Move ORR to DHS; ban ORR facilitation of elective abortions for unaccompanied minors
Mandate would transfer unaccompanied children functions to DHS, eliminate Flores settlement via statute, and bar ORR from facilitating elective abortions including interstate transport.
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 14 (HHS) — Office of Refugee Resettlement: move ORR to DHS; reform TVPRA to transfer UAC duties and eliminate Flores; withdraw policy allowing elective abortions for children in ORR care; instruct providers not to transport girls for elective abortions.
Undo plan
1) Keep child welfare expertise for unaccompanied children in HHS ORR, not immigration enforcement agencies.
2) Rescind bans on abortion access/transport for pregnant minors in federal custody consistent with constitutional and statutory duties.
3) Strengthen trafficking screening and sponsor vetting without punishing asylum-seeking families.
4) Defend Flores protections for detention conditions.
5) Verify: ORR placement safety audits; prenatal care access; Flores compliance metrics.