Meeting with Secretary Azar

I Secretary Azar, Director Scott Lloyd, Steve Wagner

0 Scott:

0 Thank you for assistance in the parental separations

0 Thank you for getting DNA tests in expeditious manner

0 Secretary Azar:

0 Thank grantees for excellent work with the children

0 Working hard to ensure that the public knows that the kids receive the best care

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Current challenges with nationwide visibility:

May 6th zero tolerance initiative that increased UCs coming to our program
Class action law suit that orders that all 0?4 (July 10th} to be reunified July 26??
{older children)

Emergency management team has deployed to ICE detention facilities to
reunite families, all resources available to comply with court order

Among parents: 2 reported parents had violent charges that may not allow
them to be reunified with parents

Reiterate:

- We are complying with court order. We must do everything to identify
parents, contact them, and make strides to reunify them or go to
another sponsor if the parents want

a DNA testing all parents

- Fingerprinting from CBP and ICE for background checks.

I Suitability assessments will be conducted for parents concerns then
elevate to FFS

- Noon on Tuesday 0-4 UCs must be reunited. If it can?t happen by that
time then elevate immediately

0 After Tuesday, we focus on the rest ofthe kids that is currently
underway

- If you need anything, have questions, then elevate to FFS

Questions:

Can you confirm that detained parents must provide a full FRP packet?

- Yes, that is a requirement.
Separated sibling groups:

I They should go together even if they are in different age class groups
Date of start of zero tolerance policy and which children it affects:

- It applies to all separated children in ca re.
Are families being forced to leave and not having to request asylum in order to
be reunited?

- Our understanding is that opportunities for asylum remain the same
Referring to the FRP packets, how should they proceed without assistance?

I ORR has people deployed to those facilities to fill out the forms
I If parents are in detention, will the children join them in detention
- ORR will operationalize this questions in a few days
I Do all parents need 
. If you can get a validated BC, then you can use that instead of DNA test
- What should we do if parents want to pursue reunification to another person in
the 

I Need to document the parent?s wishes, then we can pursue sponsorship
with someone else

I Will program care staff will be flying to reunify parents to detention centers?
Who will be making those arrangements?

0 Parents are being flown to detention centers near the children. When
reunification happens, then the children will be driven to the detention
centers.

I ORR: we will be providing instruction to facilities 5 and up regarding DNA. We
are using the fingerprint results from ICE agents
I What is the next step if the DNA is not a match

I CM should conduct follow up in order to follow up with the mismatch

and please refer to FFS
I Are parents still only allowed to ask for reunification if they are being
repatriated

I No court order requires to reunite this Tuesday with their 0?4 children.

I How long will reunified families remain in detention?
- That is a question for ICE. We do not have visibility on it
I Will children be allowed to take their belongings to 
I Yes, ICE will be able to accommodate that
I Who is the contact for fingerprint results? And what is the coordination for the
reunification.

- ORR has staff that will be receiving fingerprinting results and will be
inputting them into the Portal and notifying CMs.

- Coordination for 0?4 children will be transported to parents and it will
be arranged through HHS

I If a parent has criminal charges, and is not 

I Those are not subject to the court order.

0 If any additional questions, please elevate them to your FFS.