(a) A State may provide care and services to an unaccompanied minor directly or through arrangements with a public or private child welfare agency approved or licensed under State law.
(b) If a State arranges for the care and services through a public or private nonprofit child welfare agency, it must retain oversight responsibility for the appropriateness of the unaccompanied minor's care.
authority: Section 412(a)(9), Immigration and Nationality Act (
8 U.S.C. 1522(a)(9))
source: 45 FR 59323, Sept. 9, 1980, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 45 CFR 400.117