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Policy Brief

Ensuring Humane and Orderly Processing of Unaccompanied Children at the U.S.-Mexico Border

January 6, 2023

As the Biden Administration prepares to end the use of Title 42 expulsions, it must refrain from any actions that restrict access to humanitarian protection in the United States. In preparation for the end of the policy, the Administration can and should adopt the below recommendations on an immediate and…

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Public Statement

Statement for the Record: The Biden Border Crisis: Part I

January 31, 2023

Kids in Need of Defense released a statement for the record ahead of the House Judiciary Committee hearing, the Biden Border Crisis.

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Public Statement

Letter to President Biden on Expelling Haitian Asylum Seekers

September 27, 2021

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) writes to express our grave concerns over the ongoing treatment of migrant children and families at the U.S.-Mexico border.…

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Public Statement

Strategies for Obtaining SIJS Factual Findings in Virginia

August 11, 2021

This practice update1 explains the recent amendment to Va. Code § 16.1-241 which extended the Virginia juvenile courts’ jurisdiction for young people seeking factual findings…

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