Kids in Need Defense
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For over 15 years, we’ve been at the forefront of protecting unaccompanied immigrant and refugee children worldwide, defending their rights and safety.
This holiday season, help KIND support unaccompanied children in San Francisco! 🎁
Two ways to give:
1️⃣ Sponsor a youth’s holiday wishlist! Email SFSocialServices@supportkind.org by 11/21/25
2️⃣ Donate essentials (blankets, socks, hygiene items & more) from KIND SF's general wishlist: a.co/ePrBMiC/
Two ways to give:
1️⃣ Sponsor a youth’s holiday wishlist! Email SFSocialServices@supportkind.org by 11/21/25
2️⃣ Donate essentials (blankets, socks, hygiene items & more) from KIND SF's general wishlist: a.co/ePrBMiC/
November 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
This holiday season, help KIND support unaccompanied children in San Francisco! 🎁
Two ways to give:
1️⃣ Sponsor a youth’s holiday wishlist! Email SFSocialServices@supportkind.org by 11/21/25
2️⃣ Donate essentials (blankets, socks, hygiene items & more) from KIND SF's general wishlist: a.co/ePrBMiC/
Two ways to give:
1️⃣ Sponsor a youth’s holiday wishlist! Email SFSocialServices@supportkind.org by 11/21/25
2️⃣ Donate essentials (blankets, socks, hygiene items & more) from KIND SF's general wishlist: a.co/ePrBMiC/
For #UKProBonoWeek, we are highlighting our partnership with @wearecoram.bsky.social & Baker McKenzie.
Since 2019, we have supported 100+ cases, including helping an eight-year-old refugee gain British citizenship.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LNoI7d
Since 2019, we have supported 100+ cases, including helping an eight-year-old refugee gain British citizenship.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LNoI7d
UK Spotlight - Baker McKenzie and Coram Children’s Legal Centre - KIND
Baker McKenzie’s pro bono team, in partnership with Coram and KIND, helped a refugee child gain British citizenship, showing the power of legal advocacy and innovation in securing protection for famil...
supportkind.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
For #UKProBonoWeek, we are highlighting our partnership with @wearecoram.bsky.social & Baker McKenzie.
Since 2019, we have supported 100+ cases, including helping an eight-year-old refugee gain British citizenship.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LNoI7d
Since 2019, we have supported 100+ cases, including helping an eight-year-old refugee gain British citizenship.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/3LNoI7d
KIND sends our support to the FRUN community following this year’s conference. We remain dedicated to expanding safe, rights-centered family reunification pathways and are grateful for the shared efforts advancing this work worldwide.
@refugepoint.bsky.social @unhcr.org
@refugepoint.bsky.social @unhcr.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
KIND sends our support to the FRUN community following this year’s conference. We remain dedicated to expanding safe, rights-centered family reunification pathways and are grateful for the shared efforts advancing this work worldwide.
@refugepoint.bsky.social @unhcr.org
@refugepoint.bsky.social @unhcr.org
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⭐You can hear more about this work from Camille, a specialist immigration solicitor at GMIAU who works on this project, in KIND’s latest blog:
Children’s Mental Health and the Stability of Secure Status - KIND
KIND in the UK and GMIAU help refugee and migrant children gain citizenship and secure futures through expert legal aid and pro bono partnerships.
supportkind.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
⭐You can hear more about this work from Camille, a specialist immigration solicitor at GMIAU who works on this project, in KIND’s latest blog:
Reposted by Kids in Need Defense
🧵 We are proud to be one of 5 pro bono partner organisations delivering the @supportkind.org (KIND) project in the UK where we help children and young people in families secure the British citizenship they are entitled to and the stability that comes with it.
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🧵 We are proud to be one of 5 pro bono partner organisations delivering the @supportkind.org (KIND) project in the UK where we help children and young people in families secure the British citizenship they are entitled to and the stability that comes with it.
Speak another language? You can help a child seeking safety.
KIND is looking for volunteer interpreters and translators, both in person and remote. Support children navigating the immigration system with dignity and clarity.
https://bit.ly/3Lmrssb
KIND is looking for volunteer interpreters and translators, both in person and remote. Support children navigating the immigration system with dignity and clarity.
https://bit.ly/3Lmrssb
November 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Speak another language? You can help a child seeking safety.
