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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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The Secure the Border Act Would End Protection of Unaccompanied Children

As Congress considers Fiscal Year 2024 spending measures, it must uphold vital protections for unaccompanied children and reject the inclusion, in part or whole, of…...

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KIND Condemns Recent Family Separation at U.S. Government Facility

In response to news that U.S. Border Patrol agents separated migrant children from their parents for several days this summer at the U.S. Customs and…...

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KIND's Testimony on Child Trafficking before House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee

Washington, D.C. – Today, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) Vice President for Policy and Advocacy Jennifer Podkul, will testify before the House Foreign Affairs…...

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