Washington, DC— KIND denounces Congress’s passage of the Rescissions Act of 2025 (H.R. 4), which broadly claws back funding from vital humanitarian accounts. While the ultimate consequences of this legislation will hinge on the administration’s implementation of the funding cuts, the activities funded by impacted accounts have historically included those that help protect children fleeing persecution, trafficking, abuse, and other harm and that have made the U.S. southern border more secure by ensuring that vulnerable children in the region have lawful, orderly avenues for seeking legal relief.
“The Rescissions Act threatens to imperil children’s safety around the world,” said KIND President Wendy Young. “It could introduce new inefficiencies and vulnerabilities in the United States’ immigration system and within the surrounding region and weaken U.S. leadership on the global stage.”
The Act targets accounts that have bolstered humanitarian protection systems in Central America and other critical work conducted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UN Refugee Agency) and other key UN partners, including UNICEF. These programs have not only made children safer, but also relieved pressure on the U.S. immigration system.
The Act also pulls back funding from accounts that have historically targeted the root causes of child migration so that children are not forced to flee their countries of origin to be safe.
KIND urges Congress through the Fiscal Year 2026 annual appropriations package to restore appropriate funding levels for impacted accounts and prioritize the safety and lawful processing of children seeking protection alone.
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For more information, please contact Megan McKenna (mmckenna@supportkind.org).