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Regional Processing Centers for Unaccompanied and Separated Children

June 16, 2023

As the United States’ leading organization protecting the rights of unaccompanied immigrant and refugee children, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) has advocated for expanded…

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Avoidable Tragedy at Sea: KIND Calls for Safe and Legal Migration Routes to Safety in Europe

June 15, 2023

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) issued the following statement in response to one of Europe’s worst refugee disasters at sea. Reports indicate that at least…

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Statement for the Record: Ensuring the Safety and Well-Being of Unaccompanied Children

June 14, 2023

KIND submitted a a statement for the record on the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary's hearing 'Ensuring the Safety and Well-Being of Unaccompanied Children'. KIND…

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Recommendations to the Government of Mexico: Protection of Rights for Migrant Children and Adolescents

June 12, 2023

In response to the end of Title 42, the U.S. government implemented a series of new immigration measures, Circumvention of Legal Pathways, that negatively impact…

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Keeping Kids Safe Campaign Fact Sheet

June 7, 2023

Across the globe, a record number of children are migrating alone due to war, poverty, violence, disease, climate change, and political upheaval. In 2021, over…

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Keeping Kids Safe Campaign Principles

June 7, 2023

Kids in Need of Defense’s (KIND) Keeping Kids Safe campaign seeks to transform the systems for protecting child migrants. Too many of the world’s children…

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Six Ways to Protect Children Alone at the U.S.-Mexico Border

June 5, 2023

Following the end of Title 42 and the implementation of the Biden Administration’s new asylum ban in May, children remain vulnerable to harm at the…

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The Impact of the Asylum Ban on Children Seeking Safety in the United States

May 26, 2023

The Impact of the Asylum Ban on Children: The Biden Administration has implemented a new border policy that imposes severe restrictions on the ability of…

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Beilman's Story of Hope, Heartbreak, and Faith

May 23, 2023

Meet Beilman, a young boy who experienced unimaginable heartbreak after being separated from his mother at the border. Watch as he shares his powerful story…

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