Jane Doe v. Office of Refugee Resettlement

This case asks whether the Office of Refugee Resettlement ("ORR") is discharging its federal obligation to the benefit of an unaccompanied alien minor in refusing her access to Texas's judicial bypass regime for the purpose of an abortion *271 -the sole basis of which hinges on Jane Doe's wishes.

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Based on the limited record before us, this case's path to our court appears as follows.

In late January 2018, Jane Doe, a pregnant minor, expressed an interest in obtaining an abortion to a "person interviewing her about her needs." That person referred Jane Doe to a nonprofit organization that assists…