Recommendations for the Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable to Expand Legal Representation of Unaccompanied Children

June 8, 2021

On May 18, 2021, President Biden announced the reinvigoration of the White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable (LAIR), an initiative dedicated to strengthening legal services…

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KIND Comments on USCIS Barriers

May 19, 2021

In response to a request for public comment and suggestion from USCIS on improving access to immigration services and benefits, KIND submitted an analysis of…

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Comments to Proposed Information Collection at 86 FR 1114, Mental Health Care Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children

March 10, 2021

On March 8,  KIND submitted comments in response to new forms proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) relating to the provision…

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KIND Public Comments on EOIR Motions to Reopen or Reconsider

January 5, 2021

In written comments submitted to EOIR on Dec. 28, 2020, KIND urged EOIR to withdraw a proposed rule limiting motions to reopen and reconsider in…

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KIND Public Comments on EOIR Continuances

January 5, 2021

KIND urged EOIR to withdraw a proposed rule regarding continuances in removal proceedings, as it would impose conditions and standards on individuals, including children, in…

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KIND Public Comments on Electronic Case Access and Filing System

January 5, 2021

The Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) proposed rules relating to the nationwide implementation of EOIR’s Electronic Case Access and Filing System…

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KIND Comment on EOIR Proposed Rule on Asylum Procedures

October 27, 2020

KIND commented on proposed EOIR procedural regulations that, if adopted, would significantly impede the ability of child asylum-seekers to thoroughly present issues and evidence in…

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KIND Comment on DHS Proposed Rule on Biometrics

October 13, 2020

KIND commented on a rule proposed by the Department of Homeland Security that would dramatically expand the agency’s ability to collect biometrics “without regard to…

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KIND Comment on EOIR Docket

September 29, 2020

In written comments filed Sept. 25, 2020, KIND called on the Department of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) to retract proposed rules that…

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