Whose Child Am I?: Unaccompanied, Undocumented Children in U.S. Immigration Custody

by Susan J. Terrio

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520281497
• ISBN13: 9780520281493
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 4.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"