{"href":"https:\/\/www.lawhub.org\/podcasts\/i-am-the-law\/oembed\/165\/arriving-alone-legal-aid-for-detained-immigrant-children","version":"1.0","provider_name":"LawHub","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.lawhub.org","width":640,"height":280,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawhub.org\/podcasts\/i-am-the-law\/player\/165\/arriving-alone-legal-aid-for-detained-immigrant-children\" title=\"I Am The Law Episode 165: Arriving Alone: Legal Aid for Detained Immigrant Children w\/ Katya Valasek\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" frameBorder=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\"><\/iframe>","title":"I Am The Law Episode 165: Arriving Alone: Legal Aid for Detained Immigrant Children w\/ Katya Valasek","description":"Angelique Torres is a legal aid lawyer who represents children navigating the U.S. immigration system. Her clients arrive at the border without a parent or legal guardian and are placed in government custody. In this episode, Angelique explains the forms of immigration relief available to her clients, including Special Immigrant Juvenile status and asylum, and how she builds trust with children as they share the difficult experiences that can shape their cases. Each case requires advocacy on several fronts: preparing clients for asylum interviews, working with parents and child advocates, challenging prolonged detention through habeas petitions, and representing a child\u2019s expressed wishes even when others may believe a different outcome is in their best interest. She explains how changes in funding can reshape the course of legal aid work, from the services organizations can provide to the cases they can take on, and why success ultimately depends on what each child wants from their case. Angelique is a graduate of Quinnipiac University School of Law.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/artwork.captivate.fm\/5d4a9065-b2b4-4b79-b2c6-74a312e24d7c\/blue-logo-odd.jpg"}