Medellin V. Texas E.K. Valentin my brother is like any

my brother is like any other eleven-year-old

a Franciscan nun and refugee advocate

this book is essential reading for trainees and practitioners working with children and young people

running away

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Medellin V. Texas E.K. Valentin my brother is like anyIn 1993, JosE MedellIn, an eighteen year old Mexican national who lived most of his life in the United States, was arrested for his participation in the gang rape and murder of two girls in Houston, Texas. Despite telling police that he was born in Mexico, he was never informed of his rights to contact the Mexican Consulate, a right guaranteed to him by Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. The Mexican government filed suit