Office of Refugee Resettlement

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The Office of Refugee Resettlement is a U.S. federal agency within the Department of Health and Human Services responsible for providing assistance and support services to refugees, asylees, and certain other vulnerable immigrant populations to help them integrate and become self-sufficient.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. federal agency
government organization
abbreviation ORR
country United States
foundedBy Refugee Act of 1980
hasMission to provide new populations with the opportunity to achieve their full potential in the United States
hasPurpose to assist refugees and other eligible populations in achieving economic self-sufficiency
to assist refugees and other eligible populations in achieving social self-sufficiency
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
inception 1980
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
legalBasis Homeland Security Act of 2002
Immigration and Nationality Act
Refugee Act of 1980
Trafficking Victims Protection Act
William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008
overseesProgram Anti-Trafficking in Persons Program
Refugee Cash Assistance
Refugee Medical Assistance
Refugee Social Services Program
Survivors of Torture Program
Targeted Assistance Program
Unaccompanied Children Program
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program
parentOrganization Administration for Children and Families
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
partOf Administration for Children and Families
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
responsibleFor care and placement of unaccompanied children in federal custody
cash assistance for eligible refugees
certification of foreign national victims of human trafficking
medical assistance for eligible refugees
refugee case management services
refugee employment services
refugee health promotion programs
refugee resettlement assistance in the United States
refugee school impact grants
refugee social services programs
services for Cuban and Haitian entrants
services for Special Immigrant Visa holders
services for certain Afghan parolees
services for certain Ukrainian parolees
services for certain asylees
services for survivors of torture
services for unaccompanied children referred by the Department of Homeland Security
services for unaccompanied refugee minors
services for victims of human trafficking
targeted assistance grants to states and localities
website https://www.acf.hhs.gov/orr
worksWith community-based organizations
state refugee coordinators
voluntary resettlement agencies

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Refugee Act of 1980 establishes Office of Refugee Resettlement
Refugee Cash Assistance program administeredBy Office of Refugee Resettlement
Refugee Cash Assistance program coordinationWith Refugee Support Services
linked to: Office of Refugee Resettlement
U.S. Refugee Admissions Program implementedBy Office of Refugee Resettlement
Public Law 96-212 creates Office of Refugee Resettlement