"Rocket" NTA Filings for Unaccompanied Children: A Waste of Government Resources and Denial of Due Process

January 21, 2021

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s ongoing practice of filing Notices to Appear (NTAs) with the local immigration court for unaccompanied children within days of their…

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Incoming Biden Administration Urged to Restore Vital Protections for Unaccompanied Migrant Children

January 19, 2021

As the nation prepares for the inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) urges a new era of orderly process grounded…

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KIND Applauds Vice President-Elect Harris’s Assertion that Biden Administration

January 14, 2021

Following Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris’s January 12, 2021 statement to Univision noting that...

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MEDIA ADVISORY: PRESS TELEBRIEFING: OUTLINING IMMEDIATE ACTIONS THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SHOULD TAKE IN THE FIRST 100 DAYS

January 13, 2021

As a tragic period in U.S. immigration policy ends, KIND outlines immediate actions the Biden Administration should take to restore U.S. leadership, protect the most…

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Scheduled Border Visit Marks Fitting End to Trump Administration’s Abysmal Immigration Record

January 12, 2021

Today, as President Trump prepares to visit the U.S.-Mexico border, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) President Wendy Young issued the following statement

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Amicus Briefs Challenging Unfair Changes to Asylum Eligibility

January 8, 2021

KIND was joined by the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights and Public Counsel in filing amicus curiae briefs in two federal lawsuits challenging extensive…

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KIND Public Comments on EOIR Motions to Reopen or Reconsider

January 5, 2021

In written comments submitted to EOIR on Dec. 28, 2020, KIND urged EOIR to withdraw a proposed rule limiting motions to reopen and reconsider in…

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KIND Public Comments on EOIR Continuances

January 5, 2021

KIND urged EOIR to withdraw a proposed rule regarding continuances in removal proceedings, as it would impose conditions and standards on individuals, including children, in…

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KIND Public Comments on Electronic Case Access and Filing System

January 5, 2021

The Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) proposed rules relating to the nationwide implementation of EOIR’s Electronic Case Access and Filing System…

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