KIND is looking for volunteer interpreters and translators, both in person and remote. Support children navigating the immigration system with dignity and clarity.
https://bit.ly/3Lmrssb
KIND is looking for volunteer interpreters and translators, both in person and remote. Support children navigating the immigration system with dignity and clarity.
https://bit.ly/3Lmrssb
More unaccompanied minors are risking their lives crossing the Mediterranean. Thousands have died or vanished in the past decade. Children seeking safety shouldn’t face the sea alone — they deserve protection. https://bit.ly/4qVj6YW
Alone at sea, unaccompanied refugee minors in mortal danger
Search-and-rescue organizations are sounding the alarm, warning that many children and youths are venturing across the Mediterranean, along one of the world's most dangerous refugee routes, on their o...
www.infomigrants.net
November 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
More unaccompanied minors are risking their lives crossing the Mediterranean. Thousands have died or vanished in the past decade. Children seeking safety shouldn’t face the sea alone — they deserve protection. https://bit.ly/4qVj6YW
Thank you @degette.house.gov for advocating for unaccompanied children and pushing HHS and ORR for accountability. Protecting kids in federal custody must always remain a top priority. https://bit.ly/3JFv8ET
DeGette Demands Answers from HHS on Harmful Rollback of Protections for Unaccompanied Children
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01), Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
degette.house.gov
October 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Thank you @degette.house.gov for advocating for unaccompanied children and pushing HHS and ORR for accountability. Protecting kids in federal custody must always remain a top priority. https://bit.ly/3JFv8ET
DHS is ending the automatic 540-day extension for Employment Authorization Document (EAD) renewals. This change could leave thousands unable to work and unaccompanied children without valid gov ID to access key services.
Read our full statement: https://bit.ly/4oJjPdD
Read our full statement: https://bit.ly/4oJjPdD
Unaccompanied Children Could Lose Access to Key Support under New Administration Policy - KIND
DHS plans to discontinue the automatic extension of Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) for people who apply to renew their work authorization, shutting down a lifeline for immigrants who rely on...
supportkind.org
October 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
DHS is ending the automatic 540-day extension for Employment Authorization Document (EAD) renewals. This change could leave thousands unable to work and unaccompanied children without valid gov ID to access key services.
Read our full statement: https://bit.ly/4oJjPdD
Read our full statement: https://bit.ly/4oJjPdD
Hundreds of families still separated after 7 years could lose hope again. The new Trump admin’s move to end the Family Reunification Task Force threatens their reunification & may violate Ms. L v. ICE.
https://bit.ly/4oBeiG9
https://bit.ly/4oBeiG9
Families Once Torn Apart at Border Face Renewed Threat of Separation | KQED
The Trump administration is quietly unraveling a court settlement meant to reunite and help families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border, the ACLU says, putting thousands at risk of being torn apart a...
www.kqed.org
October 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Hundreds of families still separated after 7 years could lose hope again. The new Trump admin’s move to end the Family Reunification Task Force threatens their reunification & may violate Ms. L v. ICE.
https://bit.ly/4oBeiG9
https://bit.ly/4oBeiG9
#MovilidadyPresupuesto2026 📣 OSCs manifiestan preocupación sobre la protección de la #NiñezMigrante en el Proyecto del PEF 2026. Se debe asegurar el presupuesto suficiente para SE-SIPINNA y Procuraduría Federal de Protección a NNA. 🔗Documento: https://bit.ly/docpef2026ymovilidad
October 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
#MovilidadyPresupuesto2026 📣 OSCs manifiestan preocupación sobre la protección de la #NiñezMigrante en el Proyecto del PEF 2026. Se debe asegurar el presupuesto suficiente para SE-SIPINNA y Procuraduría Federal de Protección a NNA. 🔗Documento: https://bit.ly/docpef2026ymovilidad
The DOJ tried to end the Flores Settlement—a key safeguard for kids in immigration custody. A court blocked it, but the fight isn’t over.
If overturned, children could face even worse conditions.
Unaccompanied kids deserve safety, dignity & due process. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qrErZQ
If overturned, children could face even worse conditions.
Unaccompanied kids deserve safety, dignity & due process. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qrErZQ
October 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The DOJ tried to end the Flores Settlement—a key safeguard for kids in immigration custody. A court blocked it, but the fight isn’t over.
If overturned, children could face even worse conditions.
Unaccompanied kids deserve safety, dignity & due process. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qrErZQ
If overturned, children could face even worse conditions.
Unaccompanied kids deserve safety, dignity & due process. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4qrErZQ
As part of the EU project “My Coming of Age Story,” our team in Slovakia delivered trainings on guardianship of unaccompanied children. Learn how 6 EU countries use guardianship to support their transition to adulthood: https://bit.ly/479txPo
October 17, 2025 at 8:53 AM
As part of the EU project “My Coming of Age Story,” our team in Slovakia delivered trainings on guardianship of unaccompanied children. Learn how 6 EU countries use guardianship to support their transition to adulthood: https://bit.ly/479txPo
La niñez en movilidad merece protección real.
La Agenda 2025–2030 propone fortalecer salud, educación, identidad, protección internacional y cuidados alternativos.
