US: Attorney General Bonta Leads Multistate Effort Highlighting Critical Importance of State Licensing Protections for Facilities Serving Unaccompanied Immigrant Children (Press release)
Office of the Attorney General for California Rob Bonta – October 05, 2021
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a coalition of 18 attorneys general in a comment letter urging the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to preserve state licensing protections for facilities that serve unaccompanied immigrant children in any future rulemaking. The letter, in response to the federal government’s request for information, highlights the states’ longstanding experience caring for the well-being of children and the importance of retaining state licensing schemes that safeguard the health and safety of children, as well as immigrant communities.
https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-leads-multistate-effort-highlighting-critical-importance