Recommendations for a Root Causes Strategy

April 27, 2021

As the nation’s leading organization advocating for the rights of unaccompanied migrant and refugee children, KIND provides pro bono legal representation for over 5,000 unaccompanied…

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KIND México Principles for Migrant Children

April 9, 2021

Read and download KIND México's principles for the protection of migrant children:

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U.S.-Mexico Cooperation is Vital to Protect Children on the Move

March 26, 2021

As officials from the White House meet with representatives from the Mexican and Guatemalan governments this week to discuss a humane path forward to manage…

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Implementation of the Mexican Legal Reforms that Prohibit Detention of Accompanied and Unaccompanied Migrant Children

March 22, 2021

Human rights organizations in Mexico have been advocating for alternatives to detention for migrant children for over 10 years. The impact of immigration detention on…

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KIND Statement for the Record: House Committee on Homeland Security

March 17, 2021

KIND submitted the following statement for the record “The Way Forward on Homeland Security” for the House Committee on Homeland Security on March 17, 2021…

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Biden Administration Processing of Asylum Seekers Under MPP: Another Strong Step Toward Immigration Reform

February 12, 2021

The Biden Administration’s announcement that it will begin to process asylum seekers who have been forced to wait in Mexico under the Trump Administration’s Migrant…

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Biden Administration Task Force on Family Separation: Making Families Whole

February 2, 2021

In anticipation of the Biden Administration’s announcement today, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) welcomes the Biden Administration’s new Task Force on Family Separation as…

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Title 42 Ruling Provides Biden Administration with Opportunity to Follow Science, Not Predecessor’s Status Quo

January 30, 2021

This evening, in response to a U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit ruling that upholds the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Title…

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KIND Urges Biden Administration to Implement Long-Term Fixes to Broken Immigration System

December 22, 2020

Washington, DC – Today following the release of the EFE interview with Domestic Policy Advisor Susan E. Rice and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Kids…

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