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The vast majority of these children are released by ORR into the custody of a parent, relative, or friend in the United States while they wait for their cases to progress through the immigration court system.2  \nMost unaccompanied children are likely to remain in unauthorized status in the United States for a long time, and many will experience substantial economic hardship.3 The costs associated with the specific service needs of unaccompanied children are borne by local counties and school districts.  \nYet the needs of unaccompanied child migrants are extensive. Many have little formal education, are not proficient in English, and have suffered socioeconomic hardship and trauma. Upon arriving in the country, they experience the challenges of living in an unfamiliar culture and reuniting with relatives they have not lived with in years, if ever, or, in a smaller number of cases, they enter the U.S. foster care system. Many find themselves amid unfamiliar faces; even those reuniting with parents and family members do so after long periods of separation.4  \nAs these cases make their way through the courts, the children become furtheringrained in communities and school  \nSarah Pierce is a research assistant with the U.S. Immigration Policy Program atthe Migration Policy Institute. This article is excerpted from the Migration Policy Institute’s report Unaccompanied Child Migrants in U.S. Communities, Immigration Court, and Schools, [which is available at www.migrationpolicy.org/](which is available at www.migrationpolicy.org/)[ ](which is available at www.migrationpolicy.org/)[research/unaccompanied-child-migrants-us-](research/unaccompanied-child-migrants-us-)[communities-immigration-court-and-schools](communities-immigration-court-and-schools).  \ndistricts across the country. Communities and school districts largely continue to face challenges in meeting the needs of these children and have responded in disparate ways to their arrival.  \nFor example, Montgomery County (Maryland), with one of the largest concentrations of unaccompanied child migrants in the country,5 has tapped into a number of programs, including a specialized program of instructional and emotional support for students with limited schooling and English skills, a bilingual parent volunteer program to help families navigate the school system, an entry-level job skills program for Spanish-speaking students who will not receive a diploma by the time they are 21, professional development coursesand resources for educators in meeting the needs of undocumented students, and working groups to review the school district response to the needs ofunaccompanied minors.6 These programs are in conjunction with initiatives from the broader county government, including a mental health support program in the most affected schools, a cross-sector committee to coordinate the county’s response to undocumented children, and an agreement with local colleges to support certain at-risk students.7 The county’s Care for Kids program provides affordable healthcare for children from low-income families who are not eligible for other state or federal health insurance programs.8  \nSome localities have created or use existing transitional programs or “newcomer academies” to ease the transition process. In San Francisco, the Mission Education Center serves newly arrived Spanish-speaking elementary school students","cbCaiumawwmnFR9g","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiumawwmnFR9g","pdf",116357,"English","# Meeting the Needs of Unaccompanied Child Refugees\n## Processing and custody in the U.S.\n## Challenges faced by children\n## Community and school district responses\n## ORR short-term services","[{\"question\":\"What happens to unaccompanied children after they are transferred within the U.S. process?\",\"answer\":\"Children are transferred to the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) for processing and placement in removal proceedings. Most are released by ORR into custody of a parent, relative, or friend while cases progress through immigration court.\"},{\"question\":\"What kinds of needs do unaccompanied child migrants face?\",\"answer\":\"Many have limited formal education, lack proficiency in English, and have experienced socioeconomic hardship and trauma. 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