, verbal and sexual abuse from border enforcement officials( 3 , 66 , 68 ) are coupled with detention conditions in explicit violation of human rights( 56 , 68 ). Prolonged detention is justified on the grounds of unavailable child welfare spaces, ‘flight risk’ or age determination dispute, with conditions such as sleep deprivation, inadequate food or water and denied medical care( 69 ).…”

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International migration of unaccompanied minors: trends, health risks, and legal protection

Maioli¹,

Bhabha

Wickramage

et al. 2021

The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

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International migration of unaccompanied minors: trends, health risks, and legal protection

Maioli¹,

Bhabha

Wickramage

et al. 2021

The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

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“…All resettled UMs—including toddlers and infants— are expected to eventually appear in immigration court regardless of age or whether they have been able to secure legal representation or counsel. While the courts provide interpreters, the challenges posed to children to “articulate their claims before a judge and lawyer in a language and culture [that is] not their own” are immense (Huynh, 2021, p. 617).…”

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Maintaining Connections, Cultivating Community: The Role of Transnational Translingual Literacy Sponsorships in One Adolescent’s Literacy Practices

Linares

2022

Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education

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Context: Transnational emergent multilingual (TEM) adolescents are young people who maintain emotional, social, economic, and physical connections and networks to more than one country, often a home country and a host country. Because of their linguistic identities and varied schooling experiences, when they enroll in U.S. public schools, many are designated as English Learners and subsequently positioned as “illiterate” or having “limited” linguistic and literacy skills through additional labels such as “limited/interrupted formal schooling.” Such linguistic and cultural erasure mirrors the systematic invisibility and intra-racial stereotyping that many adolescents, particularly those from Indigenous backgrounds, faced in their home countries. However, despite such positionings, many TEMs are highly literate and engage regularly in complex literacy practices. Purpose: The purpose of this article is to showcase the kinds of literacy practices that one TEM adolescent, Paula, engaged in, how, and to what end, as well as how those literacy practices reflected unique aspects of her multifaceted identity as an Indigenous transnational being. The languaging and literacy practices that TEMs like Paula engage in allow them to maintain their cultural and linguistic identities and social ties in multimodal, local, and transnational dimensions; yet, such practices and skills are not recognized or built upon in schools. As findings of this study indicate, TEMs’ engagement in such practices is also made possible through the support of both local and transnational “sponsorships” from individuals, including family, with whom TEMs actively maintain or establish relationships; yet, this kind of familial engagement often goes unrecognized by schools. Research Design: This article draws on ethnographic data gathered through sustained participation in the field. Data collection occurred across one school year and consisted of ethnographic observations, interviews, and artifact collection at a combined middle/high school newcomer school in an urban community. This article draws on a subset of data centered on Paula’s out-of-school literacy practices. Data analysis drew directly on the theoretical framework: Literacy sponsorship theory was used to identify who, if anyone, facilitated Paula’s participation in literacy practices and in what ways; translanguaging theory was used to identify how translanguaging was evident in the ways language was used and discussed; and border theory was used to identify the social significance of the literacy practices in Paula’s daily life, as well as how they embodied and represented her transnational identity. Such an analysis allowed for the understanding of how the literacy practices Paula engaged in reflected her life experiences as an Indigenous TEM, not only in terms of how she engaged in them, but also in terms of the significance they held in her day-to-day life. Conclusions: Findings indicate that Paula engaged in multimodal literacy practices, across languages, cultural contexts, and national boundaries, that were personally, spiritually, and intellectually sustaining. Outside the classroom, Paula was positioned as a sophisticated communicator who leveraged language and literacy knowledge to build relationships and meet the responsibilities of her daily life. Yet, the wherewithal and critical thinking visible in Paula’s life in her community were rarely visible or elicited in the classroom. As such, findings provide insights around how teachers and school personnel can better bridge the diverse community and classroom spaces TEMs navigate, thereby making school a more welcoming space for students and their families.

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Legal care work: emotion and care work in lawyering with unaccompanied minors

Tenorio

2024

Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

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La Charla: documenting the experience of unaccompanied minors in immigration court

Cited by 5 publications

References 18 publications

International migration of unaccompanied minors: trends, health risks, and legal protection

International migration of unaccompanied minors: trends, health risks, and legal protection

Maintaining Connections, Cultivating Community: The Role of Transnational Translingual Literacy Sponsorships in One Adolescent’s Literacy Practices

Legal care work: emotion and care work in lawyering with unaccompanied minors

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