- A policy shift during President Donald Trump's second term significantly increased information-sharing between the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
- This change led to over 12,000 arrests by US immigration authorities based on ORR tips, with the agency sharing more than 460,000 investigative leads concerning migrant children and their sponsors.
- Critics contend the practice undermines protections for family reunification, with a former ORR official accusing the administration of reversing safeguards to boost deportations.
- The policy has resulted in the detention of reunited families, causing distress and fear of deportation.
- Stricter vetting implemented by the administration also dramatically extended the average time children spend in government custody, increasing from 30 days to 194 days.
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