Unaccompanied Children Program (UCP)

Providing holistic legal and social services to unaccompanied immigrant youth in Hawaii.

The Unaccompanied Children Program seeks to provide free, high-quality universal legal representation to all unaccompanied immigrant youth in Hawaii. 


How to Access Services (Eligibility Criteria): 

    • Under 18 years old

    • Have been designated by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) as an unaccompanied child

    • Released to a sponsor living in the state of Hawaii

Please contact UCP staff at the contact information listed below to schedule an appointment

Staff are fluent in Spanish and have access to a wide network of interpreters in virtually any language.

Key Services or Activities:

    • Removal defense/representation in immigration court

    • Representation in family court for Special Immigration Juvenile Status (SIJS) orders

    • Applications with USCIS for asylum, SIJS, U- and T-visas

    • Appeals

    • Connecting you to medical, psychological, educational, and other community services

 

How to Partner or Support

Your kind donation would significantly help our project.

Support this Program

  • We appreciate opportunities to collaborate with government agencies, community organizations, corporations, and other actors in civil society to support this project to benefit unaccompanied immigrant youth in Hawaii. You can join us by providing resources or becoming sponsors.

  • We welcome volunteers to support our project. please reach out to us

Contact Information

  • Point of Contact: Kara Teng, Managing Attorney

  • Office Location: 723C Umi Street, Honolulu, HI 96819

  • Operating Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.


    ucp@pacificgatewaycenter.org and the phone number: (808) 978-4520

 
 

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