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43 Rutgers L. Rec. 1 (2015-2016)

handle is hein.journals/rutglr43 and id is 1 raw text is: Rutgers Law Record RUTGERS LAW RECORD The Internet journal of Rutgers School of Law Newark www.lawrecord.com Volume 43 2015-2016 WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING: THE CASE OF GANG RECRUITS SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE UNITED STATES Melody Mendoza' I. Introduction More than 57,000 unaccompanied minors have crossed the United States border since January 2014.2 At-risk youth flee gang violence in their home country. They come to the United States hoping that the government will consider resistance to joining gangs as 1. J.D. Candidate 2016, Rutgers School of Law; B.A., International Studies and Hispanic Studies, Trinity College. 2. Scott Johnson, American-Born Gangs Helping Drive Immgrant Crisis at U.S. Border, NAT'L GEOGRAPHIC, (July 25, 2014), http://news.natonalgeographic.com/news/2014/07/140723-immigration-minors- honduras-gang-violence-central-amenca. 3. UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMM'R FOR REFUGEES, GUIDANCE NOTE ON REFUGEE CLAIMS RELATING TO VICTIMS OF ORGANIZED GANGS 6 (2010) [hereinafter GUIDANCE NOTE ON REFUGEE CLAIMS], available at http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4bb21fa02.html. 1 Volumne 43 2015-2016

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