Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Stop Government Abandonment and Placement Scandals Act of 2025” or the “Stop GAPS Act of 2025”.
Stop Government Abandonment and Placement Scandals Act of 2025
A BILL
To revise the duties of the Office of Refugee resettlement with respect to unaccompanied alien children, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Sponsors for unaccompanied minors
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall amend section 410.1201(a) of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, by striking paragraph (6).
Sec. 3 Duty of Office of Refugee Resettlement
The Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement shall—
track each unaccompanied alien child (as defined in section 462(g) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 279(g))) released from the custody of the Department of Homeland Security while such unaccompanied alien child—
is in the United States; and
involved in ongoing immigration proceedings; and
work with States to find placements for such unaccompanied alien children.