Children living in the United States are entitled to a free public education, regardless of their or their parents' immigration status. In addition, migrant and refugee students experiencing homelessness are entitled to specific rights under the McKinney-Vento Act, which guarantees access to education for homeless students.
The National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth offers several resources for youth-serving professionals who work with unaccompanied, undocumented young people. The briefs are designed to help educators, advocates, and others navigate the legal system on behalf of undocumented young people and determine their eligibility for services made available to homeless students by the McKinney-Vento Act Homeless Education Assistance Act.
"Unaccompanied Immigrant Children: Education and Homelessness" (PDF, 212KB) and the accompanying flowchart (PDF, 335KB) give an overview of what happens to unaccompanied immigrant children when they are apprehended in the United States, their education rights in the United States, and their high likelihood of experiencing housing instability and homelessness.
[For more go to http://ncfy.acf.hhs.gov/news/2...d-undocumented-youth]
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