Resources

December 16, 2022

Following today’s U.S. District Court ruling that blocks the Biden Administration from ending the life-endangering Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also known as “Remain in Mexico”…

December 12, 2022

Today, the U.S. government launched its updated 2022 U.S. Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Gender-Based Violence Globally. This critical initiative, which KIND advised upon…

December 12, 2022

Currently, DC and federal law are misaligned in a way that harms vulnerable immigrant youth aged 18 up to 21 living in DC. Existing federal…

December 12, 2022

This bill establishes equal access to the District’s courts for all vulnerable youth and survivors of child abuse, neglect, or abandonment by allowing them to…

December 8, 2022

Today, Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), and Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) introduced the Working for Immigrant Safety and Empowerment (WISE) Act, which would provide…

November 21, 2022

A record number of unaccompanied children are seeking protection in the United States. But not all children will qualify for legal protection, and many will…

November 15, 2022

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) welcomes U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan’s ruling this evening that vacates the Title 42 policy.

November 14, 2022

Washington, DC—As Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas prepares this week to testify before the  House Homeland Security Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee,…

October 29, 2022

In partnership with StoryCorps, KIND attorney, Jessalyn Schwartz interviews her client, Ismael on his life, hopes for the future and the positive impact KIND has…