Two Years of Remain in Mexico: Asylum Seekers at Border in Urgent Need of Humanitarian Assistance

Today marks two years since former President Trump announced the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), a policy that did nothing to protect migrants, but has instead…...

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Incoming Biden Administration Urged to Restore Vital Protections for Unaccompanied Migrant Children

As the nation prepares for the inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) urges a new era of orderly process grounded…...

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KIND Applauds Vice President-Elect Harris’s Assertion that Biden Administration

Following Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris’s January 12, 2021 statement to Univision noting that......

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MEDIA ADVISORY: PRESS TELEBRIEFING: OUTLINING IMMEDIATE ACTIONS THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SHOULD TAKE IN THE FIRST 100 DAYS

As a tragic period in U.S. immigration policy ends, KIND outlines immediate actions the Biden Administration should take to restore U.S. leadership, protect the most…...

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Scheduled Border Visit Marks Fitting End to Trump Administration’s Abysmal Immigration Record

Today, as President Trump prepares to visit the U.S.-Mexico border, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) President Wendy Young issued the following statement...

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KIND Urges Biden Administration to Implement Long-Term Fixes to Broken Immigration System

Washington, DC – Today following the release of the EFE interview with Domestic Policy Advisor Susan E. Rice and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Kids…...

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KIND Urges President-Elect Biden to End Unlawful Asylum Cooperation Agreements

This week, the Trump Administration finalized an agreement that will force people at the U.S. border asking for asylum to instead seek protection in El…...

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KIND Urges U.S. Government to Provide Immediate Humanitarian Assistance to Central America and Halt Deportations Amid Hurricane Devastation

Just two weeks after the destruction of Hurricane Eta, Central America has now been battered by Hurricane Iota, compounding an urgent humanitarian emergency in countries…...

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Ruling on Border Expulsions is a Victory for Child Refugees and U.S. Commitment to Protecting the Most Vulnerable

Today in response to a D.C. District Court ruling that excludes children from the Trump Administration’s Title 42 expulsions at the U.S.-Mexico border, Kids in…...

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