In 2000. I introduced the Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act. I also pushed for the change in the Homeland Security Act of 2002. which successfully transferred the responsibility for the care of unaccompanied alien children from the former Immigration and Naturalization Service to the Department of Health and Human Services. However. that change by itself was not enough to ensure that unaccompanied children were properly treated. Therefore. over the next 6 years. I continued to consult with relevant Federal agencies. childrens advocates. immigration attorneys. House Members such as ZOE LOFGREN on the House Judiciary Committee. and fellow Senators. Finally. in 2008 the legislation was included. amazingly enough. by voice vote in both Houses. as part of a larger trafficking bill. the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act.
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