Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2022

Issues regarding enhancing access to legal representation for individuals in immigration removal proceedings, and increasing funding for the Legal Orientation Program. Issues relating to deferred action and increasing visa availability for children with approved petitions for Special Immigrant Juvenile status. Issues regarding operations of the immigration courts, including establishing an Article I court. H.R. 6577, the Real Courts, Rule of Law Act Communications regarding decreasing the use of detention and expanding alternatives to detention, ensuring access to counsel for those in detention. Issues relating to concerns about the establishment of a Dedicated Docket for certain families in removal proceedings and access to legal representation and information for those on the dockets. Communications requesting the Attorney General to reverse the decision in Matter of Thomas & Matter of Thompson. Communications in regard to ending the use of section 265 of Title 42 of the U.S. Code to block asylum seekers from applying for protection at the U.S. border and to expel them from this country without any adjudication of their claims. S.4787, H.R. 8685, the Afghan Adjustment Act and other measures to facilitate legal status for Afghans in the U.S. Support revisions to the Notice of Appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals (Form EOIR-26) to allow the Respondent to indicate that he or she consents to having their case considered for inclusion in the Board of Immigration Appeals Pro Bono Project.

Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office

H.R. 6577 (Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2022), all provisions

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support for the Real Courts Rule of Law Act (H.R. 6577),establishing an Article I Immigration Court.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 6577 (Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2022), all provisions

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Afghan Adjustment Act Special Immigrant Visa Program Humanitarian parole for evacuated and at-risk Afghans Designated Parole Program for Afghans Facilitate family reunification efforts and pass barriers Appropriations H.R./S. X, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R/S. X, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 Asylum Expedited removal Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) Title 42 CDC Order Interim final rule, Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal and Cat Protection Claims by Asylum Officers Final rule, Security Bars and Processing S.J. Res. 46 - Joint Resolution Providing for Congressional Disapproval of a Rule Relating to Procedures for Processing of Asylum Claims Interdiction of Haitians on sea New shout and sweat procedure for arriving families Benefits Repeal five year bar for benefit access S. 4311 - LIFT the BAR Act of 2022 Border Limiting border surveillance technology Rescinding border wall funding MPP exemptions Title 42 exemptions Humanitarian parole Mistreatment of Black asylum seekers at border Ukrainian refugees at border Children Central American Minors Program Special Student Relief for Cameroon Halt opening new child detention facilities Proposed IPEDS Guidance directing institutions on how to report undocumented students COVID-19 S. 4008 - Small Business COVID Relief Act of 2022 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Expansion of Pell grants & TRIO program eligibility to DACA holders & undocumented students Detention Closure of detention centers Ending mandatory detention Medical mistreatment of women in ICE detention Investigation of private prison contracts Mental health treatment & care in ICE detention Disproportionate bond for Black immigrants Department of Homeland Security DHS Equity Action Plan Family Separation Executive Order on the Establishment of Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families Employment Authorization Temporary Final Rule: Temporary Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Renewal Applicants USCIS proposal to extend the Form I-765 without change Worker protections IMG Assistance Act and Immigrants in Allied Health Act Haiti Deportations of Haitian migrants Interior Enforcement 287(g) program and Secure Communities Program ICE OPLA Memo, Guidance to OPLA Attorneys Regarding the Enforcement of Civil Immigration Laws and the Exercise of Prosecutorial Discretion Cut funding for detention, deportation, and surveillance Stop Southeast Asian deportations No funds to detain or deport SIJC youth Due process protections in ICE custody Support return of unjustly deported Operation Lonestar Release of victim of ICEs 2019 workplace raids Immigration Courts H.R. 6577, The Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2022 Universal representation or expansion of representation programs Legalization Pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and essential workers Marijuana H.R. 3617, Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act Muslim Ban Challenging the continuing harms of the Muslim Ban Naturalization and Integration Funding USCIS Citizenship and Integration grant program Nonimmigrant visas Notice: Employment Authorization for Cameroonian F-1 Nonimmigrant Students Experiencing Severe Economic Hardship as a Direct Result of the Crises in Cameroon H-2A visa program H-2B visa program U and T visas Public Charge Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility Refugees Support refugee-related funding Meet and increase refugee admissions goal World Refugee Day resolution Afghan Evacuations, parole and arrivals Increased refugee resettlement program in the Americas (including Haiti) Regional Migration Management Migration management strategy Summit of the Americas Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Extension of TPS for El Salvador Extension of TPS for Nicaragua Extension of TPS for Honduras Extension of TPS for Nepal Redesignation of TPS for Guatemala Initial designation of TPS for Cameroon Initial designation of TPS for Ethiopia Initial designation of TPS for Mauritania Initial designation of TPS for Democratic Republic of Congo Initial designation of TPS for Guinea Initial designation of TPS for Sierra Leone Designation of TPS for Venezuela Designation of Central American countries Investigate racially disparate decisions for TPS Title 42 S. 4036/H.R. 7458, Public Health and Border Security Act of 2022 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Order Suspending Introduction of Certain Persons from Countries Where a Communicable Disease Exists Ukraine H.R. 7691, Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022 De-escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War Humanitarian parole for Ukrainian refugees Stateless Ukrainians USCIS Funding for USCIS pending caseload, backlogs, and processing times Women Stateless Mothers Visas H.R. 7053, Honor Our Commitment Act Diversity Visas for those denied due to Muslim, African, or other immigration bans Recapture unused family & employment based visas Ending of counting derivatives from numerical caps Voter Registration Support USCIS responsibility in voter registration

