Does not have known special needs (including mental health or identified disabilities), behavioral health issues, medical issues, or dental issues that would be better served at an alternative care provider facility.Speaks English or Spanish as his or her preferred language.Is expected to be released to a sponsor within 30 days.UAC-designated placement into an unlicensed influx care facility must, to the extent feasible, meet the following criteria: Posted 9/18/19 7.2.1 Criteria for Placement The following section covers placement criteria and describes when ORR activates and ceases placement at an influx care facility. Posted 9/18/19 7.2 Placement into Influx Care Facilities Influx care facilities may or may not be able to accept UAC placements directly from the U.S. Influx care facilities may also be operated on Federally-owned or leased properties, in which case, the facility may not be subject to State or local licensing standards. Influx care facilities are not secure facilities.īecause of the emergency nature of influx care facilities, they may not be licensed or may be exempted from licensing requirements by State and/or local licensing agencies. In this situation, ORR arranges for the use of influx care facilities to provide supplemental bed capacity.Īn influx care facility is a type of care provider facility that opens temporarily to provide emergency shelter and services for UAC during an influx or emergency. Annually, ORR reviews contingency plans based on actual and anticipated UAC referral numbers to monitor available resources in light of expected needs.ĭuring an influx, ORR may not have sufficient bed space available within its licensed care provider network to place UAC. The provisions related to services apply to the contract or grant terms and conditions of ORR’s non-State licensed Influx Care Facilities.Īs noted in Section 1.3.5, ORR may experience periods of influx, in which the number of unaccompanied alien children (UAC) entering the United States exceeds the standard capabilities of ORR to process referrals in a timely manner and designate placements with existing resources. These policies replace section 1.7 of the prior ORR Policy Guide. These standards are not intended to expand placement criteria for UAC who may be placed into such a facility. The standards are intended to build upon and further protect UAC placed in Influx Care Facilities. House of Representatives leadership with respect to a 90-day length of stay for unaccompanied alien children (UAC) placed in influx care facilities (with some exceptions, such as for cases where a UAC is soon to be reunified).See generally, Speaker’s JLetter see also, H. These revised policies are intended to recognize the expectations of the U.S. 116-94 (December 20, 2019) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Pub. 116-26 (July 1, 2019) and adopted in the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Pub. ORR modified its policies regarding Influx Care Facilities to recognize language adopted as part of the bipartisan Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019, Pub.
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