HHS rolls back fingerprint requirements for adults living with migrant children

Original Date Announced
December 19, 2018
HHS will no longer require that all adults living in the same household as migrant children be fingerprinted before releasing the minor to the sponsor. Only the sponsors themselves will have to undergo fingerprinting. [ID #65]
Press Release: Rep. DeLauro Statement on HHS Fingerprinting Policy Change
Effective Date
December 19, 2018
Subsequent Trump and Court Action(s)
- July 28, 2022
  2022.07.28 Order and Final Judgement
  
  This settlement in Duchitinga v. Lloyd requires that the ORR schedule fingerprinting appointments within seven days and to finish processing them in ten days for parents and sponsors who are aiming to be reunited with children in ORR custody. This settlement expires in two years. **Litigation is listed for informational purposes and is not comprehensive. For the current status of legal challenges, check other sources.**
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Fully in Effect

Status: In Litigation Rescinded

Trump Administration Action: Change in Practice

Subject Matter: Minors Interior Border

Agencies Affected: ICE ORR

Associated or Derivative Policies

In prior administrations, information regarding the unaccompanied minor's sponsor's immigration status, and that of other individual's living in the sponsor's household was not routinely forwarded to DHS.
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