6 USC 279, which calls for ORR to help reunite children with a parent abroad in appropriate cases was enacted as part of Homeland Security Act of 2002. 8 USC 1232 is the TVPRA- a later-enacted statute.
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TVPRA requires that UCs from noncontiguous countries “shall” be placed in removal proceedings. If children want voluntary departure there are special protections. Govt essentially claiming a 3rd category of return: “reunification” But no sign of that in law.
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If 6 USC 279 authorizes reunification as DOJ claims that means ORR - which is NOT an immigration enforcement agency but an HHS agency - decides deportations. That’s just a weird read of the two statutory provisions. ORR is not in charge of deporting kids. That’s up to DHS and Immigration Judges.
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