Press Release

Supreme Court Delivers Blow to Trump Administration's DACA Policy

June 18, 2020

Today in response to the United States Supreme Court 5-4 ruling to reverse President Trump’s termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program,…

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Infographic, Policy Brief

Mapping the Cruelty

June 16, 2020

Since March 2020, often under the pretext of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Trump Administration has dramatically escalated its attacks on the legal protections and family…

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Sign-on Letter

DHS Policies Imperiling Children's Safety

June 16, 2020

The undersigned 122 organizations strongly oppose recent Department of Homeland Security (DHS) measures that threaten the safety and family unity of vulnerable immigrant children. DHS…

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Press Release

Trump Administration’s Proposed Rules Would Decimate Asylum in the United States

June 12, 2020

After three years of relentless attacks on the rights of unaccompanied children and asylum seekers, the Trump Administration is proposing further revisions to asylum regulations…

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Press Release

Thousands Join KIND in Call to Close Immigration Courts

June 11, 2020

Today, thousands of Americans from across the nation joined Kids In Need of Defense (KIND) to call on the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR)…

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Policy Brief

Why the U.S. Must Halt Deportations and Expulsions During COVID-19

May 21, 2020

U.S. deportation and expulsion practices are recklessly exposing an entire region to increased risk of COVID-19. Since the onset of the pandemic, even as it…

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Sign-on Letter

Request for DOJ OIG Investigation into EOIR's Failure to Suspend Detained Children's Hearings Amid COVID-19

May 7, 2020

On behalf of 23 legal services organizations that serve unaccompanied children, KIND submitted a letter to the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General…

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Policy Brief

Border Closure Exposing Children to Heightened Risk of Trafficking and Exploitation

April 29, 2020

In the midst of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is turning away unaccompanied children and asylum seekers at its…

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Press Release

As Central America Aid Resumes, the U.S.’s Return of Refugees and Immigrants May Undermine Impact

April 29, 2020

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) today urged the U.S. State Department to ensure that the resumption of much-needed U.S. foreign assistance to Central America…

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