KIND Urges Commonsense Precautions to Protect Unaccompanied Children and Professionals Who Serve Them

Today we call for immediate implementation of commonsense policies and precautions to protect the long-term health and safety of unaccompanied children on the move and…...

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KIND Urges Suspension of All Immigration Court Hearings for Detained Unaccompanied Children During the COVID-19 Emergency

As a legal services organization serving unaccompanied children throughout the United States, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) expresses its deep concern for the safety…...

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SCOTUS Remain in Mexico Ruling is Inconsistent with America’s Leadership in Protecting Children

Remain in Mexico jeopardizes children and families’ lives, forcing them to stay in dangerous border towns where they are easy prey for cartels, human traffickers,…...

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Trial by Video Proves an Injustice for Children

As the Houston immigration court prepares for a second day of videoconferencing deportation proceedings featuring the cases of children, including some without legal counsel, Kids…...

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KIND Statement: New Trump Administration policies eviscerate protections for children alone

On March 9, the Trump Administration will launch a pilot project in Houston immigration court through which all cases of detained unaccompanied children will be…...

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Steering Committee in National Lawsuit Representing Separated Migrant Families Seeks Help in Locating Additional Separated Parents and Children

After almost nine months of trying to locate families subject to forcible separation at the U.S. border, a court-appointed Steering Committee is turning to the…...

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Court of Appeals Ruling Guts Flawed Remain in Mexico Policy

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) applauds two critical United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit rulings issued today that invalidate two of…...

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Trump Administration Must Rescind Migrant Protection Protocols Placing Children and Families in Danger

Washington, DC – A year after the Trump Administration implemented a new policy that requires certain asylum seekers to wait in Mexico for the duration…...

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First separated parents returning from Guatemala to U.S. as part of court order

Nine parents who were among the many hundreds separated from their children during the Trump Administration’s “Zero Tolerance” policy in the summer of 2018 are…...

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