Thread: Number of Sponsor Placements of Unaccompanied Children by State

Sponsor Placements of Unaccompanied Children by State

STATE	# RELEASED
ALABAMA	407
ALASKA	5
ARIZONA	186
ARKANSAS	166
CALIFORNIA	3,150
COLORADO	221
CONNECTICUT	325
DELAWARE	117
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	187
FLORIDA	3,181
GEORGIA	1,154
HAWAII	8
IDAHO	8
ILLINOIS	305
INDIANA	245
IOWA	122
KANSAS	179
KENTUCKY	237
LOUISIANA	1,071
MAINE	8
MARYLAND	2,205
MASSACHUSETTS	773
MICHIGAN	92
MINNESOTA	173
MISSISSIPPI	179
MISSOURI	121
MONTANA	1
NEBRASKA	192
NEVADA	122
NEW HAMPSHIRE	13
NEW JERSEY	1,504
NEW MEXICO	18
NEW YORK	3,347
NORTH CAROLINA	1,191
NORTH DAKOTA	4
OHIO	360
OKLAHOMA	212
OREGON	50
PENNSYLVANIA	386
RHODE ISLAND	119
SOUTH CAROLINA	350
SOUTH DAKOTA	21
TENNESSEE	760
TEXAS	4,280
UTAH	67
VERMONT	3
VIRGIN ISLANDS	4
VIRGINIA	2,234
WASHINGTON	211
WEST VIRGINIA	10
WISCONSIN	50
WYOMING	6
TOTAL	30,340

For more information, please read ORR’s reunification policy.

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/...laced-sponsors


Sponsor Placements of Unaccompanied Children by State

Once the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) receives a child from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), we have the responsibility to continuously seek placement options in the child’s best interest. This typically involves releasing children to sponsors. Sponsors are adults who can suitably provide for the child’s physical and mental well-being and have not engaged in any activity that would indicate a potential risk to the child.
We try to place the child with a parent, and if that is not possible, with a relative, and if that is not possible, with a family friend. We do not restrict placements based on the immigration status of the parent or other sponsor. All sponsors receive a background check that includes a public records name and address check to search for criminal history; review of any criminal history the sponsor self-reports during the reunification process; and through interviews with the child. If the sponsor is not a parent or legal guardian of the child, a fingerprint check is also conducted.
We ensure that children are vaccinated and medically cleared before placing them with a sponsor. We do not release any children who have a contagious condition.
The sponsor is responsible for ensuring the minor’s presence at all future immigration proceedings. They are also responsible for ensuring the minor reports to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for removal from the United States if an immigration judge issues a removal order or voluntary departure order.
If we cannot locate a sponsor, the child will typically remain in ORR care unless the following happens:

• The child goes before the immigration judge and requests a voluntary departure
• A judge orders the child to be deported and DHS repatriates
• The child turns 18, transferring custody back to DHS
• Legal relief, in some form is granted by immigration judge.

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The data in the table below shows state-by-state placement of unaccompanied children with sponsors. ACF will update this data during the first week of each month.

http://www.alipac.us/f12/most-illega...9/#post1427447

http://www.alipac.us/f12/state-state...icatio-308183/