March 19, 2026
KIND’s “Timeline Tracking How the Second Trump Administration Is Rolling Back Protections for Unaccompanied Children,” catalogues recent and emerging Trump Administration measures that undermine unaccompanied children’s safety and welfare. This Spotlight focuses on a recurring subject of KIND’s Timeline: the escalation of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) enforcement actions that, in practice, can deter or disrupt children’s access to public education. This Spotlight also outlines another concerning development: The emerging attacks on the right of all children in the United States to attend public school, regardless of their immigration status, as enshrined in the Supreme Court ruling Plyer v Doe.
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