Civil Society Organizations Denounce DHS Border Externalization in Guatemala, Call for Immediate Investigation

October 22, 2020

The undersigned civil society organizations denounce the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) border externalization operations in Guatemala as documented by a new Senate Foreign Relations…

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KIND Comment on DHS Proposed Rule on Biometrics

October 13, 2020

KIND commented on a rule proposed by the Department of Homeland Security that would dramatically expand the agency’s ability to collect biometrics “without regard to…

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KIND Endorses FAIR Proceedings Act

October 9, 2020

Unaccompanied children, many of whom have fled dangers that include extreme violence and sexual exploitation, are among the world’s most vulnerable groups.  Legal counsel is…

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Sending Children Back to Danger

October 8, 2020

Since March 2020, the U.S. government has turned away over 10,000 immigrant children at the border, denying them any opportunity to seek protection in the…

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KIND and CGRS File Amicus Brief to Protect Asylum Seekers

August 24, 2020

On August 21, KIND along with the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies (CGRS) filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals…

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KIND's Opposition to Changes to USCIS Policy Manual on Applying Discretion

August 17, 2020

KIND submitted opposition to recent revisions to the USCIS Public Policy manual related to the use of discretion in adjudications.  These changes will sow confusion…

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KIND Comment on Asylum Security and Processing

August 12, 2020

KIND commented on a proposed rule that would create a new bar to asylum eligibility permitting DHS and DOJ to find that a person who…

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Leading Children’s Organizations Call for Immediate Release of Children Together With Their Families

August 11, 2020

On July 7, KIND, SCAN, UNICEF USA, and the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights sent a letter to ICE Acting Director Matthew Albence requesting…

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KIND Comments on the Proposed Asylum Regulations

July 16, 2020

KIND called on EOIR and DHS to withdraw a proposed rule that would make it virtually impossible for unaccompanied children and other asylum-seekers to receive…

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