REMARKS
Gaps in services for immigrant youth arriving as unaccompanied children
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Council Member Avilés highlights the existing gaps in services for immigrant youth who arrive in the US as unaccompanied children (UACs), emphasizing the need for improved support.
- Many UACs arrive having fled dangerous and violent conditions in their home countries.
- There is a growing demand for age-appropriate shelter in New York City.
- The council member stresses the importance of addressing these gaps to ensure the well-being of immigrant youth.
Alexa Avilés
0:09:42
Advocates have noted that gaps in services remain for immigrant youth who arrive in the US, as UACs.
0:09:50
Many of these children and youth arrive having flood dangerous, violent conditions in their home countries and have undertaken harrowing journeys to seek safety in the United States.
0:10:01
There is a growing demand for age appropriate shelter in our city, which my cochair council member Stevens will discuss at greater length.
0:10:11
In addition, immigrant youth who have arrived as UACs may be eligible for a range of immigration statuses.
