The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights

The Young Center advocates for the rights of unaccompanied immigrant children, children who arrive at our borders on their own. We serve as trusted allies for these children by accompanying them through court proceedings, advocating for their best interests, and standing for the creation of a dedicated juvenile immigrant justice system that ensures the safety and well-being of every child. We aim to ensure that these children, all of whom face deportation, have their best interests attended to by immigration judges and enforcement officials.

Every young immigrant deserves to be safe. Young children who flee violence, abuse and poverty need an advocate, not an adversary. The Young Center is their champion in an immigration system that is not designed to treat children as children. We help assure that their needs are put foremost and their best interests take priority. They’ve taken the first step to improve their futures, and we step in, with their assent, to help them move forward.