May 27, 2021
Children and families arriving at the U.S. border to ask for protection is not new and it is not unexpected. The root causes of migration are complex and interconnected, and they have worsened over time. While most children are fleeing a form of violence, abuse, or exploitation, several interconnected factors…
June 16, 2021
KIND applauds Attorney General Garland’s decisions today in Matter of A-B- and Matter of L-E-A-. In each case, the Attorney General’s decision set aside misguided…
June 16, 2021
The Biden Administration took a significant step forward today in addressing the large numbers of children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border alone by expanding the…
June 8, 2021
On May 18, 2021, President Biden announced the reinvigoration of the White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable (LAIR), an initiative dedicated to strengthening legal services…
June 8, 2021
The Central American Minors (CAM) program helped prevent some children from having to make the dangerous journey to seek safety in the United States by…
June 4, 2021
Ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris’s visit to Guatemala and Mexico next week, her first international trip as Vice President and a key early step…
May 27, 2021
Just days before Vice President Kamala Harris travels to Mexico and Central America, the Biden Administration has launched a new working group to unite government,…
May 24, 2021
Hardy Vieux has joined Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) as Chief of Staff, working closely with KIND President Wendy Young to lead the organization’s…
May 20, 2021
Expanding access to protection in Central America and Mexico can allow some refugees and migrants to seek safety closer to home and in countries where…
May 20, 2021
We envision a world in which children’s rights and well-being are protected as they migrate alone in search of safety. Learn more about KIND, who…