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Unaccompanied Children (UC)

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Summary of CRCL Recommendation Memorandum and CBP's Response: Behavior Management of Unaccompanied Children in Custody

On February 27, 2023, CBP responded to a Recommendation Memorandum issued in September 2022 by CRCL about policies concerning behavior management of unaccompanied children in U.S. Border Patrol custody.

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CIS Ombudsman's Recommendations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 2016

CIS Ombudsman's Recommendations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 2016

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CIS Ombudsman's Recommendations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 2012

CIS Ombudsman's Recommendations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 2012

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CIS Ombudsman's Recommendations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 2011

CIS Ombudsman's Recommendations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 2011

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Oral Testimony of Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs

Secretary Mayorkas appeared before the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs in a hearing titled, “DHS Actions to Address Unaccompanied Minors at the Southern Border.”

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Written testimony of CBP for a Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing titled “The Unaccompanied Children Crisis: Does the Administration Have a Plan to Stop the Border Surge and Adequately Monitor the Children?”

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) U.S. Border Patrol acting Chief Ronald Vitiello addresses the role of CBP in the care and placement of unaccompanied alien children  who cross the Nation’s Southwest border.

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Written testimony of ICE for a Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing titled “The Unaccompanied Children Crisis: Does the Administration Have a Plan to Stop the Border Surge and Adequately Monitor the Children?”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations Executive Associate Director Thomas Homan addresses ICE’s role in addressing issues related to unaccompanied children arriving in the United States.

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CIS Ombudsman's Recommendations to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services 2015

Recommendations to USCIS and their response for the year 2015.

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Written testimony of ICE for a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing titled “The 2014 Humanitarian Crisis at our Border: A Review of the Government’s Response to Unaccompanied Minors One Year Later”

U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations Assistant Director of Field Operations Philip Miller reviews ICE’s role in addressing issues related to unaccompanied children arriving in the United States.

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Written testimony of USCIS for a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing titled “The 2014 Humanitarian Crisis at our Border: A Review of the Government’s Response to Unaccompanied Minors One Year Later”

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Refugee, Asylum and International Operations Directorate Associate Director Joseph Langlois addresses the Asylum Division’s processing of asylum applications filed by unaccompanied children.