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ian at or near a port of entry or within 100 miles of the 
border, or otherwise removed from a parent or legal guard-
ian by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, 
the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, or any agent or 
agency thereof, if the prior removal was not in conformity 
with section 601, regardless of when the separation took 
place. 
(b) PARENTAL RIGHTS.—Consistent with the laws of 
the State in which the child is located, only an order from 
a court of competent jurisdiction may terminate the rights 
of a parent or legal guardian, including the rights of a 
parent or legal guardian separated from a child in the cus-
tody of the Department of Homeland Security. 
SEC. 603. PROHIBITING USE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security may not use in-
formation initially obtained by the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, including information used to make 
a suitability determination, a home study determination, 
or a secure facility determination, for the purpose of ap-
prehending, detaining, or removing from the United 
States— 
(1) an unaccompanied alien child; 
(2) the proposed sponsor or current sponsor; or 
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(3) a resident of the home in which the pro-
posed sponsor or current sponsor resides. 
SEC. 604. RESPONSIBILITY OF SPONSOR FOR IMMIGRATION 
COURT 
COMPLIANCE 
AND 
CHILD 
WELL- 
BEING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, in consultation with the Attorney Gen-
eral, shall establish procedures to ensure that a legal ori-
entation program is provided to all sponsors of unaccom-
panied alien children prior to the placement with a spon-
sor. 
(b) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—Programs under sub-
section (a) shall provide information to sponsors regard-
ing— 
(1) the basic procedures of immigration hear-
ings; 
(2) the rights and obligations of the unaccom-
panied alien child relating to immigration hearings, 
including the consequences of filing frivolous legal 
claims and of failing to appear for proceedings; 
(3) the obligation of the sponsor to ensure the 
unaccompanied alien child appears at immigration 
court proceedings, and notify the court of the child’s 
change of address and other relevant information; 
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(4) legal protections available to unaccompanied 
alien children, and the procedures for requesting 
such protections; 
(5) legal resources available to unaccompanied 
alien children, and lists of potential legal providers; 
(6) the sponsor’s obligation to address the 
needs of the unaccompanied alien child, including 
providing access to health care and enrolling the 
child in an educational institution; 
(7) the importance of reporting potential child 
traffickers and other persons seeking to victimize or 
exploit unaccompanied alien children, or otherwise 
engage such children in criminal, harmful, or dan-
gerous activity; and 
(8) other subjects determined to be appropriate 
and necessary by the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services or the Attorney General. 
SEC. 605. MONITORING UNACCOMPANIED ALIEN CHIL-
DREN. 
(a) RISK-BASED POST-PLACEMENT SERVICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services shall, to assist an unaccompanied 
alien child in a placement with a sponsor— 
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(A) complete an individualized assessment 
of the need for services to be provided after 
placement; 
(B) provide such post-placement services to 
the child during the pendency of removal pro-
ceedings or until no longer necessary; and 
(C) assess whether a child’s separation 
from a detained parent is causing hardship 
such that the parent should be recommended 
for humanitarian parole in the best interests of 
the child. 
(2) MINIMUM
SERVICES.—For purposes of 
paragraph (1), the services shall, at a minimum, in-
clude— 
(A) for the unaccompanied alien child, at 
least one in-person post-placement case man-
agement services visit within 30 days after 
placement with a sponsor, the referral of unac-
companied alien children to service providers in 
the community, and support on enrollment in 
an educational institution; and 
(B) for the family of the child’s sponsor, 
orientation and other functional family support 
services, as determined to be necessary in the 
individualized assessment. 
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(3) IDENTIFYING
NEW
AREAS
OF
VULNER-
ABILITY.—Within 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of the Office for Ref-
ugee Resettlement shall consult with family reunifi-
cation service providers on the emergence of new or 
additional risk factors for children that would neces-
sitate mandatory family reunification services. 
(b) EFFECTIVE USE OF CHILD ADVOCATES FOR THE 
MOST
VULNERABLE
UNACCOMPANIED
ALIEN
CHIL-
DREN.— 
(1) The Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices shall instruct the Director of the Office of Ref-
ugee Resettlement to— 
(A) identify and track the referral rates of 
unaccompanied alien children to child advocates 
by care providers and investigate instances in 
which such a rate is low; 
(B) ensure that the referral criteria estab-
lished by the Director are appropriately applied 
when a care provider determines that a child is 
eligible for referral to a child advocate; 
(C) provide technical assistance to care 
providers to ensure compliance with such cri-
teria; and 
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