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ORR Shelter Populations in 2021

The peak number of unaccompanied children in ORR shelter populations in 2021.

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Jan 27, 2026
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How many unaccompanied migrant children were released to sponsors each year from 2019–2023, and how do agencies define 'located' or 'missing'?

Federal records show roughly unaccompanied children were transferred from border custody to /ORR and ultimately released to sponsors in the five‑year span 2019–2023, but the reporting provided here do...

Jan 25, 2026
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How do HHS and ORR track sponsors and follow up on released unaccompanied migrant children?

The ’ places with vetted sponsors, initiates , and maintains case records and data dashboards to track outcomes, but independent oversight reports document persistent gaps in , , documentation and fol...

Feb 2, 2026

How many unaccompanied children were processed and returned under each U.S. administration (2009–2024)?

A precise, administration-by-administration tally of “processed and returned” from 2009–2024 is not contained in the supplied reporting; available sources provide fiscal-year referral totals, major mu...

Feb 1, 2026

What are the official CBP and ORR cumulative counts of unaccompanied children by fiscal year from 2021 through 2025?

Official, year-by-year cumulative counts of (UAC) are maintained by ’s Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) and originate from referrals by components such as ; ORR publishes detailed fiscal‑year refe...

Jan 24, 2026

is it true that in 18,954 of these children recovered by CBP in July 2021 alone. Over 500,000+ by end of Biden term.

The specific July 2021 figure is essentially correct in context: reported roughly 18,962 encounters with unaccompanied children that month and an average of 1,363 UACs in CBP custody per day (CBP oper...