Responsibility for Unaccompanied Minors Act

H.R. 3524, Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization Act of 2019, provisions related to unaccompanied children, standards for children and use of child welfare professionals in federal facilities, expansion of refugee and asylum processing, root causes of migration H.R. 2836/S. 1781, Central American Women and Child Protection Act of 2019, all provisions S. 3540, Central American Reform and Enforcement Act, all provisions, including funding for efforts to address root causes of migration, expanding refugee processing and resettlement, providing legal counsel for children, supporting care of and services for unaccompanied children S. __, Refugee Protection Act (not yet introduced), child welfare professionals at border, TVPRA, and redeterminations of UAC stratus H.R. ___/S. 661, Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act, all provisions related to treatment and legal rights of migrant and refugee children at the border, training of staff, screening by child welfare professionals, conditions for children in custody, and tracking of families in immigration system. S. 663, Immigration Court Improvement Act of 2019 S. 662, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2019 H.R. 541/S. 292, Keep Families Together Act, all provisions related to preventing separation and detention of migrant and refugee families and promoting family unity H.R. 6, Dream and Promise Act H.R. 2203, Homeland Security Improvement Act H.R. 3239, Humane Standards for Individuals in CBP Custody Act, all provisions related to standards for children in custody S. 1494, Secure and Protect Act, all provisions H.R. 2522/S. 1303, Humanitarian Upgrades to Manage and Assist our Nations Enforcement (HUMANE) Act of 2019 H.R. 2347 Border and Refugee Assistance Act of 2019 S. 1165, Responsibility for Unaccompanied Minors Act Prevent Child HARM Act, all provisions related to preventing use of information for sponsorship and family reunification for enforcement purposes Budget/Appropriations H.R. __, National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to use of DOD facilities to house UACs Emergency border supplemental legislation, House and Senate, provisions related to standards for influx facilities, MOA/information sharing about sponsors between DHS and ORR for enforcement, funding for UAC program, funding for educational, recreational, and legal services House and Senate FY20 DHS appropriations-- provisions and report language related to preventing family separation, reporting on use of such practices, hiring child welfare professionals at the border, improving medical care for children, increasing the use of alternatives to detention, preventing the use of sponsor information for immigration enforcement purposes. House and Senate FY20 SFOPs appropriations, provisions and report language related to addressing country conditions and root causes of migration; preventing and combating violence (including sexual and gender-based violence), corruption and impunity, increasing support services and safe shelter for survivors; funding to support strengthening asylum systems and access to protection in the region; funding for US Strategy for Engagement in Central America. House and Senate FY20 LHHS appropriations, funding of UAC program, legal services for UACs Issues Access to legal representation for migrant and asylum-seeking children Detention of and enforcement against migrant and refugee families and children (including separation of families at the border; family reunification; use of family detention and alternatives to detention; DHS-HHS Memorandum of Agreement/screening of and potential ICE enforcement against sponsors; release of children from detention) Conditions in CBP custody (promoting hiring of child welfare professionals for screening, improved medical care for children, monitoring and oversight, standards for separations, prevention of abuse) Use, oversight, standards for and conditions in ORR influx facilities Protections for immigrant and refugee youth and unaccompanied children (including Flores; TVPRA; UAC determinations; Central American Minors Program) Administration of the immigration courts/immigration proceedings Administration of benefits, procedures, and protections for child asylum seekers, child victims of trafficking or severe crime, and those seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile status Root causes of migration/regional stability (funding and policies to address country conditions and violence, including sexual and gender-based violence, and corruption/impunity; enhancing capacity of protection systems and access to protection) Ability of unaccompanied children and asylum seekers to access ports of entry to request humanitarian protection (use of metering, turn-backs, and the Migrant Protection Protocols) Availability of asylum protection and applicable standards/scope of review for survivors of domestic and gang violence, and families USCIS initial jurisdiction over unaccompanied children's asylum claims, policies related to protections for UACs and asylum claims Proposed discussions/negotiations related to a safe third country agreement with Mexico, Guatemala, and countries in the region Recommendations of Homeland Security Advisory Committee regarding care of children in CBP custody