After an influx of unaccompanied minors into the United States, the Office of Refugee Resettlement faced a historic number of referrals with over 20, children in care in May of Participants will gain an understanding of the current situation and legal landscape regarding unaccompanied minors in the United States β from identification at the border, reunification with parents or placement with sponsors, cultural and linguistic challenges, barriers to receiving assistance, how the community can help, and more.
Participants will also learn how the vulnerabilities of unaccompanied minors are at times exploited into human trafficking. The John J. Brunetti Human Trafficking Academy of St. Register Now. David A. Armstrong, J. President, St. Thomas University Miami, FL. Read Bio. Professor Dr. Thomas University College of Law.
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Inspired by her work against human trafficking since the early s, Dr. Pati founded in the John J. Brunetti Human Trafficking Academy , an institute she continues to direct. Pati has a wealth of experience in public service and academia. In , Dr. In , Professor Pati facilitated the preparation of The Miami Declaration of Principles on Human Trafficking, a set of law and policy recommendations, and she has made presentations on human trafficking in the capacity of an expert in several national and international symposia, conferences and seminars.
Pati is a prolific scholar who has written extensively in the field of international law, human rights, human trafficking and international criminal law. She is a globally published author of books, book chapters and law review articles in multiple languages and she lectures at academic, governmental and inter-governmental institutions around the world. Managing Director The John J. Brunetti Human Trafficking Academy St. Thomas University School of Law.
