NCYL works to ensure that immigrant children are able to live in communities rather than in government custody and have access to the resources and opportunities they need to heal and thrive. We use a combination of federal litigation, state and federal policy advocacy, stakeholder education, and coalition building to uphold and expand the rights of detained immigrant youth as well as immigrant children in the community. We do not represent individual children in immigration proceedings or provide immigration legal services.

Find a full list of our team's resources and publications here.

Center Youth

In our capacity as co-counsel on Flores v. Garland we represent the class of immigrant children in federal custody. In this role, we regularly meet with detained immigrant youth. Our team’s litigation and policy work is informed directly by the words of our clients.