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<journal-id>0187-6961</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Estudios fronterizos]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Estud. front]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0187-6961</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Autónoma de Baja California]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0187-69612026000100102</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.21670/ref.2602180</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Beyond the border: diplomacy, cooperation and human rights in child migration]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Más allá de la frontera: diplomacia, cooperación y derechos humanos en la migración infantil]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Villegas Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María José]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cordero Ramos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nuria]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Pablo de Olavide  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Seville ]]></addr-line>
<country>Spain</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2026</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2026</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>27</volume>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0187-69612026000100102&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0187-69612026000100102&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0187-69612026000100102&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: This article analyzes the situation of unaccompanied children in migration at the United States-Mexico border between 2019 and 2025 through the lenses of humanitarian diplomacy, international cooperation and human rights. Using a qualitative critical-interpretative methodology, it examines bilateral diplomatic frameworks, institutional actors and migration governance mechanisms affecting child protection. The analysis draws on international legal instruments, public policies and reports issued by governmental and non-governmental organizations. The findings reveal persistent tensions between humanitarian discourse and migration control practices, showing how border security priorities frequently override the best interests of the child. Structural protection gaps derived from institutional fragmentation and limited coordination are identified. The article contributes a critical framework for rethinking migration governance from a rights-based perspective centered on dignity, justice and child participation. The study is limited by its reliance on secondary sources.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: Este artículo analiza la situación de los menores no acompañados en contextos de migración en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México durante el periodo 2019-2025, a partir de la diplomacia humanitaria, la cooperación internacional y los derechos humanos. Mediante una metodología cualitativa de enfoque crítico-interpretativo, se examinan marcos diplomáticos bilaterales, actores institucionales y mecanismos de gobernanza migratoria. El análisis se sustenta en instrumentos jurídicos internacionales, políticas públicas y reportes de organismos gubernamentales y organizaciones especializadas. Los resultados evidencian tensiones persistentes entre los discursos humanitarios y las prácticas de control migratorio, así como brechas estructurales de protección derivadas de la fragmentación institucional. El artículo aporta un marco crítico para repensar la gobernanza migratoria desde una perspectiva centrada en la dignidad, la justicia y la participación infantil. La principal limitación radica en el uso de fuentes secundarias.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[United States-Mexico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[migración infantil]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[derechos humanos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[diplomacia humanitaria]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[cooperación internacional]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Estados Unidos-México]]></kwd>
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