Statement for the Record: Resources and Authorities Needed to Protect and Secure the Homeland

May 5, 2022

As the Biden Administration prepares for safe and orderly processing at the border following the end of the Title 42 policy it faces a critical…

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Biden Administration Must Stay the Course and End Title 42 Once and For All

April 28, 2022

As Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas prepares to testify at today’s House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) urges…

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Immigration Advocates File Complaints Protesting the Treatment of Children in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Custody

April 7, 2022

KIND, and three other immigration advocacy organizations across the country filed complaints with the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) and the Office…

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Protecting Ukrainian Refugees from Human Trafficking

April 7, 2022

KIND applauds the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe’s decision to highlight the risks of trafficking to Ukrainian refugees, particularly with respect to the…

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Widespread infringement of the civil rights and civil liberties of Unaccompanied Noncitizen Children held in the custody of CBP

April 7, 2022

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) files this complaint on behalf of Unaccompanied Noncitizen Children (UNCs) who experienced civil rights abuses while being detained by…

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KIND Praises President Biden’s Call for Legal Representation of all Unaccompanied Children

March 28, 2022

KIND lauds the Biden Administration for its historic commitment to ensuring legal representation of all unaccompanied children in immigration proceedings.

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The Path Forward: Ensuring Humane and Orderly Processing at the U.S.-Mexico Border

March 28, 2022

The Biden Administration should swiftly end use of Title 42 and port of entry closures that restrict access to asylum and result in summary returns…

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KIND Urges Biden Administration to End Use of Emergency Intake Sites One Year After Establishment

March 9, 2022

March marks the one-year anniversary of the Biden Administration’s opening of emergency intake sites (EIS) in early 2021 to respond to the large numbers of…

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KIND Urges Administration to Allow Haitians to Stay and Stop Deportations

March 8, 2022

KIND urges the administration to allow Haitians to stay and stop deportations. The boatload of more than 350 Haitians, including several children, that arrived off…

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