Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act
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Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to submit to Congress a study on the factors affecting employment opportunities for certain individuals with professional credentials obtained in a non-U.S. country, specifically individuals who are lawfully present noncitizens or naturalized U.S. citizens. The study shall include policy recommendations for better enabling such individuals to obtain skill-appropriate employment in the United States.
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2022 · third_quarter · Immigration
Afghanistan Senate S. 4787, Afghan Adjustment Act Special Immigrant Visa Program Humanitarian parole for evacuated and at-risk Afghans Resettlement support Appropriations H.R. 8257/S. 4678, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. X/S. X, Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2023 Asylum Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) / Remain in Mexico (disenrollment) 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 Asylum seeker turnback policy (Al Otro Lado v. Mayorkas) Federal investigation into Florida transportation of asylum-seeking migrant families to Connecticut Benefits Repealing 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 Mistreatment of Black asylum seekers at border Mistreatment of religious migrants at border Prevent funding to digital border wall H.R. X/ S. X, Investigative Integrity Act Budget Reconciliation H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act 2022 DHS FY23 Budget Request Children Central American Minors Program Unaccompanied and separated children Significant Incident Reports traumatizing children in CBP custody Urging IRS to extend the Child Tax Credit (CTC) deadline for ITIN filers Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Permanent DACA solution DED for DACA recipients Health care access for DACA recipients Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals DHS Final Rule Detention Closure of detention centers Ending mandatory detention Medical mistreatment of women in ICE detention Mental health treatment & care in ICE detention Stop Immigration Bond Abuse Act Ending solitary confinement Treatment of LGBTQI+ individuals in detention Resolve investigations at Irwin County Detention Center Police reports in detention and deportation Family Separation Supporting separated families & case management Reunify families separated by zero tolerance policy 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 Haiti Deportations of Haitian migrants Treatment of Haitian migrants in Del Rio and the subsequent CBP OPR report Ending US support of Haitian government Interior Enforcement 287(g) program, Secure Communities Program, and local police cooperation with ICE 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 Cut ICE and CBP funding Operation Lonestar/Abbott policies Accountability for Del Rio / DHS U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Professional Responsibility 202112280 Closing Report Prevention of surveillance technology Post-Dobbs Abortion care-related arrest or conviction ICE Directive 11064.3 - Interests of Noncitizen Parents and Legal Guardians of Minor Children or Incapacitated Adults Accountability to Customs and Border Protections Interpretation Inaccuracies During Removal Proceedings Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act DHS reprogram funds to ICE CBP protect migrants personal property and stop trashing turbans CBP collection of mass surveillance data Mayorkas enforcement priorities Repealing IIRIRA Boston Asylum Office Oversight DHS Equity Action Plan Immigration Courts Universal representation or expansion of representation programs DOJs Office of Immigration Litigation - Petition for Review Remand Criteria Discrimination in immigration court End to the dedicated docket Motions to reopen cases Labor DOL guidance for immigrant whistleblowers H.R. 6715/S. 3157, Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act H.R. 1603, Farm Workforce Modernization Act H.R. 8151/S. 3479, Building a Sustainable Workforce for Healthy Communities Act Addressing farm labor shortages Immigrant role in health care workforce H.R. 4826, National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Legalization Pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and essential workers H.R. 8433/S.4974, Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 Migrant Bussing, Flying, Transport Transportation caps for humanitarian assistance Muslim & African Bans Challenging the continuing harms of the Muslim Ban Allowing affected individuals to enter the US Naturalization and Integration Funding USCIS Citizenship and Integration grant program Supporting voting rights of naturalized citizens Increase number of naturalized citizens Public Charge Public Charge Final Rule Refugees Support refugee-related funding Meet and increase refugee admissions goal Increased refugee resettlement program in the Americas (including Haiti) Rebuild USRAP Refugee integration Access to affordable housing Regional Migration Management Migration management strategy Summit of the Americas Southeast Asia H.R. 8922, Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act Statelessness Protection for stateless people Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Redesignation of TPS for El Salvador Redesignation of TPS for Nicaragua Redesignation of TPS for Honduras Initial designation of TPS for Guatemala Initial designation of TPS for Cameroon Initial designation of TPS for Ethiopia (and SSR) Initial designation of TPS for Mauritania Initial designation of TPS for Syria Redesignation and Extension of TPS for Venezuela Designation of Central American countries Investigate racially disparate decisions for TPS Initial designation of TPS for Mali Extension and redesignation of TPS for Burma Matter of Z-R-Z-C TPS Holders Settlement (Ramos v. Nielsen) 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 Preventing Title 42 expansion Title 42 harm to children DHS/HHS spending bill amendment to indefinitely prolong Title 42 Trafficking Prevention USCIS Funding for USCIS pending caseload, backlogs, and processing times Passport Revocations & Denaturalization TRIG, CARRP, & Delays/Denials in USCIS Adjudications Visas Diversity Visas for those denied due to Muslim, African, or other immigration bans Recapture unused family & employment based visas CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 CHIPS Act of 2022 Portman amendment Clear family immigration backlogs H.R. 7946, Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2022 H.R. 2920, American Families United Act S. 1351, Safeguarding American Innovation Act H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2023 Voter Registration Support USCIS responsibility in voter registration Other H.R. 8404 /S. 4556, Respect for Marriage Act H.R. 2988, Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act Abortion EO 14076 and the inclusion of justice-involved people. Section 1557 of Affordable Care Act
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2022 · first_quarter · Immigration
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
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
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