Process for sponsors concerns about labor exploitation and coordination state and local Government Agencies for the hearing was held by house energy and commerce subcommittee on oversight. It is just over two and half hours. [background noises] please take your seat t and members as well. Secretary has requested we get him out of here at 12 30 p. M. Over four but were going to try to make that happen if we can. Right the seventh of may oversight investigations will not come tow order. I recognize myself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Gr welcome secretary i appreciate keeping your k word and appearig before the subcommittee related to the office of Refugee Resettlement. Its an agency of the department of health and Human Services and is responsible for the care and placement of unaccompanied unaccompanied childrenreferred. Under the Biden Administration has faced unprecedented surge in the number of unaccompanied minors referred to its custody. They numbers of unaccompanied
Good morning. The meeting will come to order. Welcome to the july 28, 2023 homelessness and Behavioral Health select committee. Im supervisor ronen chair of the committee joined by vice chair mandelman and supervize sor when your item of interest comes up and Public Comment is called, those in person should line up to speak and those on the telephone dial star 3 to be added to the queue. If you are on the telephone, please remember to turn down your tv and listening devices you may be using. When your item of income comes upyou may submit Public Comment in writing in either of the two following ways. Myself the homelessness and behavioral select clerk at stephanie. Cabrera sfgov. Org. You may send your comments via u. S. Postal service to our office in city hall at 1 dr. Carlton b goodlett place room 244 San Francisco california 94102. Finally, items acted upon today are expected to appear on the board of supervisors agenda of september 5, unless otherwise stated. Thank you so much. Ca
The agencys policies about caring for and placing unaccompanied Migrant Children with sponsors or Family Members. He faced numerous questions on the labor exploitation. This hearing is about two hours, 40 minutes. I ask our seats to take seats and members as well. Secretary becerra has requested that we get him out of here at 12 30 or before, so were going to try to make that happen if we can. All right. The subcommittee on oversight and investigations will now come to order. I recognize myself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Mr. Griffith welcome, secretary becerra. I appreciate you keeping your word and appearing before this subcommittee related to the office of Refugee Resettlement or o. R. R. O. R. R. Is an agency of the department of health and human agencies and is responsible for the unaccompanied children. O. R. R. Has faced an unprecedented surge in the number of unaccompanied minors referred to its custody. The numbers of unaccompanied minors crossing our born is as
Francisco peninsula. As the indigenous stewards and in accordance with their traditions the Ramaytush Ohlone have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place as well as as peoples that that reside in their traditional territory. Working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the Ramaytush Ohlone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as first peoples. I would like to move on to agenda item 2 which is an opportunity for Public Comment on matters that are not on the agenda. At this time we will take in person Public Comments followed by phone Public Comments. Members of the public who wish to provide Public Comment in person please line up at the podium now. Each person will have two minutes to speak. For the record there are no in person Public Comments. Members of the public who wish to provide Public Comment over the phone please call 4156550001 and enter
40 minutes. I ask our seats to take seats and members as well. Secretary becerra has requested that we get him out of here at 12 30 or before, so were going to try to make that happen if we can. All right. The subcommittee on oversight and investigations will now come to order. I recognize myself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Mr. Griffith welcome, secretary becerra. I appreciate you keeping your word and appearing before this subcommittee related to the office of Refugee Resettlement or o. R. R. O. R. R. Is an agency of the department of health and human agencies and is responsible for the unaccompanied children. O. R. R. Has faced an unprecedented surge in the number of unaccompanied minors referred to its custody. The numbers of unaccompanied minors crossing our born is astronomically high. From fiscal years 2018 through 2020, o. R. R. Averaged around 5,000 referrals per year. As of march 31, 2023, which is the last time they made their numbers public, the agency had rec