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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) seeks information related to establishing an Independent Verification, Validation, and Reliability Study (IVVRS) of the Age-Out Review Worksheet (AORW).The AOWR is used to document that ICE considered the least restrictive setting available in making age-out custody determinations for age outs. Age outs are defined as minors who turn age 18 while in the custody of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Refugee Resettlement (HHS/ORR). Under Federal law, children traveling without a parent or legal guardian and without lawful immigration status are transferred to the custody of HHS/ORR pending their release to a verified sponsor or upon turning 18 years of age, at which time, custody is transferred to ICE. Prior to or upon taking custody of the minor turning 18, ICE must make a custody determination as to where the minor will be placed pending immigration proceedings. ICE is required to determine which of the alternatives available, which include alternative to detention programs, referral to community-based programs, or ICE detention is the least restrictive setting after taking into account the minor’s danger to self, danger to the community, and risk of flight, and consider placement in the least restrictive setting available.​