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KIND Co-Founder Brad Smith Transitions to Board Chair Emeritus After 15 Years at the Helm

KIND Co-founder Brad Smith steps down as Board Chair of Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) after 15 years, overseeing significant global expansion. Pamela Passman…...

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Immigrant Rights Groups Join Forces to Fundraise $3 Million for Separated Families' Legal Representation

Read KIND's press release on the collaborative $3 million fundraising effort with Al Otro Lado, National Immigration Project, Together and Free, and the Young Center…...

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KIND Urges Protection for 17,000 Unaccompanied and Separated Children Caught in the Crosshairs of Middle East Unrest

Washington, DC – Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) today urged protections for the more than 17,000 unaccompanied and separated children identified by UNICEF in…...

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Senate’s Bipartisan Immigration Package Includes Critical Protections for Unaccompanied Children

Following release of the United States Senate’s bipartisan “Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024,” Kids in Need of Defense President Wendy Young issued the…...

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Kids in Need of Defense Applauds DOJ Creation of Specialized Children’s Dockets in Immigration Courts

The Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), under the Department of Justice, has just issued groundbreaking guidance for children's immigration proceedings. This pivotal update establishes…...

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KIND Welcomes Family Separation Agreement Ruling

Today, a federal judge said that he would sign on Monday the settlement agreement in the Ms. L v ICE family separation lawsuit filed on…...

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Bipartisan Bill to Create Children’s Immigration Courts: Important Step for Child Protection and Court Backlog

U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) along with Representatives Dan Goldman (D-NY-10), Maria Salazar (R-FL-27), Hillary Scholten (D-MI-3), and Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR-5)…...

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Fair Day in Court for Kids Act Provides Critical Protection for Unaccompanied Children

Kids in Need of Defense applauds the introduction of the Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2023 as it is a critical step…...

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Ms L v ICE Settlement: A Welcome First Step for Separated Children and Families

KIND applauds the resolution of Ms. L v. ICE, a family separation lawsuit in Washington, DC. The settlement marks progress, but the trauma endured by…...

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