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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Label Occurrences
Office of Refugee Resettlement canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. federal agency
government organization
abbreviation ORR NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
foundedBy Refugee Act of 1980 NERFINISHED
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 United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
legalBasis Homeland Security Act of 2002 NERFINISHED
Immigration and Nationality Act NERFINISHED
Refugee Act of 1980 NERFINISHED
Trafficking Victims Protection Act NERFINISHED
William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 NERFINISHED
overseesProgram Anti-Trafficking in Persons Program NERFINISHED
Refugee Cash Assistance
Refugee Medical Assistance NERFINISHED
Refugee Social Services Program NERFINISHED
Survivors of Torture Program NERFINISHED
Targeted Assistance Program NERFINISHED
Unaccompanied Children Program NERFINISHED
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program NERFINISHED
parentOrganization Administration for Children and Families NERFINISHED
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED
partOf Administration for Children and Families NERFINISHED
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED
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