Public Comment on I-290B

February 7, 2020

Pushing back on a USCIS proposal to restrict the appeals process.  KIND joined forces with six other nonprofits to file a detailed critique of a…

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Flores Amicus Brief - Ninth Circuit Appeal

January 29, 2020

Brief of KIND, et al. as amici curiae to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in Flores v. Barr:  Ten other legal services providers joined…

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Trump Administration Must Rescind Migrant Protection Protocols Placing Children and Families in Danger

January 29, 2020

Washington, DC – A year after the Trump Administration implemented a new policy that requires certain asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for the duration…

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Remain in Mexico: Unlawful and Unsafe for Children

January 29, 2020

In January 2019, the Trump Administration began implementing a new policy that requires certain asylum seekers to wait in Mexico—rather than the U.S.—for the duration…

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House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing: Courts in Crisis

January 29, 2020

Through our work, KIND has observed how the Trump administration’s sweeping restriction of judicial independence and due process in the immigration court system has impaired…

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Comments to USCIS for Asylum Application, Interview, and Employment Authorization

January 13, 2020

USCIS proposes sweeping changes to the eligibility requirements, process, and timeline for employment authorization applications by asylum seekers, including a 365-day waiting period, an unlawful…

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Comment Letter on USCIS Fee Schedule

December 27, 2019

The government proposes a steep and unwarranted escalation of fees applicable to numerous immigration application benefits, imposing barriers to seeking asylum, working lawfully in the…

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Asylum Cooperative Agreements Fact Sheet

November 25, 2019

From July to October of 2019, the U.S. signed “asylum cooperative agreements” with El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (“the Northern Triangle countries”) that would allow the U.S. to send…

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The Border, Trafficking, and Risks to Unaccompanied Children

November 15, 2019

In the last decade, children and young families have become the face of migration at the U.S.-Mexico border. Tens of thousands of children have made…

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