August 11, 2021
This practice update1 explains the recent amendment to Va. Code § 16.1-241 which extended the Virginia juvenile courts’ jurisdiction for young people seeking factual findings…
July 30, 2021
The new White House strategies on regional migration are a welcome first step in addressing the drivers of migration from Central America.
July 20, 2021
In June, the Central American Women and Children Protection Act was reintroduced in the House and the Senate. This bipartisan legislation would provide critical funding…
July 20, 2021
Learn more about bills and policies introduced in the 117th Congress that could affect immigrant and refugee children and their families as well as how…
July 20, 2021
Amid the pandemic, KIND’s Voices That Matter Most project partnered with Imagination Stage, which taught clients virtually about crafting stories using stop motion animation. Participants…
July 16, 2021
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) was recently selected to receive a $5,000 grant from the Texas Bar Foundation to support the organization’s Houston Field…
July 14, 2021
The Biden Administration’s position that Haitians and Cubans who may have to flee mounting political instability in their home countries should not seek safety in…
July 7, 2021
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) appreciates the opportunity to share its experience and recommendations related to the rights of and alternative care for unaccompanied…
June 29, 2021
An "UIC" Unaccompanied Immigrant Child or "Unaccompanied Alien Child" is a term defined by U.S. federal law in the Homeland Security Act, 6 USC §…
