Public Health and Border Security Act of 2022

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

Client expense: $150,000 · 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

Unnumbered bill to end Title 42 and restore the right to asylum H.R. 7458 & S. 4036- Public Health and Border Security Act of 2022 Unnumbered bill to establish a pathway to citizenship for undocumented communities. S. 4678 Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023 S. 4662 State Department, Foreign Operations and Related Programs and Labor, Health and Human Services FY23 funding bills. H.R.8685/S.4787- Afghan Adjustment Act Unnumbered bill to provide Temporary Protected Status for Ethiopia Unnumbered bill to support DACA recipients' access to health care. Unnumbered bill to provide special student relief and Temporary Protected Status/Deferred Enforced Departure for Pakistan.

Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues related to the legalization of undocumented workers: 1) H.R.1603 - Farm Workforce Modernization Act (including congressional briefings discussing Federal H-2A Visa Program) 2) House Appropriations Meetings re: FY23 -Rulemaking, Heat, and State Department and Dept. of Homeland Security (DHS). 3) HR 7458, the Public Health and Border Security Act of 2022

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

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

H.R. 8257: Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes * Sec.238 S.4518: A bill to extend title 42 expulsion authority, to resume border wall system construction, to preserve the exclusive authority of immigration judges over asylum claims, and to codify the Migrant Protection Protocols (Solving the Border Crisis) Atrocity Crimes, Relief and Accountability Act or ACRA Act (Not yet introduced): This bill seeks to provide assistance for suspected victims, survivors and witnesses of atrocity crimes in Ukraine, and for other purposes H.R. 8282: Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023 and for other purposes *Migration and Refugee Assistance *International Disaster Assistance H.R. 8295: Making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes Labor *Refugee and Entrant Assistance H.R. 8256: Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes * Executive Office for Immigration Review 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 Safe Zones Act of 2022 (not yet introduced): To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to advance meritorious asylum claims and address the issue of irregular migration by addressing underlying logistical factors. H.R.7458: To establish a procedure for terminating the suspension of entries and imports from designated places related to the COVID-19 pandemic (Public Health and Border Security Act of 2022) S.4036: A bill to establish a procedure for terminating a determination by Surgeon General to suspend certain entries and imports from designated places (Public Health and Border Security Act of 2022) S.J.Res.46: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers 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 Amdt.923 to H.R. 7900: Amends the Child Status Protection Act to protect dependent children of green card applicants and long-term dependent children of employment-based nonimmigrants from aging out of our legal immigration system Executive Branch Funding: Encouraged the Biden Administration to prioritize working with the Central Bank of Afghanistan or Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) to ensure it remains an independent institution, functional, properly ring fenced, and filled with technocrats as well as properly credentialed to carry out its vital tasks. Expedited USRAP: Encouraged the National Security Council at the White House to create an expedited resettlement process for those who fit OAW criteria as well as those already in the USRAP pipeline. Designated HP: Encouraged the administration to create a designated parole program for Afghans at risk, specifically for the administration to create a special humanitarian parole program for Afghan nationals, at minimum for Afghans with U.S. ties or loved ones already in the United States, applied to both Afghans still in Afghanistan and other host countries. HP processing improvements: Encouraged the State Department to improve humanitarian parole process, including adjudication, increased funding for legal services, and ensuring that USCIS adjudicators receive special training. Given the high rates of denial for humanitarian parole, the administration must do better to help those outside USRAP and other special immigrant processes. Title 42: Encouraged the administration to commence rulemaking to terminate Title 42 and to release a plan for post-Title 42 operations. Asylum Processing Rule: Encouraged the administration to increase outreach to congress regarding their asylum processing rule.

