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More refugee & migrant children are arriving in Europe without a parent or caregiver.
A new UN report finds that 67% of children arriving in 2025 were unaccompanied or separated, underscoring the need for stronger protections & safer migration pathways.
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A 7-year-old appeared in immigration court without an attorney and was ordered to leave the U.S. within 30 days.
As proceedings accelerate, more children face life-altering decisions without legal representation.
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Yesterday, @NIPNLG, @supportKIND, @PublicCounsel, @LowensteinLLP, and @DWTLaw presented oral arguments on behalf of tens of thousands of SIJS Youth across the country, @carecen_ny and @centrolegal.
Watch KIND's Jason Boyd discuss growing concerns about information sharing between ORR and ICE during a press briefing hosted by Acacia Center for Justice last week.
Children as young as 5 are reportedly being offered $3,000 to leave the U.S., sometimes without an attorney or time to consider the consequences.
A child cannot be expected to understand the legal protections they are giving up.
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📣 México discute su Paquete Económico 2027. Junto con @IMUMIDF y @GTPM_MX analizamos el presupuesto y la reforma a la Ley Federal de Derechos.
Trámites migratorios inaccesibles ponen a familias y niñez en mayor riesgo.
Nuestra postura👇
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What happens when the system moves faster than a child’s case can be properly prepared? KIND's Emily Norman tells us the impact of accelerated asylum interviews and immigration court proceedings.
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Children in immigration court need independent lawyers whose sole duty is to advocate for them.
AP reports HHS is creating an in-house legal team to represent unaccompanied children, raising serious concerns about independence of counsel and due process.
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Family unity must be central to migration policy.
150+ governments, UN agencies & stakeholders support the GCM Family Unity Initiative. KIND joined partners to help shape Roadmap 2030 and advance family-centered migration pathways.
Learn more: bit.ly/4rPMwZ8
ALT A person carrying a young child is visible, with a text overlay promoting family unity in migration policy. The text highlights support from over 150 governments, UN agencies, and other stakeholders for the initiative. The bottom of the image includes the logos for the GCM Family Unity Initiative and KIND (Kids in Need of Defense).
KIND was seeing 10 asylum interviews for clients monthly at the start of the year. After federal legal-services funding lapsed, that jumped to 125+ a month.
Children need time to build trust, prepare, and be heard. Now they’re being given less of it.
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Thank you @RepSalinas for joining KIND’s press call and raising concerns about unaccompanied children.
Children deserve legal representation, due process, and safe family reunification—especially amid prolonged detention and accelerated proceedings.
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“These proceedings could determine whether you remain in the country or are removed.”
But what does that mean to a 13-year-old without a lawyer? A 7-year-old? A 3-year-old? Being in court does not mean a child can meaningfully participate in their case.
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A fair legal process can't depend on a child understanding immigration law alone.
Yet unaccompanied children are facing the U.S. immigration system without attorneys. The Fair Day in Court for Kids Act would guarantee them legal counsel.
Take action: bit.ly/3VgFHUp
Unaccompanied children in US federal custody deserve strong safeguards.
Yet in Texas, facilities housing them operate without state child-welfare licensing as more children are sent there. Children in immigration custody deserve protection and oversight.
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U.S. federal agencies are coordinating policies that make it harder for unaccompanied children to reunify with family, access legal support, seek protection, & avoid prolonged detention.
When protections are weakened, children face the consequences.
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An 11-year-old waited nine hours for his U.S. immigration court case to be called.
He was one of 25 children in a mass virtual hearing. About half had lawyers. He did not.
Children shouldn't have to navigate the U.S. immigration system alone.
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On U.S. #CitizenshipDay, we’re reminded why pathways to citizenship matter. For unaccompanied children, they offer the stability, safety, and fully belong in the communities they now call home. Protecting those pathways helps make that future possible.
Este esfuerzo muestra cómo los Estados, la ONU y la sociedad civil pueden convertir compromisos regionales en protecciones más sólidas para la niñez. En Guatemala, KIND trabaja con @AsociacionPopNo para apoyar a la niñez retornada y sus familias y prevenir la violencia de género.
