What happens to unaccompanied minor immigrants who can't reach their relative?

[Anonymous]

Was reading a WaPo article on unaccompanied migrant children and saw this: "The refugee office of HHS is responsible for caring for the minors while identifying a family member, relative or another vetted sponsor who can assume custody. The process typically takes 30 days or more, and the HHS shelters are nearly at capacity, with about 8,500 minors in government care."

What happens if they can't find a relative or vetted sponsor who can assume custody? The article doesn't say.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/biden-administration-will-use-dallas-convention-center-to-shelter-migrant-teen-boys/2021/03/15/2b79b430-85b3-11eb-8a67-f314e5fcf88d_story.html

[Anonymous]

They’ll be sardined into convention centers and military bases across the country until Democrats with some guts decide enough of this lunacy!

[Anonymous]

I'm sure Biden has a plan for that too. He seems to have a very coherent plan for the border. /s

[Anonymous]

The kids typically have contact info for the relative, and the relative is on notice when the kid is scheduled to cross. In short: they’re expecting the call, and sometimes they proactively reach out.

If the relative doesn’t pan out, they seek to identify another relative or close family friend.

Sometimes kids are actually sent back to reunite with their family in their home country.

[Anonymous]

What law authorizes the President to literally DUMP hundreds or even thousands of these unvetted (and many covid positive) migrants anyplace he wants to?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was reading a WaPo article on unaccompanied migrant children and saw this: "The refugee office of HHS is responsible for caring for the minors while identifying a family member, relative or another vetted sponsor who can assume custody. The process typically takes 30 days or more, and the HHS shelters are nearly at capacity, with about 8,500 minors in government care."

What happens if they can't find a relative or vetted sponsor who can assume custody? The article doesn't say.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/biden-administration-will-use-dallas-convention-center-to-shelter-migrant-teen-boys/2021/03/15/2b79b430-85b3-11eb-8a67-f314e5fcf88d_story.html

This happens DP. Unfortunately...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/silver-spring-man-charged-in-child-sex-trafficking-incident/ar-BB16Ad8q

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You seem to be in la-la land, 17:23.

I have close friends in immigration legal services and policy advocacy in orgs serving these kids. This is exactly what happens. Most kids come with contact info for the relative whose name they provide to the ORR-funded staff at the shelter where they are held. The US based contacts are expecting the call from the shelter staff. They have documentation proving they are the right person and confirming familial contact.

Sometimes kids are sent back properly (when no US based sponsor can be identified and foster care is the only option).

What do you think happens to unaccompanied kids?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You seem to be in la-la land, 17:23.

I have close friends in immigration legal services and policy advocacy in orgs serving these kids. This is exactly what happens. Most kids come with contact info for the relative whose name they provide to the ORR-funded staff at the shelter where they are held. The US based contacts are expecting the call from the shelter staff. They have documentation proving they are the right person and confirming familial contact.

Sometimes kids are sent back properly (when no US based sponsor can be identified and foster care is the only option).

What do you think happens to unaccompanied kids?

DP. So in other words, they make contact with a relative who is already here illegally, and then the child is free to go live - illegally - with the relative. Got it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You seem to be in la-la land, 17:23.

I have close friends in immigration legal services and policy advocacy in orgs serving these kids. This is exactly what happens. Most kids come with contact info for the relative whose name they provide to the ORR-funded staff at the shelter where they are held. The US based contacts are expecting the call from the shelter staff. They have documentation proving they are the right person and confirming familial contact.

Sometimes kids are sent back properly (when no US based sponsor can be identified and foster care is the only option).

What do you think happens to unaccompanied kids?

Thousands of them are getting sent to the Dallas Convention Center for now. I guarantee you, your friends don’t have nearly enough colleagues to process these people. You seem to be unaware of the numbers flooding in, you know, since Biden encouraged them from all over the world. Maybe you could volunteer to help your friend. They’re swamped.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You seem to be in la-la land, 17:23.

I have close friends in immigration legal services and policy advocacy in orgs serving these kids. This is exactly what happens. Most kids come with contact info for the relative whose name they provide to the ORR-funded staff at the shelter where they are held. The US based contacts are expecting the call from the shelter staff. They have documentation proving they are the right person and confirming familial contact.

Sometimes kids are sent back properly (when no US based sponsor can be identified and foster care is the only option).

