Unaccompanied Children's Services

Key Documents for the Unaccompanied Children's Services Program
 

FOR PROVIDERS AND SPONSORS:

• Request for UAC Case File Information
  • Authorization for Release of Records
• Pro Bono Referral Resource Guide
• Unaccompanied Haitian Children
• Request for Specific Consent to Juvenile Court Jurisdiction (ORR C-1) – Specific Consent Form (DOC 83KB)
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Status – Specific Consent Program Instructions (PDF 98KB)

LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDER GUIDES

• Legal Resource Guide – Legal Service Provider List for UAC in ORR Care (PDF 686KB)
• Legal Resource Guide (español) – Guía de Recursos Legales (PDF 765KB)
   
• CA Department of Social Services - Unaccompanied Children Legal Services Provider List (December 2014)

In-Country Refugee/Parole Processing for Minors in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala (Central American Minors – CAM)

LEGAL BACKGROUND AND AUTHORITY
 

Flores v Reno Settlement Agreement of 1997

Homeland Security Act of 2002

State Letter 10-11: Eligibility for the Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Program for Children Granted Special Immigrant Juvenile Status by the Department of Homeland Security

Special Immigrant Juveniles: Perez-Olano v. Holder Settlement Agreement

• Special Immigrant Juvenile Application (DOC 131KB) (PDF 168KB)
• Special Immigrant Juvenile Decline of Placement (DOC 39KB) (PDF 49KB)
• Notice for Special Immigrant Juveniles (PDF 16KB)
• Notice of Proposed Settlement and Hearing in Class Action for Special Immigrant Juveniles (PDF 24KB)
• Signed Settlement Agreement (PDF 5.4MB)

ORR/DCS Family Reunification Packet for Sponsors (English/Español)

• LOPC Overview (DOC 161KB)

English

• Authorization for Release of Information (DOC 40KB)
• Digital Fingerprint Instructions for Sponsors (DOC 35KB)
• Family Reunification Application (DOC 37KB)
• Family Reunification Checklist for Sponsors (DOC 43KB)
• Family Reunification Packet Cover Letter (PDF 43KB)
• Sponsor Care Agreement (DOC 38KB)
• Sponsor Handbook (PDF 1MB)
• Letter of Designation for Care of a Minor (DOC 48KB)

Español

• Autorización para la Divulgación de Información (DOC 41KB)
• Instrucciones Sobre la Toma de Huellas Digitales Para Patrocinadores (DOC 34KB)
• Solicitud de Reunificación Familiar (DOC 40KB)
• Lista de Control de la Reunificación Familiar para Patrocinadores (DOC 38KB)
• Solicitud de Reunificación Familiar Carta Adjunta (PDF 60KB)
• Acuerdo de Cuidado del Patrocinador (DOC 37KB)
• Manual del Patrocinador (PDF 1.5MB)
• Carta de Designación para el Cuidado de un Menor (DOC 34KB)