Sec. 531. Establishing reintegration and monitoring services for repatriating children
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The Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of State, shall consult with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (referred to in this section as the UNHCR ) to— develop a best interests determination process to ensure that a best interests determination by a by a child welfare professional or agency is conducted for all children before any decision to repatriate a child to his or her country of origin; and develop a child-centered repatriation process for children for whom repatriation is determined to be in their best interests.
The Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall collaborate with regional governments and international and domestic nongovernmental organizations to reduce children’s need to remigrate by— establishing and expanding comprehensive reintegration services for repatriated unaccompanied children once returned to their communities of origin; establishing monitoring and verification services to determine the well-being of repatriated children in order to determine if United States protection and screening functioned effectively in identifying persecuted and trafficked children; and providing emergency referrals to the UNHCR for registration and safe passage to an established emergency transit center for refugees for any repatriated children who are facing immediate risk of harm.