45 CFR § 410.2000 - Establishment of the UC Office of the Ombuds.

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title: "45 CFR § 410.2000 - Establishment of the UC Office of the Ombuds."
title_number: 45
title_name: "Public Welfare"
section_number: "410.2000"
section_name: "Establishment of the UC Office of the Ombuds."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT, ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
part_number: "410"
part_name: "CARE AND PLACEMENT OF UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "6 U.S.C. 279, 8 U.S.C. 1232."
regulatory_source: "89 FR 34584, Apr. 30, 2024, unless otherwise noted."
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# 410.2000 Establishment of the UC Office of the Ombuds.

(a) The Unaccompanied Children Office of the Ombuds (hereafter, the “UC Office of the Ombuds”) is located within the Office of the ACF Assistant Secretary, and reports to the ACF Assistant Secretary.

(b) The UC Office of the Ombuds shall be an independent, impartial office with authority to receive reports, including confidential and informal reports, of concerns regarding the care of unaccompanied children; to investigate such reports; to work collaboratively with ORR to potentially resolve such reports; and issue reports concerning its efforts.