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Court Ruling Intensifies Uncertainty for Dreamers: Congress Must Act

The 5th Circuit upheld a Texas district court’s ruling that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) violated the Administrative Procedures Act but sent the case…...

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Advocates for Unaccompanied Children Welcome Funding for HHS

Kids in Need of Defense calls for allocation to legal support for unaccompanied children....

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Advocates for Unaccompanied Children Call for an End to Reliance on Shelters like Fort Bliss After HHS IG Report

A watchdog report found that conditions hindered case management for unaccompanied children at the Texas emergency intake site in 2021. ...

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KIND Commends Senators’ Call to Send Child Welfare Professionals to the Border

WASHINGTON — Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) applauds Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) for their letter yesterday calling upon the Department…...

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Global Priorities for Unaccompanied, Separated Children

Kids In Need of Defense outlines critical needs of children in advance of UNGA....

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Afghan Adjustment Act Would Provide Safety to Afghan Allies and Separated Children

Washington, DC –Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) urges swift passage of a bipartisan bill that would provide lawful permanent resident status and a path…...

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KIND Mourns the Deaths of Two Young Children at U.S.-Mexico Border

KIND President, Wendy Young, releases statement after the recent death of two young migrant children at the U.S.-Mexico border....

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Biden Administration Maintains Firm Commitment to Ending Migrant Protection Protocols

Kids in Need of Defense issues a statement on the Biden Administration's decision to end its use of the 'Remain in Mexico' program...

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Biden Should End MPP, Restore Protections for Migrant Children and Families Following Supreme Court’s MPP Ruling

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) welcomes today’s Supreme Court ruling to allow the Biden Administration to end the life-endangering Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), also…...

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