ACTION ALERT: Pledge to uphold a child’s right to survival, protection, and education.
August 17, 2020
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) submitted the following comments regarding proposed revisions to the Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal, published in connection with the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal, Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Review, at 85 Fed. Reg. 36264 (June 15, 2020). KIND objects to the proposed revisions (herein, the “Proposed Form” and “Proposed Instructions”) on the following grounds that the revisions:
These factors will have particularly adverse consequences for the unaccompanied children we serve. We therefore ask that the Proposed Instructions and Proposed Form be withdrawn.