Unaccompanied Juveniles in INS Custody
Report Number I-2001-009
September 28, 2001
Commonly Used Abbreviations & Terms
ABBREVIATIONS
DACS | Deportable Alien Control System |
DOJ | Department of Justice |
D&R | Detention and Removal |
EOIR | Executive Office for Immigration Review |
HAB | Humanitarian Affairs Branch |
INS | Immigration and Naturalization Service |
JAMS | Juvenile Alien Management System |
LIRS | Lutheran Immigrant and Refugee Service |
NTA | Form I-862, Notice to Appear |
OIG | Office of the Inspector General |
PHS | Public Health Service |
SIR | Significant Incident Report |
SPC | Service Processing Center |
USCC | United States Catholic Conference |
USMS | United States Marshals Service |
TERMS
Alien File | Record of information relative to an individual alien (A-file) |
A-number | A unique numeric identifier assigned to an alien and is issued by INS to maintain its records of all information relative to that individual. |
Book-in | Date recorded in JAMS when a juvenile is placed in a facility |
Flores | Jenny Lisette Flores, et al. v. Janet Reno stipulated settlement agreement |
Guardian | A guardian appointed to act on behalf of a minor who is Ad litem not acting as the alien's immigration attorney, is not a relative of the alien, and is not a person with a conflict of interest. |
Home | An extensive review, conducted by the USCC and LIRS, Assessment into a potential sponsor for a special sub-group of juveniles considered at risk from smugglers. All Chinese and Indian juveniles receive a home assessment. |
Instance | A unique custody event. Captured by JAMS, whenever a juvenile is placed into or transferred to a facility, a new instance is recorded. |
Influx | The condition when the INS has, at any given time, more than 130 juveniles eligible for placement in a shelter facility, including those who have been so placed or are awaiting such placement. |
INFLUX | A JAMS placement code indicating a juvenile was placed in a secure facility due to an influx of juveniles into the United States. |
Medium | A facility that provides 24-hour awake supervision, Secure custody, care, and treatment for juveniles who require Facility close supervision but do not need placement in juvenile correctional facilities. Such facilities may have a secure perimeter but shall not be equipped internally with major restraining construction. |
Secure | A state or county juvenile detention facility or a secure Facility INS detention facility, or INS-contracted facility, having separate accommodations for juveniles. |
Shelter | A facility that is licensed by an appropriate state agency to provide residential, group, or foster care services for dependent children. All homes and facilities shall be non-secure. |