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This guidance outlines documentation needed to prove an individual is eligible for ORR refugee resettlement programs and a suggested process for making eligibility determinations.
Unaccompanied children are referred to ORR’s Unaccompanied Children Bureau by another federal agency, usually the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ORR incorporates child welfare principles and the child’s best interests when making all placement, clinical, case management, and discharge decisions.