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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 12/2016

GLOSSARY: RECIPIENT...

0002.55

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) determines Refugee Unaccompanied Minor status when a person enters the United States.

REFUGEES A person who has fled from his/her home country and cannot return because he/she has a well-founded fear of persecution based on religion, race, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group. See 0010.18.24 (Verification - I-94 Cards), 0011.03.18 (Non-Citizens - People Fleeing Persecution), 0030 (Refugee Assistance Programs).

REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER (RTC) Any state-operated facility for people who are mentally ill, developmentally disabled, or chemically dependent under the direct administrative authority of the Commissioner.

REHABILITATION CENTERS See TREATMENT RESIDENCES in 0002.67 (Glossary: Thrifty...).