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KIND’s new Timeline: How the Second Trump Administration Is Rolling Back Protections for Unaccompanied Children tracks the sweeping policy changes eroding child welfare and anti-trafficking safeguards for children seeking safety in the United States. Since January 2025, the administration has systematically dismantled decades of bipartisan protections—ending legal aid programs, reviving harmful border policies, expanding enforcement, and coercing unaccompanied children into “voluntary” returns. The resource documents each rollback across federal agencies, exposing how these actions violate U.S. and international law and put thousands of vulnerable children at risk.
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See how the Trump Administration’s first term dismantled key protections for unaccompanied children through sweeping policy rollbacks.