National Center for Youth Law

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Read about the latest cases, policies, guides, and events our team is working on with youth to transform public systems and strengthen our communities. For more news, click here.

NCYL stands with trans youth and remains committed to supporting them, even if Supreme Court won't

Today’s Supreme Court decision in U.S. v. Skrmetti fails trans youth and their families, forcing many into uncertainty and powerlessness to access...

Press Releases

Amid Government’s Efforts to Terminate Flores, Counsel File Motion to Enforce Agreement, Citing Prolonged Detention of Children and 'Culture of Cruelty'

Flores Counsel yesterday evening filed a motion to enforce the Settlement, citing the government’s prolonged detention of children, which has...

Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration Policy That Unlawfully Keeps Children in Custody

Washington, DC — A federal court ruled today in Angelica S. v. HHS, certifying a class of unaccompanied children and blocking the Trump-Vance...

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Mission

At the National Center for Youth Law, we Center Youth through impact litigation, policy advocacy, collaboration, and research that fundamentally transforms our nation's approach to education, health, immigration, foster care, and youth justice.

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