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Almost 15,000 Migrant Children Now Held At Nearly Full Shelters
The number of immigrant children being held in government custody has reached almost 15,000, putting a network of federally contracted shelters across the country near capacity. The national network of more than 100 shelters are
This Immigrant Has a Good Asylum Claim, But The Feds Took His Freedom for 72 Days and He Wasn’t Charged With a Crime
Edwin Romero is like a lot of fathers. He’s willing to do anything for his three girls, especially his 6-year-old princesita. The 56-year-old factory worker fought hard against what he believes is a corrupt government
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act has been critical
The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 provides critical protection for children from Central America fleeing brutal violence by gangs and narco traffickers, widespread sexual and gender-based violence, human trafficking and devastating abuse from
Separated at the Border, a Mother and Child Reunite
See here 60 Minute’s story of Susana and her 7-year-old daughter Litzy who were separated for over 3 months and were recently reunified. KIND is working to ensure both mother and daughter have an attorney by
Trump Asylum Ban Will Extend to Thousands of Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors
A controversial Trump administration policy suspending asylum for immigrants who cross the border illegally will also apply to kids and teenagers traveling to the United States without their parents, contradicting last week’s comment by a
Presidential Proclamation: Completely Undermines U.S. Asylum System
Statement from KIND President Wendy Young: There is no crisis at the border. There is no need for a Presidential Proclamation to close the United States to all but a few vulnerable immigrants seeking
ICE Is Throwing A Record Number Of 18-Year-Olds Into Adult Detention On Their Birthdays
On Roberto’s 18th birthday in September, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers put metal cuffs on his hands and legs and a chain around his waist. They then drove him two hours from Homestead, the
KIND Statement on Pittsburgh Tragedy
KIND is heartbroken by the murders in Pittsburgh, PA. We send our support to the Jewish community in Pittsburgh, as well as to our colleagues at HIAS. The demonizing of and violence against people on
I’m a Child of Immigrants. And I Have a Plan to Fix Immigration.
An immigration lawyer once told me bluntly: Immigration is a wedge issue. Wedge issues don’t get resolved. They get used by both sides to mobilize their base. Exhibit A: President Trump’s seizing on the caravan
Trump promises to stop the migrant caravan. But his administration struggles with how to do it.
President Trump’s attempts to pin political blame on Democrats for a caravan of thousands of Central American migrants headed toward the United States have obscured growing concern within the White House over how to manage