Legal help for minors crossing the border
Youth reporters conducted an interview on an important issue: the sharp increase of undocumented children crossing the border from violence-ridden Central America. A lawyer from the ACLU's Immigrants' Rights Project answered questions to inform Youth Radio listeners about this issue. The group is spearheading a lawsuit to give minors legal representation in their refugee status cases. "This is pretty serious violence, perpetrated by gang members and other people who... are targeting young people specifically, so that’s why you see a lot of younger people coming to the United States." Read more on Youth Radio.