[20140716]IN10107_孤身外籍儿童：处理流程图.pdf

CRS InsightsUnaccompanied Alien Children: A Processing Flow ChartLisa Seghetti, Section Research Manager (lseghetticrs.loc.gov, 7-4669)July 16, 2014 (IN10107)Within the Departments of Homeland Security and Health and Human Services, several agencies areinvolved in apprehending, processing, placing, and repatriating unaccompanied alien children (UAC).Customs and Border Protection (CBP) apprehends, processes, and detains the majority of UAC arrestedalong U.S. borders. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) physically transports UAC from CBP tothe Department of Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) custody. ORR isresponsible for detaining and sheltering UAC who are from non-contiguous countries and those fromcontiguous countries (i.e., Canada and Mexico) for whom there is a concern that they may be victimsof trafficking or have an asylum claim, or who do not desire to return to their country voluntarily, whilethey wait for their claim to be processed or for an immigration hearing. U.S. Citizenship andImmigration Services (USCIS) is responsible for the initial adjudication of asylum applications andprocesses trafficking petitions filed by UAC. The Executive