ORR replaces 'Gender' with 'Sex' (male/female only) and strips sexual orientation and gender identity labels from unaccompanied-child assessment forms

OtherACF

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Actor
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Refugee Resettlement
Agency
Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Type
Other
Section
SUPPLEMENT: ACTIONS MISSED BY EARLIER SWEEPS, JANUARY 2025 TO NOVEMBER 2026

Summary

90 FR 22296 (May 27, 2025), 30-day notice of submission to OMB (OMB 0970-NEW) consolidating the UAC Bureau assessment forms for children and sponsors. Global changes replace 'Gender' with 'Sex' with male and female as the only menu options, expressly in conformance with EO 14168. The notice also removes question text specific to sexual orientation and gender identity labels from the risk-assessment forms, replacing it with open-ended questions about sexual-victimization risk factors under 45 CFR 411.41. Affects LGBTQ and transgender children in ORR custody. Related step (2025-05-27, 2025-09372): 90 FR 22311.

Status

OMB comments due June 26, 2025

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