Recommendations for Reunifying Separated Family Members
Click here to download the PDF The Administration was recently ordered to reunify thousands of migrant and refugee families that were forcibly separated due to the Administration’s “zero tolerance” policy. Reunification efforts, which the government
KIND FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions What is KIND? Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) helps unaccompanied immigrant and refugee children who come to the United States without parents or legal guardians seeking safety. We envision a world
How You Can Help Separated Families and Ensure Protection for Children
President Trump’s Executive order purporting to end family separation trades family separation for family detention, and potential deportation without having a fair chance to make their claim for asylum. We are replacing one abhorrent practice
Flores Settlement: Myth v. Fact
The Flores Settlement: Myth v. Fact Myth: Flores is a law making the government separate children. FACT: The 1997 Flores Settlement Agreement (Flores) was the result of over a decade of litigation responding to the
Family Separation: Myth v. Fact
Download the Myth vs. Fact PDF here. Myth: Parents and children are quickly reunited after only a brief separation. Fact: Families are not immediately reunited once a parent is transferred to ICE custody. Once
A Timeline: How the Trump Administration is Rolling Back Protections for Children
Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) & Migration Fact Sheet
Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) forces many women, girls, and LGBTI persons to flee El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (“Northern Triangle countries”). SGBV is often coupled with high levels of homicide, forced disappearances, and kidnapping
Death by a Thousand Cuts
DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S SYSTEMATIC ASSAULT ON THE PROTECTION OF UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN Since its first days, the Trump Administration has sought to limit protections for some of the most vulnerable migrants
Briefing Book on Unaccompanied Children
KIND put together the following briefing book for a recent trip to the border. Click here to download and view Table of Contents: The Legal Landscape for Unaccompanied Children . . . . . .
2017 Year in Review
As KIND enters its tenth year of ensuring that no child faces immigration court alone, we celebrate the bravery, resiliency and successes of the over 15,500 children we have served: boys and girls who came