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Crs Report for Congress: Unaccompanied Refugee Minors: March 14, 2008 - Rl34414
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Chad C. Haddaal
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Crs Report for Congress: Unaccompanied Refugee Minors: March 14, 2008 - Rl34414 - Congressional Research Service the Libr ; Haddaal, Chad C.
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Synopsis "Crs Report for Congress: Unaccompanied Refugee Minors: March 14, 2008 - Rl34414"
Since enactment of the Refugee Act of 1980, the Immigration and Nationality Act has contained a designation for a group of children defined as "unaccompanied refugee minors" (URMs): refugee children in the United States under the age of 18, without a parent or close relative who is willing or able to care for them. The State Department identifies refugee children overseas who are eligible for resettlement in the United States but who do not have a parent or guardian. Once these URMs are admitted to the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS's) Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) is tasked with caring for them until they are either reunited with their families or reach the age of 18. Since 1980, approximately 12,000 URMs have been handled by ORR. Once in ORR's custody, a URM will be placed in the agency's URM program, wherein ORR works with state and local service providers, as well as volunteer agencies, to provide URMs with foster placement, services, and any needed care. As a means of placing URMs, both ORR and the state and volunteer services they work with have a number of options at their disposal, including foster homes, group homes, ...
