Office of Refugee Resettlement in the Department of Health and Human Services

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The Office of Refugee Resettlement in the Department of Health and Human Services is a U.S. federal agency responsible for providing assistance and support services to refugees, asylees, and certain other vulnerable immigrant populations to help them achieve economic self-sufficiency and successful integration.

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instanceOf U.S. federal agency
government office
abbreviation ORR NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
goal facilitate effective resettlement of refugees
promote economic self-sufficiency of refugees as soon as possible after arrival
support successful integration of eligible populations into U.S. communities
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
legalBasis Immigration and Nationality Act NERFINISHED
Refugee Act of 1980 NERFINISHED
Trafficking Victims Protection Act NERFINISHED
parentAgency Administration for Children and Families NERFINISHED
parentDepartment U.S. Department of Health and Human Services NERFINISHED
program Anti-Trafficking in Persons Program NERFINISHED
Matching Grant Program NERFINISHED
Preferred Communities Program NERFINISHED
Refugee Cash Assistance
Refugee Medical Assistance NERFINISHED
Refugee Social Services
Services for Survivors of Torture NERFINISHED
Targeted Assistance Program NERFINISHED
Unaccompanied Children Program NERFINISHED
Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program NERFINISHED
responsibility administration of refugee cash assistance programs
administration of refugee medical assistance programs
assistance to asylees
assistance to certain humanitarian immigrants
refugee resettlement
refugee social services programs
services for Cuban and Haitian entrants
services for certain Afghan humanitarian parolees
services for certain Special Immigrant Visa holders
services for certain Ukrainian humanitarian parolees
services for unaccompanied children in federal custody
services for unaccompanied refugee minors
services for victims of trafficking
support for economic self-sufficiency of eligible populations
support for social integration of eligible populations
targeted assistance grants for refugees
targetPopulation Cuban and Haitian entrants
asylees
refugees
unaccompanied children in federal immigration custody
unaccompanied refugee minors
victims of human trafficking
website https://www.acf.hhs.gov/orr
worksWith local governments
nonprofit organizations
state governments
voluntary resettlement agencies

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Refugee Act of 1980 createsWithin Office of Refugee Resettlement in the Department of Health and Human Services