Support for the Real Courts Rule of Law Act (H.R. 6577),establishing an Article I Immigration Court.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Protecting Our Democracy Act (HR 5314) (support) Electoral Count Act Reform (support) Property Rights (support) The Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2022 (HR 6577) (support) EQUAL Act (S 79) (support)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Afghan Adjustment Act (support) Dignity Act (support) Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act (S 3157) (support) The Adoptee Citizenship Act (S 967) (support) Protecting Children of Long-Term Visa Holders Act of 2021 (S 2753) (support) The Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2022 (HR 6577) (support)

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

Adoption S. 967, Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2021 Afghanistan Afghan Adjustment Act Special Immigrant Visa Program Humanitarian parole for evacuated and at-risk Afghans Designated Parole Program for Afghans Appropriations H.R. 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 4431, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022 S. 3058, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 4505, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 5305, Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act Asylum Expedited removal Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) Interim final rule, Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal and Cat Protection Claims by Asylum Officers Final rule, Security Bars and Processing Border S. 2103, Accountability for Federal Law Enforcement Act GAO Audit of Border Patrol Critical Incident Teams (CITs) H.R. 4848, the Rescinding DHS' Waiver Authority for Border Wall Act Build Back Better H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act Children Central American Minors Program USCIS Special Immigrant Juvenile Petitions China Initiative Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Notice of proposed rulemaking, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act S. 264, Dream Act of 2021 Title IV of the Higher Education Act Detention S. 1186/H.R. 2222, Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act Closure of detention centers Department of Justice Final rule, Executive Office for Immigration Review; Fee Review EOIR Policy Memo, Provides EOIR policies regarding the effect of Department of Homeland Security enforcement priorities and initiatives Executive Order 14006, Reforming Our Incarceration System To Eliminate the Use of Privately Operated Criminal Detention Facilities Family Separation S. 271/H.R. 883, Families Belong Together Act Executive Order on the Establishment of Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families Request for public input, Identifying Recommendations To Support the Work of the Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families Haiti Deportations of Haitian migrants H.R. 6637 DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act Infrastructure H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Interior Enforcement 287(g) program and Secure Communities Program H.R. 5383, New Way Forward Act DHS memo, Guidelines for the Enforcement of Civil Immigration Law DHS Memo, Review of and Interim Revision to Civil Immigration Enforcement and Removal Policies and Priorities ICE Memo, Interim Guidance: Civil Enforcement and Removal Priorities ICE Memo, Interim Guidance to OPLA Attorneys Regarding Civil Immigration Enforcement and Removal Policies and Priorities Operation Streamline S. 3462, to require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody certain aliens who have been charged in the United States with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person, and for other purposes. S. 3452, to ensure that state and local law enforcement may cooperate with Federal officials to protect our communities from violent criminals and suspected terrorists who are illegally present in the United States. S. 3453, to prohibit the payment of certain legal settlements to individuals who unlawfully entered the United States. ICEs Intensive Supervision Appearance Program (ISAP) Immigration Courts H.R. 6577, The Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2022 Addressing immigration court backlogs Legalization H.R. 1177/S. 348, U.S. Citizenship Act Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF) Marijuana H.R. 3617, Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act Naturalization and Integration H.R. 6715, Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act Nominations Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court Justice Public Charge Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility Refugees Iraqi Direct Access Asylum (DAP) Temporary Protected Status (TPS) S. 306, SECURE Act Extension and Redesignation of TPS for Somalia Extension and Redesignation of TPS for South Sudan Extension and Redesignation of TPS for Syria Extension and Redesignation of TPS for Yemen Redesignation of TPS for Haiti Extension of TPS for El Salvador Extension of TPS for Nicaragua Extension of TPS for Honduras Extension of TPS for Nepal Redesignation of TPS for Guatemala Initial designation of TPS for Sudan Initial designation of TPS for Afghanistan Initial designation of TPS for Cameroon Initial designation of TPS for Ethiopia Initial designation of TPS for Mauritania Initial designation of TPS for Mexico Initial designation of TPS for Colombia Initial designation of TPS for Democratic Republic of Congo Designation of TPS for Venezuela Designation of TPS for Burma Designation of TPS for Ukraine Title 42 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Order Suspending Introduction of Certain Persons from Countries Where a Communicable Disease Exists CDC Order, Public Health Determination Regarding an Exception for Unaccompanied Noncitizen Children from the Order Suspending the Right to Introduce Certain Persons from Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Center for Disease Prevention and Control Exemption, Public Health Reassessment and Immediate Termination of Order Suspending the Right to Introduce Certain Persons From Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Diseases Exists with Respect to Unaccompanied Noncitizen Children U.S. Customs and Border Protection Memo, Title 42 Exceptions for Ukrainian Nationals Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act Ukraine TPS/DED and Special Student Relief (SSR) for Ukraine USCIS Policy Alert, Bona Fide Determination Process for Victims of Qualifying Crimes, and Employment Authorization and Deferred Action for Certain Petitioners Women Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) H.R. 3755, Womens Health Protection Act Visas 243(d) visa sanctions on Southeast Asian and African countries Voting Rights S. 2747, Freedom to Vote Act H.R. 4, John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

