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June 12, 2025

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) expresses serious concern about a new trend of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests occurring at immigration courts, which is…

June 12, 2025

In recognition of the unique vulnerabilities of immigrant children who have survived parental abuse, abandonment, or neglect, Congress created Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) as…

June 10, 2025

Following alarming reports of renewed family separations inside the U.S.—including at detention facilities, immigration courts, and during ICE-led “wellness checks”—Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)…

June 9, 2025

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) strongly opposes the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) decision to end deferred action for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status…

June 5, 2025

KIND (Kids in Need of Defense) applauds the reintroduction of the Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act, a critical bipartisan bill led by Senator Catherine Cortez…

May 30, 2025

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) has grave concerns about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s arrests of those appearing for their immigration hearings at courthouses…

May 29, 2025

KIND submitted a public comment opposing a federal rule that severely undermines protections for unaccompanied children by making it harder for children to be safely…

May 22, 2025

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) denounces the U.S. House's passage of a budget reconciliation bill that guts critical legal protections for unaccompanied children seeking…

April 15, 2025

KIND commends Senators Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) for leading a bipartisan call urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to…