Enhanced Responsibility for Unaccompanied Minors: New Rules and Checks
This act introduces new rules for the care of unaccompanied children arriving in the United States. It aims to enhance the safety of these children by mandating background checks for sponsors and improving the monitoring of their well-being. Citizens who choose to sponsor such children will need to adhere to new, strictly defined conditions.
Key points
Mandatory background checks for all adults in a sponsor's household, including fingerprint checks.
Sponsors must sign an agreement to provide food, shelter, education, medical care, and ensure the child's presence at immigration proceedings.
Requirement to report any suspicions of abuse, neglect, or kidnapping of the child to local authorities.
An increased number of immigration judges is intended to expedite children's cases.
State authorities will be notified of the child's location and health status before placement with a sponsor.
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