AGENCY TESTIMONY
Unaccompanied minors and the role of the Office of Refugee Resettlement
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The testimony explains the situation of unaccompanied minors entering the United States and the role of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) in their care.
- Most unaccompanied minors are identified at the southern border by US Customs and Border Control
- ORR is responsible for the care and custody of unaccompanied minors
- ACS has no legal role or authority in the care of children under ORR custody
Stephanie Gendell
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Many children and youth who immigrate to the United States come here with their families.
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The overwhelming majority of children in youth who come to the United States without their parents are identified at the southern border by US Customs And Border Control and detained as unacompanyed alien children or as we've been referring to them unaccompanied minors.
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The Federal US Health And Human Services Officer of refugee resettlement, ORR, is typically responsible for the care and custody of unaccompanied minors and has contracts for their own foster homes and group care facilities.
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While sorry.
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Notably, this system is entirely separate from ACS, and ACS has no legal roller authority with regard to the care custody of these children with ORR.