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Number of referrals ORR receives from the Department of Homeland Security each fiscal year.
Note, in the first nine years of the program, fewer than 8,000 children were referred annually. Referrals then increased: 13,625 in FY2012, 24,668 in FY2013, and 57,496 in FY2014. Read more about referrals to ORR and initial placement.