Unaccompanied Children: Agency Efforts to Identify and Reunify Children Separated from Parents at the Border

• 2019

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This report describes efforts by agencies to find and reunite children who were separated from their parents at the border. It highlights the challenges faced in identifying these unaccompanied children and ensuring they are safely returned to their families. The report provides details on what has been done so far and suggests improvements for better handling of such situations in the future. The goal is to make sure that all affected children are reunited with their families as quickly as possible, while also preventing similar issues from happening again.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audience: Emergency Managers

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Keywords: Child, Abandoned; Government Agencies; Parent-Child Relations; United States Government Agencies

Institutions: U.S. Government Accountability Office

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