Administration for Children and Families Office of Refugee Resettlement Policy Letter 22-11: Immigration-Related Legal Assistance Allowable Under ORR ASA Funding [pdf]

Administration for Children and Families Office of Refugee Resettlement Policy Letter 22-11: Immigration-Related Legal Assistance Allowable Under ORR ASA Funding. In the Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 and the Additional Afghanistan Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 (ASA), Congress authorized the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s (ORR) parent agency, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), to obligate ASA funding until September 30, 2023, for the provision of immigration-related legal assistance to eligible Afghan populations. ORR is issuing this Policy Letter (PL) to clarify the ability of states and grantees to provide such assistance using ASA funding allocated through ORR grants, including but not limited to Refugee Support Services (RSS) and Preferred Communities (PC).