#ORR was created in 1980 to resettle refugees fleeing war & persecution. Since the early 2000s, the agency has also been charged with housing unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the #US - #Mexico border….
The care of these #children has historically been walled off from #immigration enforcement. A 2008 law sought to ensure they were placed in the least restrictive setting & released from detention as soon as safely possible, regardless of their sponsors’ legal status.
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