My name is Jennifer Podkul, and I serve as Vice President of Policy and Advocacy for Kids in Need of Defense (KIND). Kids in Need…...
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,…...
More than eight million people from Ukraine have sought safety in Europe since the conflict escalated one year ago. About three million of this number…...
White House framework would quickly return children from Central America to their home countries without a real chance to seek U.S. protection....
Who can travel with a Qualifying Child under the Central American Minors Program (CAM)? Every CAM case must include a Qualifying Child, but other family…...
KIND clients overcome great hardship in their journey to find safety in the United States. Through workshops, trainings, and mentorships, KIND clients learn communications skills,…...
Nearly 70,000 migrant children have been held in government custody this year and are being held for significantly longer periods of time. KIND notes that the Administration’s…...
Learn how KIND’s Gender and Migration Initiative (GMI) seeks to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against migrant children....
KIND strongly supports the Administration’s expansion of lawful pathways for migration and its efforts to ensure safe, humane, and orderly processing and access to protection…...