Every day, child refugees who have fled to the U.S. are sent back home without a fair trial. But now, the House is voting on a bill to give refugee children adequate representation in court.
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Everyday, child refugees come to our country - without parents or family - seeking safety in the U.S. But all too often, rather than protecting these children who have narrowly escaped turmoil in their native countries, our immigration system sends them back into danger. Take action!
Unable to fend for themselves, to afford an attorney, or even to understand what an immigration judge is saying to them, child refugees often end up in juvenile detention centers or are deported back to the very place they fled. Now, Congress is considering legislation to fix the system.
Called the Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2005 or H.R. 1172, this bill would help refugee children out of the juvenile punishment system by providing them access to an attorney who can hear their case and adequately represent them.
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UNHCR's Goodwill Ambassador, actress Angelina Jolie, spoke of her support for this legislation, saying: "…without legal representation we are sending children to court to represent themselves in a language that most of them don't understand. And expecting them to recall accounts so frightening and humiliating, they wouldn't want to tell anyone, let alone a room full of strangers."
The companion bill to H.R. 1172 was passed unanimously in the U.S. Senate in December, but now H.R. 1172 needs to be passed in the House to be made into law.
Sign the petition to urge your state representative to support this bill now! Help defend the lives of child refugees who cannot defend themselves...
Sign the petition now!
Everyday, child refugees come to our country - without parents or family - seeking safety in the U.S. But all too often, rather than protecting these children who have narrowly escaped turmoil in their native countries, our immigration system sends them back into danger. Take action!
Unable to fend for themselves, to afford an attorney, or even to understand what an immigration judge is saying to them, child refugees often end up in juvenile detention centers or are deported back to the very place they fled. Now, Congress is considering legislation to fix the system.
Called the Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2005 or H.R. 1172, this bill would help refugee children out of the juvenile punishment system by providing them access to an attorney who can hear their case and adequately represent them.
Click here to support this bill!
UNHCR's Goodwill Ambassador, actress Angelina Jolie, spoke of her support for this legislation, saying: "…without legal representation we are sending children to court to represent themselves in a language that most of them don't understand. And expecting them to recall accounts so frightening and humiliating, they wouldn't want to tell anyone, let alone a room full of strangers."
The companion bill to H.R. 1172 was passed unanimously in the U.S. Senate in December, but now H.R. 1172 needs to be passed in the House to be made into law.
Sign the petition to urge your state representative to support this bill now! Help defend the lives of child refugees who cannot defend themselves...
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