H.R 4431: Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes Sec. 217(2) Implement a program to conduct Know Your Rights presentation, provided by a nonprofit organization or an entity that provides pro-bono legal counsel, to be made available to all individuals prior to any asylum-based interview or proceeding who are placed into expedited removal proceedings under section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)) and indicate an intention to apply for asylum or a fear of persecution H.R.4373: Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30,2022, and other purposes Migration and Refugee Assistance H.R.4505: Making appropriations for the Department of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September30, 2022, and for other purposes Office of Justice Programs, State and Local Justice Assistance Sec.29: $50,000,000 for a grant pilot program to provide legal representation to immigrant children and families seeking asylum and other forms of legal protection in the United States H.R.4502: Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes SEC. 235: Refugee and Entrant Assistance H.R.6577: To establish, under article I of the Constitution of the United States, a court of record to be known as the United States Immigration Courts (Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2022) Safe Zones Act (not yet introduced) H.R. 5618: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish humanitarian processing centers for asylum seekers along the southern border of the United States, and for other purposes (Reimagining Asylum Processing Act of 2021) S.1949: A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a plan to respond to irregular migration at the border, to establish an irregular migration border response fund, and for other purposes (Border Response Resilience Act) Refugee Protection Act (not yet introduced): A bill to amend the Immigration and Naturalization Act and to provide for the admission and protection of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals, to provide for the processing of refugees and asylum seekers in the Western Hemisphere, and to modify certain special immigrant visa programs, and for other purposes S.1358: A bill to establish regional processing centers, to improve the asylum and credible fear processes to promote fairness and efficiency, to require immigration court docketing priorities during irregular migration influx events, and to improve the capability of the Department of Homeland Security to manage migration flows, and for other purposes (Bipartisan Border Solutions Act of 2021) H.R.2839: To establish regional processing centers, to improve the asylum and credible fear processes to promote fairness and efficiency, to require immigration court docketing priorities during irregular migration influx events, and to improve the capability of the Department of Homeland Security to manage migration flows, and for other purposes (Bipartisan Border Solutions Act of 2021) H.R.6637: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system, and for other purposes (DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act) S.2570: A bill to establish grant programs to improve the health of residents along the United States-Mexico and United States-Canada borders and for all hazards preparedness in the border areas, including with respect to bioterrorism, infectious disease, and other emerging biothreats, and for other purposes (Border Health Security Act of 2021) H.R.7257: To require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to perform an initial health screening on detainees, and for other purposes (Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act) H.R.3985: To amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2019 to expedite the special immigrant visa process for certain Afghan allies, and for other purposes (Averting Loss of Life and Injury by Expediting SIVs Act of 2021; Allies Act of 2021) S.2216: A bill to require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State to develop a plan for the relocation and admission to the United States of certain citizens of Afghanistan, and for other purposes (Save Our Afghan Allies Act) H.R.3385: To waive the requirement to undergo a medical exam for aliens who are otherwise eligible for special immigrant status under the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009, and for other purposes (Honoring Our Promises through Expedition for Afghan SIVs Act of 2021; HOPE for Afghan SIVs Act of 2021) Afghan Adjustment Act (not yet introduced): To create a process for Afghans who entered the country under humanitarian parole via the Non-combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) to adjust status to become Legal Permanent Residents Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security, State Department, and Health and Human Services (ORR) processing of Afghan evacuees into the United States and resettlement to final destination communities Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection violations of U.S. law and treaty obligations regarding access to asylum protections at ports of entry, family separation, criminal persecutions, migrant protection protocols, asylum cooperative agreements, transit ban, and detention Oversight of the Department of Justice management of the Executive Office of Immigration Review and immigration courts, Attorney General certifications of asylum cases restricting asylum eligibility Ending Title 42 expulsions Ending Migrant Protection Protocols

