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UC Processing FlowchartFile

April 4, 2022

UC Processing FlowchartFile

This flowchart helps explain how unaccompanied children move through the immigration system, including the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): Customs & Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) apprehension and custody; Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) custody; and the role of the Department of Justice (DOJ) in the child’s removal proceedings.


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