👉 Conoce las recomendaciones completas: https://bit.ly/43mhQDK
La Agenda 2025–2030 propone fortalecer salud, educación, identidad, protección internacional y cuidados alternativos.
👉 Conoce las recomendaciones completas: https://bit.ly/43mhQDK
October 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
La niñez en movilidad merece protección real.
La Agenda 2025–2030 propone fortalecer salud, educación, identidad, protección internacional y cuidados alternativos.
👉 Conoce las recomendaciones completas: https://bit.ly/43mhQDK
La Agenda 2025–2030 propone fortalecer salud, educación, identidad, protección internacional y cuidados alternativos.
👉 Conoce las recomendaciones completas: https://bit.ly/43mhQDK
Join us on Oct 22 from 16:00-17:30 CET, for an online session on child safeguarding standards & lessons from universal Implementation in Poland.
This will be led by Renata Szredzińska, President of the Board of the Empowering Children Foundation in Poland.
https://bit.ly/4nMcUjO
This will be led by Renata Szredzińska, President of the Board of the Empowering Children Foundation in Poland.
https://bit.ly/4nMcUjO
October 16, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Join us on Oct 22 from 16:00-17:30 CET, for an online session on child safeguarding standards & lessons from universal Implementation in Poland.
This will be led by Renata Szredzińska, President of the Board of the Empowering Children Foundation in Poland.
https://bit.ly/4nMcUjO
This will be led by Renata Szredzińska, President of the Board of the Empowering Children Foundation in Poland.
https://bit.ly/4nMcUjO
KIND has signed a joint letter with Child Rights Connect urging the UN to protect children’s rights amid the liquidity crisis and UN80 reforms. Cuts to oversight and civil society space put accountability at risk. #ChildRights #UN80
https://bit.ly/48k8gEV
https://bit.ly/48k8gEV
Joint letter on the impact of the UN liquidity crisis and the UN80 Initiative on children’s rights
Joint letter on the impact of the UN liquidity crisis and the UN80 Initiative on children’s rights to Permanent Missions to the United Nations in Geneva and New York and the Secretary-General of Unite...
childrightsconnect.org
October 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
KIND has signed a joint letter with Child Rights Connect urging the UN to protect children’s rights amid the liquidity crisis and UN80 reforms. Cuts to oversight and civil society space put accountability at risk. #ChildRights #UN80
https://bit.ly/48k8gEV
https://bit.ly/48k8gEV
Unaccompanied kids are facing escalating barriers to safety. The Trump Admin is quietly dismantling protections for immigrant youth, one rollback at a time.
Our new timeline breaks down every policy change—and what it means for children seeking protection.
https://bit.ly/4mYBblF
Our new timeline breaks down every policy change—and what it means for children seeking protection.
https://bit.ly/4mYBblF
A Timeline: Tracking How the Second Trump Administration Is Rolling Back Protections for Unaccompanied Children - KIND
KIND’s new timeline tracks Trump Administration rollbacks dismantling protections for unaccompanied children and exposing them to harm.
supportkind.org
October 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Unaccompanied kids are facing escalating barriers to safety. The Trump Admin is quietly dismantling protections for immigrant youth, one rollback at a time.
Our new timeline breaks down every policy change—and what it means for children seeking protection.
https://bit.ly/4mYBblF
Our new timeline breaks down every policy change—and what it means for children seeking protection.
https://bit.ly/4mYBblF
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Our KIND Project, in collaboration with @irishrefugeeco.bsky.social and law firm partners, has won an award at the @ChambersIreland Sustainable Business Impact Awards for Volunteering and Pro Bono Service.
Well done to all involved!
@supportkind.org
Well done to all involved!
@supportkind.org
September 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Our KIND Project, in collaboration with @irishrefugeeco.bsky.social and law firm partners, has won an award at the @ChambersIreland Sustainable Business Impact Awards for Volunteering and Pro Bono Service.
Well done to all involved!
@supportkind.org
Well done to all involved!
@supportkind.org
The Trump Admin reportedly plans to offer $2,500 to migrant kids over 14 to “voluntarily” self-deport. This cruel tactic turns desperation into a transaction. Children deserve dignity, protection, and safety, not bribes to leave.
Our full statement: https://bit.ly/4o1b26z
Our full statement: https://bit.ly/4o1b26z
October 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The Trump Admin reportedly plans to offer $2,500 to migrant kids over 14 to “voluntarily” self-deport. This cruel tactic turns desperation into a transaction. Children deserve dignity, protection, and safety, not bribes to leave.
Our full statement: https://bit.ly/4o1b26z
Our full statement: https://bit.ly/4o1b26z
🚨 KIND has released new recommendations urging the Mexican government to strengthen protections for children on the move.
