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Immigration enforcement and child welfare

The sharing of information between the Office of Refugee Resettlement and the Department of Homeland Security raises concerns about the impact on child welfare and the potential for misuse of the information for immigration enforcement purposes.

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Jan 12, 2026
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Were migrant children separated from parents under the Obama administration?

Migrant children were sometimes separated from parents during the Obama administration, but those separations were limited and not the product of a systematic “family separation” policy; the widesprea...

Jan 26, 2026

Conditions and facilities for unaccompanied minors in US detention?

Unaccompanied immigrant children () are generally transferred from custody to the , where they are housed in age-appropriate shelters, foster care, or — in limited cases — secure placements; reports t...

Jan 20, 2026

How has ORR’s data‑sharing with DHS evolved and what are the legal arguments for and against sharing sponsor information?

ORR’s information-sharing with DHS has shifted from restrictive, child‑focused confidentiality rules toward episodic memoranda and memoranda-of-agreement that expanded access for immigration agencies ...

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