House of Representatives’ Fair Day in Court for Kids Act: Another Step Toward Fundamental Fairness
KIND welcomes the introduction by representatives Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-Ill.), and Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif) of the Fair Day in Court for Kids Act, which would ensure counsel for unaccompanied children to help
Access to Counsel – A Critical Need for Immigrant Children, Families, Asylum Seekers
KIND greatly appreciates the leadership of Senator Reid, Senator Durbin, Senator Franken, Senator Hirono, Senator Leahy, Senator Menendez, and Senator Murray on the Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2016. This legislation recognizes
KIND President testifies before House Judiciary Committee
KIND President Wendy Young testifies today before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security at the hearing, “Another Surge of Illegal Immigrants Along the Southwest Border: Is this the Obama Administration’s New Normal?”
New Refugee Resettlement Program Important, but Limited Tool; U.S. Must Still Engage Robust Asylum Response
KIND welcomes the Obama Administration’s decision to engage with the United Nation Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to screen those fleeing extreme and growing violence in Central America to determine if they are eligible for U.S. protection
Rounding up unaccompanied children and families in raids is not the answer
KIND is deeply concerned that unaccompanied children will soon be targeted in national raids which to date have rounded up families from Central America and taken them into custody for imminent deportation. The Obama Administration
Due Process before Deportation
The recent and reportedly ongoing raids that are targeting families with children from Central America who arrived in the U.S. after May 1, 2014 are deeply troubling. It has been well documented that many of
The Administration’s plan to target and deport women and children
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) is extremely concerned about the administration’s announcement that they will begin conducting raids and deporting unaccompanied children and families who came to the U.S. last summer fleeing for their
KIND President Wendy Young’s statement on increase in child arrivals
The significant increase in the number of unaccompanied children coming to the U.S. in recent months is a clear indication that the root causes of their flight have not been addressed—the violence that pervades El
Giving Thanks in 2015
With the Thanksgiving holiday upon us, amid the uncertainty and fear stemming from recent, tragic events in Paris and other cities, we are more aware than ever of all that we at KIND have
KIND Signs-on to Letter Calling for Protection of Syrian Refugees
November 17, 2015 Dear Senator/Representative: As refugee and immigration law experts, humanitarian aid organizations, faith, labor and civil and human rights groups, we write to express our support for the U.S. refugee resettlement program. The