What do you think happens to unaccompanied kids?

Thousands of them are getting sent to the Dallas Convention Center for now. I guarantee you, your friends don’t have nearly enough colleagues to process these people. You seem to be unaware of the numbers flooding in, you know, since Biden encouraged them from all over the world. Maybe you could volunteer to help your friend. They’re swamped.

I know they’re swamped.

But they won’t toss kids out on the street. And they won’t turn them over to alleged relatives without proof. It’s a process. Sometimes the process happens quickly, and sometimes it takes 60 days or more.

They’ll staff up to handle the influx. And some kids will be stuck waiting for a while.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You seem to be in la-la land, 17:23.

I have close friends in immigration legal services and policy advocacy in orgs serving these kids. This is exactly what happens. Most kids come with contact info for the relative whose name they provide to the ORR-funded staff at the shelter where they are held. The US based contacts are expecting the call from the shelter staff. They have documentation proving they are the right person and confirming familial contact.

Sometimes kids are sent back properly (when no US based sponsor can be identified and foster care is the only option).

What do you think happens to unaccompanied kids?

Thousands of them are getting sent to the Dallas Convention Center for now. I guarantee you, your friends don’t have nearly enough colleagues to process these people. You seem to be unaware of the numbers flooding in, you know, since Biden encouraged them from all over the world. Maybe you could volunteer to help your friend. They’re swamped.

I know they’re swamped.

But they won’t toss kids out on the street. And they won’t turn them over to alleged relatives without proof. It’s a process. Sometimes the process happens quickly, and sometimes it takes 60 days or more.

They’ll staff up to handle the influx. And some kids will be stuck waiting for a while.

I’m sorry, but you’re clearly delusional. Unless you work some magic, the administration can’t possibly keep up with the astronomical numbers. Meanwhile, Joe Biden is completely ignoring this crisis he created.

What a “President”!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You seem to be in la-la land, 17:23.

I have close friends in immigration legal services and policy advocacy in orgs serving these kids. This is exactly what happens. Most kids come with contact info for the relative whose name they provide to the ORR-funded staff at the shelter where they are held. The US based contacts are expecting the call from the shelter staff. They have documentation proving they are the right person and confirming familial contact.

Sometimes kids are sent back properly (when no US based sponsor can be identified and foster care is the only option).

What do you think happens to unaccompanied kids?

Thousands of them are getting sent to the Dallas Convention Center for now. I guarantee you, your friends don’t have nearly enough colleagues to process these people. You seem to be unaware of the numbers flooding in, you know, since Biden encouraged them from all over the world. Maybe you could volunteer to help your friend. They’re swamped.

I know they’re swamped.

But they won’t toss kids out on the street. And they won’t turn them over to alleged relatives without proof. It’s a process. Sometimes the process happens quickly, and sometimes it takes 60 days or more.

They’ll staff up to handle the influx. And some kids will be stuck waiting for a while.

And yet all of that was horrific and unacceptable under the last administration. Interesting change in tone.
DP

[Anonymous]

Trump was literally ripping babies away from their mothers.
These aren’t the same circumstances.

[Anonymous]

Go down there, Joe, just go!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You seem to be in la-la land, 17:23.

I have close friends in immigration legal services and policy advocacy in orgs serving these kids. This is exactly what happens. Most kids come with contact info for the relative whose name they provide to the ORR-funded staff at the shelter where they are held. The US based contacts are expecting the call from the shelter staff. They have documentation proving they are the right person and confirming familial contact.

Sometimes kids are sent back properly (when no US based sponsor can be identified and foster care is the only option).

What do you think happens to unaccompanied kids?

Thousands of them are getting sent to the Dallas Convention Center for now. I guarantee you, your friends don’t have nearly enough colleagues to process these people. You seem to be unaware of the numbers flooding in, you know, since Biden encouraged them from all over the world. Maybe you could volunteer to help your friend. They’re swamped.

I know they’re swamped.

But they won’t toss kids out on the street. And they won’t turn them over to alleged relatives without proof. It’s a process. Sometimes the process happens quickly, and sometimes it takes 60 days or more.

They’ll staff up to handle the influx. And some kids will be stuck waiting for a while.

And yet all of that was horrific and unacceptable under the last administration. Interesting change in tone.
DP

Exactly.