Wendy Young on the steps of Capitol Hill speaking about family separation

Robust Advocacy

Preserving Vital Protections for Children

KIND’s Policy and Advocacy team promotes the fair and appropriate treatment of unaccompanied immigrant and refugee children. We educate policymakers and the public about experiences and conditions that force children to migrate alone, barriers that prevent them from fairly accessing U.S. protection, and the challenges and dangers they may face if returned to the countries they fled.

Our team engages with federal agencies, Members of Congress, and other policymakers to support policies that protect children throughout their journey to safety. Drawing upon lessons learned through our representation of thousands of unaccompanied children, we provide technical assistance to policymakers to promote safe and developmentally appropriate treatment of unaccompanied children in federal immigration custody, child-sensitive measures for processing and adjudicating children’s cases, and safeguards to ensure no child is returned to harm.

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What We Do

Educate Decision Makers

We educate local, state and national decision-makers about unaccompanied children, the root causes of their migration, family separation, and other issues affecting children alone. 

Advance Protections

We identify opportunities to promote protections for unaccompanied children through legislation, regulations, policies, programs, and services. 

Promote Action

We educate Members of Congress so they can support legislation that protects children alone, improves safety in Central America, and provides fair access to the U.S. immigration system and to legal services.

Best Practices

Feature Media Hit

KIND Featured in Gothamist on Unaccompanied Children Facing Immigration Court Without Lawyers

Gothamist reports that more than 1,400 unaccompanied children across New York could lose legal assistance as federal funding for representation expires. KIND East Coast Director Emily Norman explains how accelerated asylum interviews, short court timelines, and the potential loss of counsel are making it harder for attorneys to adequately prepare children and protect their due […]

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KIND Featured in New York Focus on Accelerated Asylum Cases for Unaccompanied Children

New York Focus reports on the administration’s push to rapidly schedule asylum interviews and speed immigration court proceedings for unaccompanied children, often giving children and their attorneys little time to prepare. KIND East Coast Regional Director Emily Norman says KIND received notice of more than 50 asylum interviews for New York City-area clients in August […]

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Feature Resource

Reintegration Fact Sheet

Download KIND’s Reintegration Fact Sheet for an overview of the program model, core principles, and outcomes supporting unaccompanied and separated children returning to Guatemala and Honduras.

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Key Policy Reports

New Campaign Initiative

Keeping Kids Safe

KIND’s Keeping Kids Safe: A Seamless Safety Net for Children on the Move is a 10-year initiative designed to transform outdated laws, shift conversations about child immigration to center child protection, and reform the way the current U.S. immigration system—and subsequently protection systems across the globe—treats children.

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Migrant children need our help now more than ever. This is your chance.
Use your voice and stand up for the rights of migrant children everywhere.

 

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