HHS Fixes Kid Custody Rule to Sync with Law Enforcement Needs
Published Date: 3/25/2025
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Summary
This new rule updates how the government cares for unaccompanied children in federal custody by fixing a rule that didn’t match the law. It affects kids in the program and the people helping them, allowing better info-sharing with law enforcement when needed. The rule kicks in on March 25, 2025, and folks can share their thoughts until May 27, 2025.
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ORR may share sponsors' immigration status
If you are considering sponsoring an unaccompanied alien child, the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) removed 45 CFR 410.1201(b) effective March 25, 2025. That paragraph had barred ORR from sharing immigration-status information about potential sponsors with law enforcement or immigration enforcement; removing it means ORR may now share such information (consistent with 8 U.S.C. 1373). This change affects unaccompanied children in ORR custody and people who might sponsor them; comments are due by May 27, 2025.
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