Families Belong Together Act

H.R.4502, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022 (issues related to the co-location of HHS professionals in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to prevent unnecessary family separations and help expedite safe reunifications, legal and social services for unaccompanied children post-release, Emergency Intake Sites and unlicensed facilities, and provisions affecting unaccompanied children) H.R.4431, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022 (provisions affecting unaccompanied children) H.R.5227, LIFT the BAR Act of 2021 S.1375/H.R.2766, Families Belong Together Act S.2003/H.R.4017, Central American Women and Children Protection Act of 2021 Issues related to protections for immigrant survivors, including Special Immigrant Juveniles Issues related to the Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2021 Issues related to processing of asylum seekers at the border Issues related to Refugee Protection Act language Issues related to the Children Thrive Action Network, a pathway for citizenship and the importance for immigrant children and families Issues related to ICE alternatives to detention and families Issues related to the treatment of unaccompanied children aging out of the Unaccompanied Refugee Minors Program Issues related to Vote-a-rama amendments related to unaccompanied children Issues related to legal counsel for unaccompanied children and families Issues related to family separation and permanent protection for separated families Issues related to protections for Afghan unaccompanied children Issues related to care and services for children in ORR and CPB custody Issues related to gender-based violence Issues related to protections special immigrant juveniles (SIJ) and the visa cap Issues related to maintaining Flores Settlement agreement Issues related to ending the Title 42 policy Issues related to COVID prevention and response Issues related to the deportation and expulsion of flights to Haiti, humanitarian parole and other avenues of protection for Haitians Issues related to education access for unaccompanied children and other immigrant students Issues related to the Family Reunification Taskforce Issues related to anti-blackness in immigration policy Issues related to CPB port closures Issues related to the definition of family under federal law RIN 0970-AC87 (Unaccompanied Children Program) 84 CFR 44,392, Apprehension, Processing, Care, and Custody of Alien Minors and Unaccompanied Alien Children 86 Fed. Reg. 49,549, Office of Refugee Resettlement Request for Information on Federal Licensing of ORR Facilities Issues related to the Family Reunification Taskforce RIN 1125-AB20 (Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers) Issues related to the federal licensing of ORR facilities and models for ORR shelters Issues related to migrant protection protocols Issues related to co-location of HHS child welfare specialists in CPB facilities Issues related to USCIS and EOIR adjudications of childrens cases and family separation Issues related to the Refugee Protection Act Issues related to Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman case assistance.

Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), White House Office

S.1358/H.R.2839, Bipartisan Border Solutions Act of 2021 S.1375/H.R.2766, Families Belong Together Act S.1660/H.R.3149, HEAL for Immigrant Families Act of 2021 S.1949, Border Response Resilience Act S.264, Dream Act of 2021 H.R.133, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (issues related to legal services for unaccompanied children and child welfare professionals) H.R.3557, Homeland Security Improvement Act (issues related to family separation) H.R.1620, Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021 Issues related to legal aid interagency roundtable Issues related to care and services for children in ORR custody Issues related to processing of unaccompanied children at the border Issues related to the term "unaccompanied alien child" Issues related to draft legislation on standards of care for unaccompanied children and complaint and oversight mechanisms Issues related to the Department of Homeland Security hearing Actions to Address Unaccompanied Minors at the Southern Border FY 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations (issues related to the co-location of HHS professionals in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to prevent unnecessary family separations and help expedite safe reunifications, legal and social services for unaccompanied children post-release, Emergency Intake Sites, increasing Office of Refugee Resettlement's capacity of licensed bed space, guardrails, and monitoring unlicensed facilities) Issues related to ORR's standards and services for emergency intake facilities Issues related to care and protections for children in federal immigration custody Issues related to the Fair Day in Court for Kids Act Issues related to case management for unaccompanied children,post-release, medical and mental health services Issues related to adding gender as a protected ground to the refugee definition Issues related to the Family Reunification Taskforce (permanent legal relief for separated families and exemption from the one year filing date) Proposed Information Collection Activity; Legal Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children, 86 Fed Register 10082 2/18/21 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act Issues related to maintaining Flores Settlement agreement Issues related to Interagency Working Group on Separated and Unaccompanied Children Issues related to rulemaking regarding Particular Social Group for asylum claims Issues related to the Attorney General and vacatur of Matter of A-B-, Matter of L-E-A-, and Matter of A-C-C-A- Issues related to the settlement of Federal Tort Claims Act cases Issues related to root causes of migration, the Central American Minors Program, border processing and Title 42 policy U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (issues related to barriers to accessing benefits and Executive Office for Immigration Review recommendations) Issues related to Executive Office for Immigration Review (issues related to unaccompanied children in immigration court) Issues related to COVID prevention and response Issues related to the withdrawal and reevaluation of DHS destruction of records, abuse, neglect, and misconduct Issues related to ORR expediting the release of children with Category 2 sponsors Issues related to anti-blackness in immigration policy Issues related to citizenship for immigrant youth, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients, Temporary Protected Status holders, essential workers, and their families Issues related to dedicated dockets for families Issues related to an extension of Children's Health Insurance Program Issues related to the legal status of separated families Issues related to reception of children at border, hiring child welfare professionals at CBP facilities, and language access