Report: US Immigration System Failing Unaccompanied Children
A report released today by Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) and the UC Hastings Center for Gender & Refugee Studies finds that the U.S. immigration system significantly fails children who come to the United
Enrique’s Journey: New updated version by KIND Board Member Sonia Nazario
KIND Board Member and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist/author Sonia Nazario has revised and updated Enrique’s Journey, her book about a boy’s journey to the United States to reunite with his mother. The new version contains an
Advocacy Update: Growing Concerns for the Safety of Children Alone
The number of unaccompanied children coming to the United States continues to rise to unprecedented levels: projections for Fiscal Year 2014* indicate that their number could rise tenfold to more than 60,000 children. We are
President’s Corner
KIND is ready for another exciting year in 2014 – our fifth anniversary! We’re looking forward to celebrating our success with many of you in the months to come – including at our upcoming KIND-Troutman
Flow of Unaccompanied Minors Tests U.S. Immigration Agencies
29 January 2014The Wall Street Journal Online Agencies Grapple With Surge in Illegal Crossings of Youngsters From Central America LOS ANGELES—A record number of minors traveling alone are entering the U.S. illegally, presenting a newhumanitarian
Immigration: Making Decisions In the Best Interest of the Child
The Newseum in Washington, D.C., has a permanent exhibit of Pulitzer Prize winning photographs that silences crowds and brings forth a range of emotions in people. As Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist Eddie Adams explains, “If it
KIND participates in First Regional Gathering on Unaccompanied Children in Guatemala
KIND President Wendy Young and GCRRP Director Wendy Ramirez at the Regional Seminar on Unaccompanied Children in Antigua, Guatemala, August 27 and 28th.KIND attended the first Regional Seminar on Unaccompanied Children, which was hosted by
KIND Welcomes Representative Roybal-Allard’s Family Protection Border Bill
KIND is pleased to support Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA)’s latest bill in support of fair treatment of vulnerable immigrants. The Protect Family Values at the Border Act, which Rep. Roybal-Allard (H.R. 3130), introduced on September
KIND Welcomes New ICE Policy to Help Protect Parental Rights
KIND greatly appreciates U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s new directive to help protect the parental rights of undocumented parents and legal guardians of minor children in the agency’s immigration enforcement activities. The new directive,
Breaking new ground for vulnerable immigrant children in California
Yliana Johansen has spent the last two years helping children in California who have been abused, abandoned, or neglected in their home country, and who fled to the United States alone to reunite with their