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Title 42 Court Decision Prolongs Needless Suffering of Children and Families Seeking Safety

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Families Forcibly Separated at the U.S. Border can Reunify in the U.S.

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Our Mission & Vision

A world in which children’s rights and well-being are protected as they migrate alone in search of safety.

We will achieve our vision by:

Ensuring that no child appears in immigration court without high quality legal representation;

Advancing laws, policies, and practices that ensure children’s protection and uphold their right to due process and fundamental fairness; and

Promoting in countries of origin, transit, and destination durable solutions to child migration that are grounded in the best interests of the child and ensure that no child is forced to involuntarily migrate.

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What We Do

Legal Services

Our Legal Services team partners with major law firms, corporations, and law schools to provide pro bono attorneys to represent unaccompanied children referred to KIND.

Policy and Advocacy

Our Policy and Advocacy team works to promote the fair and appropriate treatment of unaccompanied children by educating policymakers and the public about experiences and conditions that force children to migrate alone.

Family Separation Response

Our Family Separation Response team is addressing the profound crisis caused by the Trump Administration taking children away from their parents upon arrival at the U.S. border during its “Zero Tolerance Policy.”

Social Services

Our Social Services team provides holistic support for migrant children to address their traumas as they adjust to a new country, new language, and new homes.

Voices That Matter Most

The Voices That Matter Most project empowers immigrant and refugee children by helping them develop their personal stories of fear, flight, resilience, and hope to claim their power.

International Work

Our International team educates the public on root causes of child migration, provides programming to address drivers of child migration, and extends legal representation to children on the move and promotes standards for their protection.

Our Impact

Ways To Get Involved

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Your help could mean the difference between a child who needs protection being sent back to their home country where their life may be in danger – and the child being able to stay in the U.S. to live in safety and freedom.

Advocate

For too long, immigrant and refugee children have been subject to harmful policies. Make your voice heard and urge the Biden Administration to restore fairness and protect children on the move.

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Read and share the latest news and information about the protection of immigrant and refugee children.

Fundraise

Do you want to host a fundraiser and help give refugee and immigrant children a safe future? Please email Alix McAtee at amcatee@supportkind.org for help getting started.

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KIND Fact Sheet

No child should ever face immigration court alone. Learn more about KIND, who we are, and what we do to protect unaccompanied migrant and refugee children with our KIND Fact Sheet.

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Families forcibly separated at the U.S. border can reunify in the United States

Parents and children who were forcibly separated by the U.S. government at the U.S.-Mexico border between January 20, 2017 – January 20, 2021, can apply to return to the United States and reunify.  Please call the Help Desk at KIND for more information and assistance. 

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The First Year of the Biden Administration’s Policies on Unaccompanied Children

President Biden came into office in January 2021 with a sweeping agenda to reform the U.S. immigration system to ensure that it is “fair, safe, and orderly” and more humane. His Administration promised to address the chaos and confusion at the U.S.-Mexico border created by the previous Administration and end the cruel policies that further […]

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Dual Crises: KIND Report on Gender-Based Violence during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Gender-based violence has long been one of the main drivers of migration from Central America to the United States. Widespread violence, including sexual abuse, human trafficking, and violence in the home and family, combined with a lack of access to protection and justice forces children and women to flee in search of safety. Drawing on […]

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Testimonials

"I wasn’t safe in my country, that’s why I left. I was trying to save my life."
Claudio Central America
"For me it was the draw of doing pro bono work at large but also this human rights issue. They have nowhere to go and they are forced to leave their homeland alone and to come here – without someone to represent them they could very easily be sent back."
Mary Bortscheller Associate, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll
"What resonates most for me is the fact that without KIND, more children would be forced to face our legal system alone and without representation. This should be, and for many of us is, simply unacceptable in our society today. We all have a responsibility to protect those who cannot protect themselves."
Kurt Hansson, Paul Hastings Global Vice Chairman, Litigation, Paul Hastings, and KIND Board Member
"This case reinforces for me the great privilege it is to represent these extraordinary young people. They give me far more than I could ever give them."
Charles Rysavy K&L Gates