Unaccompanied Children In Australia

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Unaccompanied children[edit]
Unaccompanied children are minors who are separated from their families once they reach the host country, or minors who decide to travel from their home countries to a foreign country without a parent or guardian.[14] More children are traveling alone, with nearly 100,000 unaccompanied children in 2015 filing claims for asylum in 78 countries.[1] Bhabha (2004) argues that it is more challenging for unaccompanied children than adults to gain asylum, as unaccompanied children are usually unable to find appropriate legal representation and stand up for themselves during the application process.[15] In Australia, for instance, unaccompanied children, who usually do not have any kind of legal assistance, must prove beyond