It’s a controversy that never fails to resurface when we talk about the issue of unaccompanied minors (UMAs).
If there is uncertainty about their age, bone tests can be carried out on young migrants.
Minors, they will be taken care of by child protection.
When they are adults, they are directed towards common law protection systems and become “deportable”.
When they knock on the doors of the departments, these young people first pass an interview to assess minority and family isolation where they retrace their journey.
Their papers, when they have them after their migratory journey, are examined.
This assessment constitutes the gateway to support.
Teenager or young adult?
It is not always easy to decide, due to lack of valid papers.
What to do when the alleged age is not credible?
It is at this time that bone examinations can be requested to better estimate their age, or in the event that young people appeal their…
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