If you find a UAC 4-year-old boy at the border, what is the action?

• A. Report to supervisor
• B. Contact local authorities
• C. Release to guardian
• D. Orantes

Answer: (D)

The scenario tests how to handle an unaccompanied minor at the border. When a child arrives alone, the immediate priority is to ensure their safety and place them with the proper custody process, rather than releasing them to a guardian or leaving them without formal involvement. In this training context, “Orantes” refers to following the official protocol to transfer the unaccompanied child into the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) custody and begin the appropriate processing. This ensures the child is cared for, has access to the necessary services, and remains under proper legal and protective oversight.

Reporting to a supervisor and contacting local authorities are steps that can occur, but the required, definitive action for a UAC is to initiate the Orantes procedure to route the child into ORR custody. Releasing to a guardian would bypass the mandated process and is not appropriate for a UAC.