Guardianships for Children of Deported Parents
Guardianships for Children of Deported Parents Weekly, the news is flooded with reports of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids of undocumented adults with minor children, often U.S. born. While the detentions and arrests target individuals with removal or deportation orders, individuals with pending criminal charges, immigration fugitives, or those who re-enter the U.S. after deportation have also been picked-up in the dragnet raids. My Parents Have Been Deported, Now What? Undocumented parents of minor children are urged to plan for the custody and care of their minor children in the event they are picked up in a raid or arrested because of immigration problems. According to the Migration Policy Institute , almost 5 million minors under the age of 18 live with at least one parent with no immigration status to live or work in the U.S. Undocumented parents often leave their children in the U.S. when they are deported. An older sibling or other relativ...