Trafficked/Refugee Children USA #OpDeathEaters

Refugee children who enter the U.S. with family but experience a family breakdown may be eligible to participate in the URM program as well. ORR’s State Letters on reclassification to URM status provide the standards used to determine if such a child may access the program.

Children eligible for the URM Program are under age 18, are unaccompanied, and are:

    Refugees
    Entrants
    Asylees
    Victims of Trafficking
    Certain minors with Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
    U visa holders

Two lead voluntary agencies− Lutheran Immigration Refugee Service (http://lirs.org/) and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (http://www.usccb.org/about/bishops-and-dioceses/index.cfm) − help ORR with the unaccompanied refugee minor program.

These agencies conduct several important functions for the URM program:

    Identify eligible children in need of URM services
    Provide technical assistance in the reclassification process
    Determine appropriate placements for children among their national networks of affiliated agencies
    Conduct training, research and technical assistance on URM services.

Geographic Locations

Phoenix, AZ; Fullerton, CA; San Jose, CA; Denver, CO; Washington, DC; Miami, FL; Boston/Worchester, MA; Lansing, MI; Grand Rapids, MI; Jackson, MS; Fargo, ND; Rochester, NY; Syracuse, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Fort Worth, TX; Houston, TX; Salt Lake City, UT; Richmond, VA; Tacoma, WA; Seattle, WA.

Contact Information
URM Program
Division of Children’s Services
Office of Refugee Resettlement
Administration for Children and Families
901 D Street, SW
Washington, DC 20447
Fax: 202.401.5487
Email: Urmprogram@acf.hhs.gov

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/orr/programs/urm/about