Children: the new face of asylum and refuge in the United States
In recent years, the asylum system in the United States has changed dramatically. What was once a system dominated primarily by single adults has gradually transformed into one marked by the arrival of families with children, who have come to represent a significant, and in many periods, majority of those seeking international protection. This shift not only reflects a change in migration patterns but also a new humanitarian reality: asylum has ceased to be an individual phenomenon and has become …