The European Union's Migration and Asylum Pact (the Pact) represents one of the most significant overhauls of EU migration governance in recent decades. Yet for one of its most vulnerable subjects, unaccompanied minors (UAMs), its implications remain underexplored. This thesis critically examines how the Pact´s screening, border asylum, and return procedures function to securitize UAMs, positioning them primarily as migration-management problems rather than as rights-bearing children deserving of protection. Drawing on securitization theory from both the Copenhagen and Paris Schools (Buzan et al, 1998; Bigo, 2002), the study employs a qualitative, critical policy analysis of EU legal texts, policy documents, and relevant child-rights instruments. The analyses reveal that, while the Pact formalizes commitments to the best interests of the child (CRC, art. 3), its procedural architecture systematically prioritizes migration management and security logics over substantive child protection. This thesis posits that the securitization of UAMs is not merely discursive. It is enacted through routine administrative practice, normalizing what are, in effect, exceptional measures as standard governance. This study contributes to the literature by bringing securitization theory into direct conversation with the legal analysis of child-rights safeguards in EU migration policy. Finally, the research concludes with recommendations for legal reform, stronger oversight, and further empirical research to ensure that child-rights standards are substantively realized within EU migration governance.