Interviewing Refugee Children: Theory, Policy, and Practice with Traumatized Asylum Seekers. Jain, A. & Lee, J. Yale Journal of Law and Feminism, 29:45. abstract bibtex For detained children seeking asylum, the Credible Fear Interview (CFI) is highly consequential: those who do not pass are deported to countries in which they fear persecution or torture. We consider whether policies and practices during child CFIs ensure that complete information is elicited in the first instance. We uncover infirmities that prevent some child asylum seekers from fully exercising their rights. Accordingly, we propose reforms across all branches of government to protect minors in CFIs, including updated and betterenforced agency guidelines for child interviews, an end to child detention, habeas review, and appointment of counsel.
@article{jain_interviewing_nodate,
title = {Interviewing {Refugee} {Children}: {Theory}, {Policy}, and {Practice} with {Traumatized} {Asylum} {Seekers}},
volume = {29},
abstract = {For detained children seeking asylum, the Credible Fear Interview (CFI) is highly consequential: those who do not pass are deported to countries in which they fear persecution or torture. We consider whether policies and practices during child CFIs ensure that complete information is elicited in the first instance. We uncover infirmities that prevent some child asylum seekers from fully exercising their rights. Accordingly, we propose reforms across all branches of government to protect minors in CFIs, including updated and betterenforced agency guidelines for child interviews, an end to child detention, habeas review, and appointment of counsel.},
language = {en},
journal = {Yale Journal of Law and Feminism},
author = {Jain, Amit and Lee, Joanne},
keywords = {⛔ No DOI found},
pages = {45}
}