Resources

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

July 8, 2020

We, the undersigned children’s rights organizations, write to request that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) release all children - together with their families -…

July 7, 2020

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is currently running a shortfall in its annual operating budget of an estimated $1.2 billion. Officials with the fee-funded…