URGENT: Tell Congress to rein in immigration enforcement that is putting kids at risk
February 23, 2026
Four years into the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the under noted organisations across Europe issue this joint statement to warn the urgent need to address the needs and risks facing unaccompanied and separated children and young people displaced from Ukraine as the EU considers the future of temporary protection and longer-term pathways for people displaced from Ukraine. What began as an emergency response has become a protracted, structurally fragile situation in which children and young people’s safety, development, and future prospects are increasingly shaped by fragmented systems rather than coherent protection frameworks.
