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# unaccompanied minors

This month
April 2024
Teens in private residential care dropped off at Tusla HQ over safety concerns
Private operators of residential care homes for migrant teens had fears over grooming and drug use.
Evidence had been found which suggested teens were being groomed and at risk of sexual exploitation.
Requests to move the at-risk children weren't granted - so the private firm staff decided they needed to discharge the teens from their care.
Protocols brought in since the invasion of Ukraine mean the staff-to-children ratio in these facilities is not as strong as it is in Tusla care homes.
This year
2024
Department officials set to discuss age assessment process for unaccompanied minors, PAC hears
All time
Unaccompanied minors waiting years for clarity on immigration status
Opinion: Children in cages is the new normal in Hungary
Paul Gavan
How some teenagers are forced from foster care into direct provision once they turn 18