House Build Back Better Bill Contains Key Protections for Immigrants

Washington, DC – Following today’s House of Representatives passage of the Build Back Better Act, Kids in Need of Defense is praising inclusion of key…...

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White House North American Leaders’ Summit Agenda Should Include Protection for Unaccompanied Children on the Move

Washington, DC – As President Biden prepares to welcome Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to the White House…...

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KIND Partners with UNHCR to Reunite Separated Families, Register Them for U.S. Reunification

Hundreds of deported parents who remain separated from their children because of the last administration’s “zero tolerance” policy at the U.S.-Mexico border will now have…...

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Senator Hirono’s Fair Day in Court for Kids Act Provides the Legal Protection All Children Deserve

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) is praising the introduction of the Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2021, legislation by Senator Mazie…...

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First-ever National Strategy on Gender Includes Immigrant Communities and Recognizes Gender Violence as a Driver of Migration

Washington, DC—The release of the first-ever National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality by the White House is an important step toward advancing gender equality…...

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Lifetime Partners with KIND on new PSA Featuring the Cast from Torn From Her Arms Premiering October 30

Lifetime is proud to partner with Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), the country’s preeminent nongovernmental organization devoted to the protection of unaccompanied and separated…...

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Safety of Migrants Must be Priority of U.S.-Mexico High-Level Security Dialogue

As the United States and Mexico prepare for the first high-level security dialogue between the two nations, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) urges both…...

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KIND Urges New EOIR Director to Restore Due Process, Fairness at Agency

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) today praised the U.S. Attorney General’s decision to appoint David Neal to lead the Executive Office for Immigration Review…...

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Bill to Strengthen Protections for Women and Children in Central America Advances in the House

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) welcomes the inclusion of the bi-partisan Central American Women and Children Protection Act (CAWCPA) in the 2022 National Defense…...

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