LOADING ERROR LOADINGA newly uncovered document flagged last week in a federal court filing threatens undocumented immigrant children in government custody with “prolonged” detention if they choose to exercise their legal rights rather than voluntarily depart the United States. The document misrepresents the law and threatens to undermine immigrant children’s legal rights to pursue immigration cases in the United States, according to the attorney who flagged it as part of a federal lawsuit. It’s unclear how widely the document has been distributed or, indeed, whether any children have directly been given the information it contains. The challenge concerns the administration’s recent practice of turning 18-year-olds over to ICE custody once they age out of the government’s network of shelters for unaccompanied immigrant youth. If your sponsor in the United States does not have legal immigration status, they will be subject to arrest and removal from the United States.

Source: Huffington Post November 20, 2025 21:08 UTC