# Presentation: 294364

## US REPATRIATION PROGRAM

- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
- HUMAN SERVICES
- 5/16/08

- Emergencies

- Evacuations

- Assistance

- Reception

## ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

**U.S. Department of Health and Human Services**
**(Secretary Michael Leavitt)**

**Administration for Children and Families**
**(Acting Assistant Secretary Daniel Schneider)**

**Office of Refugee Resettlement**
**(David Siegel, Acting Director)**

**ORGANIZATIONAL CHART**

**US Repatriation Program**
**(Elizabeth Russell, Manager)**

## EMERGENCY REPATRIATION

- Emergency Repatriations may take place under a Presidential declaration of national emergency due to escalating international tension or the outbreak of hostilities overseas, though it may occur under conditions not involving a declaration of national emergency.
- Upon notification of an emergency, ACF/ORR activates its **National Emergency Repatriation Plan Operational Guide** **(NERP), **which contains procedures delineating the responsibilities, roles and working relationships of federal and non-federal agencies.  The NERP sets forth policy and establishes operating procedures for implementation of Emergency Repatriation, which assumes a large scale (500 to 3,000 or more people) repatriation activity.

## 2006 LEBANONEMERGENCY REPTRIATION

- ACF/ORR OPERATIONS FROM JULY 19 – AUGUST 2, 2007
- HHS ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO 12,421 US CITIZENS
- 61 FLIGHTS AND FOUR AIRPORTS
- HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE UNITED TO PROVIDE SERVICES

## Sample Repatriation ERC at BWI

- FINANCE

- CHECKOUT

- HELP

- CUSTOMS

- RRC INITIAL HHS REGISTRATION (approx 12 Tables)

- SPECIAL SERVICES (Messages, Counseling, etc)

- MEDICAL SERVICES

- CHILD CARE AREA

- TEDDY BEARS FOR KIDS

- LUGGAGE

- Secure Area

**Sample Repatriation ERC at BWI**

**ENTER**

**DEPART**

- ONWARD
- TRANSPORTATION

- FREE TELEPHONES

- REFRESHMENTS

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- Other Clearance

## 2006 LEBANON ORR internal Analysis

**After-Event-Analysis conferences**
**Distribution of questionnaires**

## 2006 LEBANONORR Internal Analysis and Results

**Eligible Individuals**
- 44 unaccompanied minors and 779 special need cases
**Cash Assistance**
- BWI: total of $4,558 (average of $80)
- Philadelphia: dispersed $2,050 to 36 people (average of $57)
- Atlanta: allocated $300 to 6 repatriates (average of $50)
**Hotel Vouchers**
- Philadelphia: distributed 42 vouchers
- BWI:40
- McGuire:18
- Atlanta:2

## EMERGENCY REPATRIATION ACF/ORR’S ROLE

- Provides overall administrative oversight within the US
- Provides information and guidance to grantee on implementation of program
- Reviews and approves decisions on types and levels of benefits
-  Reviews and approves plans for delivery of services

## EMERGENCY REPATRIATION  ACF/ORR’S ROLE

- Ensures that every agency involved in an emergency performs their designated tasks.
- During an emergency, ORR, in consultation with other Federal agencies (e.g. DOS and DOD), will determine the Points of Entry (POEs).  DOS will provide flight manifests and/or establish a mechanism for providing accurate repatriation information to ACF/ORR and cooperating agencies at the POE.
- While ACF/ORR is in charge of overseeing operations within the US

## Department of State (DOS)

- Verifies eligibility overseas
- Initiates the repatriation process from overseas
- Notifies the ORR Manager of the Repatriation Program and/or designee, of an event which may require the evacuation of American citizens from a foreign country and the estimated number of potential evacuees.
- DOS informs ORR as the situation changes and when an evacuation is ordered, including beginning date of operations.
- Upon initiation of operations, DOS informs ORR Repatriation Program Manager and/or designee, of the actual number of evacuees, including specific estimated times of arrival and ports of entry.  DOS also informs ORR when the operation reaches its completion.

## Department of Defense (DOD)

- When civilian or charter transportation is unavailable, DOD in consultation with DOS and other Federal Agencies, is responsible for arranging transportation from the departure country to a safe haven or POE in the CONUS. Selection of POE in the  CONUS is performed in coordination with HHS and DoS;
- As situation allows, DOD also is responsible for the provision of military facilities for use as repatriation POEs and for logistical support of repatriation activities.

## OTHER EMERGENCY PARTNERS

- States
- Office of the Assistance Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- Program Support Center (PSC)

## Emergency Agency Partners

- American Red Cross
- Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS)
- U.S. Customs Service
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

## SERVICES PROVIDED TO REPATRIATES

- Assisting with reservations, ticketing and/or paying for onward travel by air, rail, bus or rental vehicle transportation to the U.S. citizens’ final destination.
- Temporary housing in the form of arranging for hotel and/or motel room reservations for citizens who require overnight stays at the airport before departing for their final destination.
- Medical care in the form of basic first aid, physicians, nurses, and staff to diagnose and/or make appropriate referrals for any type of treatment – short or long-term.  Medical care also includes mental health crisis counseling services.
- Basic mass care services such as food, child care, toiletries and telephone availability to call family or friends.
- Any good or service that is necessary for the health or welfare of these U.S. citizens and their dependents.

## Send your Questions to

**ELIZABETH.RUSSELL@ACF.HHS.GOV**