KIND President Prioritizes Child Protection Following 2024 Election. Read Our Statement Now.
April 29, 2024
Amidst escalating turmoil since President Jovenel Moïse’s 2021 assassination, Haiti faces dire humanitarian crises, accentuated by UNHCR’s moratorium plea. Recent gang assaults in Port-au-Prince spotlight the country’s turmoil, with UNICEF’s Catherine Russell citing three million children needing aid by April 2024. Driven by political unrest and violence, Haitians, including unaccompanied minors, embark on perilous sea voyages to the US. Despite increased maritime migration, access to protection remains scarce, exemplified by stringent US policies. KIND advocates for comprehensive measures ensuring the safety and rights of all migrant children at sea, offering detailed recommendations for immediate action.
As thousands of desperate Haitians fleeing instability and violence, including children, wait amid squalid conditions at the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) urges the Biden Administration to immediately halt all deportations and interdictions of Haitian refugees and allow them to seek protection in the United States.
Read MoreKids in Need of Defense (KIND) writes to express our grave concerns over the ongoing treatment of migrant children and families at the U.S.-Mexico border. Those concerns have come to a head amid the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s mass expulsion of Haitian migrants, which proceeds even as Haiti stresses its incapacity to safely receive […]
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