Using Restorative Dialogue as an Assimilation Technique for Unaccompanied Children Escaping Gang Violence

Authors

Naomi Jawahar, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

This Note will first give background on the Northern Triangle area and background on the asylum process in Part I. Part II of the Note will discuss the negative government response in Section A. Section B will delve into the influence of gangs, Section C will discuss the relation between juvenile stigmatization and crime, and Section D will discuss the current resettlement process for UACs that is in place. Finally, Section E, of Part II, will discuss how ADR will help with the resettlement process. Part IH will offer a solution, with Section A showing how restorative dialogue specifically can help, and how restorative dialogue can be added to the current process in place. This Note will provide of a proposal of how restorative dialogue employed by sponsors assigned to unaccompanied children can help the unaccompanied children assimilate into the United States and free them from gang culture. A restorative process will allow UAC's to feel as if their needs are being addressed and instill a greater sense of trust and belonging.

More importantly, an established restorative process in place would make immigration justices more comfortable providing asylum to UACs and help unaccompanied minors fleeing gang violence and recruitment adjust more smoothly.

Disciplines

Comparative and Foreign Law | Constitutional Law | Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | Fourteenth Amendment | Immigration Law | Law | Legal Profession

Recommended Citation

Naomi Jawahar, Using Restorative Dialogue as an Assimilation Technique for Unaccompanied Children Escaping Gang Violence, 20 Cardozo J. Conflict Resol. 443 (2019).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjcr/vol20/iss2/7