Unaccompanied and separated children face high risks of violence, trafficking, and exploitation. Safeguards must be stronger.
supportkind.org/resources/pr...
Unaccompanied and separated children face high risks of violence, trafficking, and exploitation. Safeguards must be stronger.
supportkind.org/resources/pr...
Priority Agenda for Children on the Move in Mexico: 2025-2030 - KIND
KIND has outlined comprehensive recommendations across 11 priority areas to advance the protection and restoration of migrant children’s rights in Mexico, with a focus on unaccompanied and separated c...
supportkind.org
October 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🚨 KIND has released new recommendations urging the Mexican government to strengthen protections for children on the move.
Unaccompanied and separated children face high risks of violence, trafficking, and exploitation. Safeguards must be stronger.
supportkind.org/resources/pr...
Unaccompanied and separated children face high risks of violence, trafficking, and exploitation. Safeguards must be stronger.
supportkind.org/resources/pr...
*content warning: sexual abuse
At 15, Alexandra faced retraumatization in immigration court. But with a KIND attorney by her side, she felt safe, heard, and empowered.
No child should face court alone.
Read her story: supportkind.org/stories/clie...
At 15, Alexandra faced retraumatization in immigration court. But with a KIND attorney by her side, she felt safe, heard, and empowered.
No child should face court alone.
Read her story: supportkind.org/stories/clie...
October 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
*content warning: sexual abuse
At 15, Alexandra faced retraumatization in immigration court. But with a KIND attorney by her side, she felt safe, heard, and empowered.
No child should face court alone.
Read her story: supportkind.org/stories/clie...
At 15, Alexandra faced retraumatization in immigration court. But with a KIND attorney by her side, she felt safe, heard, and empowered.
No child should face court alone.
Read her story: supportkind.org/stories/clie...
KIND recently had the opportunity to exchange ideas and share inspiring practices on supporting unaccompanied children in their transition to adulthood, during a study session organized by the @coe.int Youth Department & Voices of Young Refugees in Europe.
September 30, 2025 at 8:44 PM
KIND recently had the opportunity to exchange ideas and share inspiring practices on supporting unaccompanied children in their transition to adulthood, during a study session organized by the @coe.int Youth Department & Voices of Young Refugees in Europe.
Join us online for an expert debrief on multiagency work to prevent human trafficking, led by Dr. Laura Pajon and Debi Lloyd. Learn about victim-centered approaches and the value of interagency work.
Register here: tinyurl.com/y7xfezyu
Register here: tinyurl.com/y7xfezyu
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Expert Debrief: Multiagency Work to Prevent Human Trafficking- NGO & Law Enforcement Collaboration. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email...
We invite you to an insightful and impactful 1.5-hours Expert Debrief on Multiagency Work to Prevent Human Trafficking: NGO & Law Enforcement Collaboration. Led by Dr Laura Pajon and Debi Lloyd, this ...
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September 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Join us online for an expert debrief on multiagency work to prevent human trafficking, led by Dr. Laura Pajon and Debi Lloyd. Learn about victim-centered approaches and the value of interagency work.
Register here: tinyurl.com/y7xfezyu
Register here: tinyurl.com/y7xfezyu
A report from The Guardian reveals the admin is cutting anti-trafficking efforts to prioritize immigration enforcement. T visa denials now outnumber approvals.
Key resources have been removed, leaving traffickers emboldened and vulnerable kids at risk.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Key resources have been removed, leaving traffickers emboldened and vulnerable kids at risk.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Revealed: Trump administration retreats on combating human trafficking and child exploitation
Experts say decades of progress are under threat; Trump officials say administration remains committed to fighting trafficking and sex abuse
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
A report from The Guardian reveals the admin is cutting anti-trafficking efforts to prioritize immigration enforcement. T visa denials now outnumber approvals.
Key resources have been removed, leaving traffickers emboldened and vulnerable kids at risk.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Key resources have been removed, leaving traffickers emboldened and vulnerable kids at risk.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
We welcome the federal court’s order preventing the mass return of unaccompanied Guatemalan children until they have access to a fair hearing. This ruling upholds our laws meant to protect children fleeing violence & danger. No child should be removed without due process.
https://bit.ly/4ncVqNq
https://bit.ly/4ncVqNq
KIND Welcomes Federal Court Order Blocking Mass Return of Guatemalan Unaccompanied Children - KIND
A federal court blocks the removal of unaccompanied Guatemalan children, affirming their right to fair legal process and U.S. humanitarian protection.
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September 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
We welcome the federal court’s order preventing the mass return of unaccompanied Guatemalan children until they have access to a fair hearing. This ruling upholds our laws meant to protect children fleeing violence & danger. No child should be removed without due process.
https://bit.ly/4ncVqNq
https://bit.ly/4ncVqNq