Detention And Deportation: A Case Study

Decent Essays
Brabeck, Kalina M., M. Brinton Lykes, and Cristina Hunter. "The Psychosocial Impact of
Detention and Deportation on U.S. Migrant Children and Families." American Journal of
Orthopsychiatry 84.5 (2014): 496-505. PsycARTICLES. Web. 8 Oct. 2015.
The authors of the article study the psychological impact that detention and deportation represents for immigrant families in the U.S. This study also studies the psychological impact of the varied legal statuses that a single immigrant family can have.
Byrd, Stacy. "Learning From The Past: Why Termination of A Non-Citizen Parent's
Rights Should Not Be Based On The Child's Best Interest." University Of Miami Law
Review 68.1 (2013): 323-351. Index to Legal Periodicals & Books Full Text (H.W.
Wilson).

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