H.R 4431: Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes Sec. 217(2) Implement a program to conduct Know Your Rights presentation, provided by a nonprofit organization or an entity that provides pro-bono legal counsel, to be made available to all individuals prior to any asylum-based interview or proceeding who are placed into expedited removal proceedings under section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)) and indicate an intention to apply for asylum or a fear of persecution H.R.4373: Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30,2022, and other purposes Migration and Refugee Assistance H.R.4505: Making appropriations for the Department of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September30, 2022, and for other purposes Office of Justice Programs, State and Local Justice Assistance Sec.29: $50,000,000 for a grant pilot program to provide legal representation to immigrant children and families seeking asylum and other forms of legal protection in the United States H.R.4502: Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes SEC. 235: Refugee and Entrant Assistance H.R.6577: To establish, under article I of the Constitution of the United States, a court of record to be known as the United States Immigration Courts (Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2022) Safe Zones Act (not yet introduced) H.R. 5618: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish humanitarian processing centers for asylum seekers along the southern border of the United States, and for other purposes (Reimagining Asylum Processing Act of 2021) S.1949: A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a plan to respond to irregular migration at the border, to establish an irregular migration border response fund, and for other purposes (Border Response Resilience Act) Refugee Protection Act (not yet introduced): A bill to amend the Immigration and Naturalization Act and to provide for the admission and protection of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals, to provide for the processing of refugees and asylum seekers in the Western Hemisphere, and to modify certain special immigrant visa programs, and for other purposes S.1358: A bill to establish regional processing centers, to improve the asylum and credible fear processes to promote fairness and efficiency, to require immigration court docketing priorities during irregular migration influx events, and to improve the capability of the Department of Homeland Security to manage migration flows, and for other purposes (Bipartisan Border Solutions Act of 2021) H.R.2839: To establish regional processing centers, to improve the asylum and credible fear processes to promote fairness and efficiency, to require immigration court docketing priorities during irregular migration influx events, and to improve the capability of the Department of Homeland Security to manage migration flows, and for other purposes (Bipartisan Border Solutions Act of 2021) H.R.6637: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system, and for other purposes (DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act) S.2570: A bill to establish grant programs to improve the health of residents along the United States-Mexico and United States-Canada borders and for all hazards preparedness in the border areas, including with respect to bioterrorism, infectious disease, and other emerging biothreats, and for other purposes (Border Health Security Act of 2021) H.R.7257: To require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to perform an initial health screening on detainees, and for other purposes (Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act) H.R.3985: To amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2019 to expedite the special immigrant visa process for certain Afghan allies, and for other purposes (Averting Loss of Life and Injury by Expediting SIVs Act of 2021; Allies Act of 2021) S.2216: A bill to require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State to develop a plan for the relocation and admission to the United States of certain citizens of Afghanistan, and for other purposes (Save Our Afghan Allies Act) H.R.3385: To waive the requirement to undergo a medical exam for aliens who are otherwise eligible for special immigrant status under the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009, and for other purposes (Honoring Our Promises through Expedition for Afghan SIVs Act of 2021; HOPE for Afghan SIVs Act of 2021) Afghan Adjustment Act (not yet introduced): To create a process for Afghans who entered the country under humanitarian parole via the Non-combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) to adjust status to become Legal Permanent Residents Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security, State Department, and Health and Human Services (ORR) processing of Afghan evacuees into the United States and resettlement to final destination communities Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection violations of U.S. law and treaty obligations regarding access to asylum protections at ports of entry, family separation, criminal persecutions, migrant protection protocols, asylum cooperative agreements, transit ban, and detention Oversight of the Department of Justice management of the Executive Office of Immigration Review and immigration courts, Attorney General certifications of asylum cases restricting asylum eligibility Ending Title 42 expulsions Ending Migrant Protection Protocols

H.R. 6577 (Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2022), all provisions

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support for the Real Courts Rule of Law Act (H.R. 6577),establishing an Article I Immigration Court.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $15,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE