Sign-on Letter

Request for DOJ OIG Investigation into EOIR's Failure to Suspend Detained Children's Hearings Amid COVID-19

May 7, 2020

On behalf of 23 legal services organizations that serve unaccompanied children, KIND submitted a letter to the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General…

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Policy Brief

Border Closure Exposing Children to Heightened Risk of Trafficking and Exploitation

April 29, 2020

In the midst of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is turning away unaccompanied children and asylum seekers at its…

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Press Release

As Central America Aid Resumes, the U.S.’s Return of Refugees and Immigrants May Undermine Impact

April 29, 2020

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) today urged the U.S. State Department to ensure that the resumption of much-needed U.S. foreign assistance to Central America…

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Comment on U.S. Regulations

KIND Comment on CDC Rule and Order Suspending Entry of Persons into the U.S

April 23, 2020

KIND submitted comments today on an interim final rule issued by the CDC allowing the Director to issue an order temporarily suspending the “introduction” of…

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Press Release

KIND Decries Plan to Temporarily Suspend Immigration

April 21, 2020

In response to President Donald J. Trump’s late-night Tweet announcing that he will sign an Executive Order to temporarily suspend all immigration to the United…

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Press Release

79 Organizations Join Forces to Call for an Immediate End to Expulsions of Unaccompanied Children at U.S. Southern Border

April 16, 2020

Today, 79 organizations and academic institutions urged U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Acting Secretary Chad Wolf and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…

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Policy Brief

Organizational Sign-On Letter Re: Expulsions of Unaccompanied Children

April 16, 2020

The undersigned organizations write to express our grave concern over the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s expulsions of unaccompanied children at the U.S. southern border.…

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Policy Brief

KIND Letter to USCIS - Postponing Deadlines for Children's Cases due to COVID-19

April 7, 2020

On behalf of Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), I write to urgently request that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) further expand its recent…

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Press Release

Border Patrol Guidance Document Reveals Lack of Protections for Unaccompanied Children

April 3, 2020

Today in response to Border Patrol COVID-19 guidance that substantiates reports of agents turning away immigrants seeking safety in the United States, including unaccompanied children,…

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