Illegal Encounters

In the United States, millions of children are undocumented migrants or have family members who came to the country without authorization. Illegal Encounters considers illegality, deportability, and deportation in the lives of young people?those who migrate as well as those who are affected by the migration of others. This comprensive volume is to understand how children and youth encounter, move through, or are outside of a range of legal processes, including border enforcement, immigration detention, federal custody, courts, and state processes of categorization. Contributors privilege the voices and everyday experiences of immigrant children and youth themselves. By combining different perspectives from advocates, service providers, attorneys, researchers, and young immigrants, the volume presents rich accounts that can contribute to informed debates and policy reforms. Illegal Encounters presents rich accounts that contribute to political, sheding light on the policies , laws, and legal categories that shape young immigrants lives.