The New York Times published an article late last week that takes a startling look at children in deportation proceedings. Often, these children are here without a mother, father or other relative who can act as their guardian. They have little English skills and little information as to whether they want to fight deportation or even what deportation is. Most don't have attorneys.
A look at America's immigration courts show a system where many children lack legal representation, where judges find themselves having to explain the law to a 12 year-old through a translator, and where the government itself has no real measure of the problem.
There is a larger issue. Advocates worry about child trafficking, smuggling and abuse because these children do not know how to ask for help or know what resources are available to them to address these problems. This is a growing problem that needs to be addressed to ensure that children, whether here legally or not, have their interests represented.
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Jennifer Jaskolka-Brown, an Iowa attorney located at 6601 Westown Parkway, Suite 200, West Des Moines, Iowa, (515) 247-4705, practices in general civil litigation with an emphasis in Iowa Family Law issues. She provides guidance in family law matters from divorce, paternity, disestablishment of paternity to adoption,and guardianships. She also provides representation in a wide-variety of civil litigation issues.
