Reports and Data: The International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act (ICAPRA) requires the Department to submit annual reports to Congress on international parental child abductions. This report discusses cases outgoing from the United States to another country. Our website also has data regarding cases incoming to the United States located here.
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Hague Convention Attorney Network: The Department of State administers an all-volunteer network of attorneys called the Hague Convention Attorney Network. The attorneys within the Hague Convention Attorney Network provide pro bono and reduced-fee legal representation to qualified low-income applicants in international parental child abduction cases to the United States from Hague Convention countries.
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