June 6, 2024
KIND submitted a public comment on a rule that temporarily increases the automatic extension period for work authorization and work permits (EADs) for certain renewal…
June 4, 2024
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) acknowledges the Biden Administration’s decision to exempt unaccompanied children from temporary asylum restrictions. However, raises concerns about the order's…
May 23, 2024
In anticipation of the Senate’s vote today on the bipartisan Border Act (S. 4361), Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)’s Vice President of U.S. Federal…
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…
April 25, 2024
KIND releases a statement on the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) final Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule, codifying the Flores Settlement Agreement (FSA).
April 2, 2024
Social Security Delays Impede Unaccompanied Children’s Integration, Safety, and Stability Kids in Need of Defense issued a resource on the recent social security delays unaccompanied…
March 19, 2024
Following the Supreme Court's decision to uphold Texas Governor Greg Abbott's controversial immigration bill, KIND President Wendy Young issues a critical statement,
March 15, 2024
KIND's review on the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) Director’s Memorandum containing new guidance to the immigration courts on children’s cases. On December 21,…
March 12, 2024
Throughout its one-year duration, the Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act (H.R. 7372) would undo the U.S. protection system for unaccompanied children by eliminating core anti-trafficking…