Issues related to Ukrainian refugees and resettlement (generally, no specific legislation) American Families United Act, H.R.2920 (generally, no specific provisions) Afghan Adjustment Act, bill number not available (generally, no specific provisions) Issues related to private immigration detention (generally, no specific legislation or regulations) Issues related to proposed revisions to asylum application processing (generally, no specific regulations) Issues related to unaccompanied children (generally, no specific legislation) To Establish a Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy Act, S.2565, (generally, no specific provisions) FY2023 Refugee Appropriations (bill number not yet available) Issues related to Title 42 expulsion (generally, no specific legislation) Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act (GRACE), S.1135/H.R.2287 (generally, no specific provision) New Deal for New Americans Act, S.433/H.R.1308 (generally, no specific provision) Title 42 Amendments to Budget Appropriation bill (bill number not yet available) Public Health and Boarder Security Act, S.2570/H.R.7458 (generally, no specific provision) Issues related to the Public Charge Inadmissibility Rule at Department of Homeland Security Issues related to Special Immigrant Visa processing (generally, no specific provision) Issues related to unequal use of humanitarian parole for Afghans versus its use for Ukrainians (generally, no specific legislation)

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S.4465, Offices of Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction and Health Security Act of 2022 S.884/H.R.1901, Stopping Border Surges Act S.4311,LIFT the BAR Act of 2022 H.R.5227, LIFT the BAR Act of 2021 S.4306, Improving Access to Behavioral Health Integration Act S.1949, Border Response Resilience Act H.R.7458, Public Health and Border Security Act of 2022 H.R.7212, Safe Sponsor Act of 2022 H.R.7867, Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act H.R. 4426, Homeland Security for Children Act Preserving Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act protections Issues related to the Children's Safe Welcome Act Issues related to maintaining Flores Settlement agreement Issues related to the Title 42 policies Issues related to co-location of HHS experts in CBP facilities Issues related to the continued closure of ports of entry to unaccompanied children and other protection seekers Issues related to legal counsel for unaccompanied children and families Issues related to CPB port closures Issues related to USCIS backlogs Issues related to the WISE Act Issues related to protections special immigrant juveniles (SIJ) Issues related to family separation and permanent protection for separated families Issues related to the federal licensing of ORR facilities Issues related to protections for immigrant survivors, including Special Immigrant Juveniles Issues related to the Family Reunification Taskforce Issues related to processing of asylum seekers at the border Issues related to care and services for children in ORR and CPB custody Issues related to USCIS and EOIR adjudications of children's cases and family separation Issues related to SIJS-based green card rejections and issuance Issues related to the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) Issues related to Transport, Escort, Detention, and Search (TEDS) standards Issues related to border processing of unaccompanied children Issues related to children's specialized dockets in immigration courts Issues related to the expansion of long-term foster care Issues related to the education of immigrant students 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 Issues related to initial jurisdiction over asylum applications 87 Fed. Reg. 26614, Temporary Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Renewal Applicants 87 Fed. Reg. 19,696, Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Employment Authorization 87 Fed. Reg. 27,159, Release of Unaccompanied Children From ORR Custody (issued related to proposed changes to Verification of Release form) Issues related to return and repatriation to country of origin Urging a presidential proclamation designating the second week of June as Childrens Week Issues related to ORR legal assistance for Afghan children Issues related to extension of 2021 tax filing deadline for taxpayers unable to apply for ITINs

Unnumbered bill to end Title 42, the continuation of the Migrant Protection Protocols, and create humane border reception. H.R. 7458 & S. 4036- Public Health and Border Security Act of 2022 Unnumbered bill to establish a pathway to citizenship for undocumented communities. Unnumbered bill to restore asylum. Unnumbered bill to designate temporary protected status (TPS) to Afghanistan and other countries facing humanitarian crises without discrimination, including the extension and redesignation of Venezuela. Unnumbered bill-Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023, including harmful title 42 amendments. Unnumbered bill requesting robust support for humanitarian and migration assistance accounts through State Department, Foreign Operations and Related Programs and Labor, Health and Human Services FY23 funding bills. Unnumbered bill- House Appropriations Act, 2023 The Refugee Protection Act Unnumbered bill- Afghan Adjustment Act H.R.2237 & S.1135-The Guaranteed Refugee Admissions Ceiling Enhancement (GRACE) ACT S.2753- Protecting Children of Long-term Visa Holders Act of 2021

Client expense: $1,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Advocacy on the issues of protections for children/people seeking asylum, policies and processes around asylum and protections for families/unaccompanied children at the border, family reunification, regional refugee protection, child welfare, detention, case management and alternatives to detention, unaccompanied migrant children, Title 42, reception of Afghans in the US Legislation: FY23 Budget, FY23 appropriations legislation, S.1949 Border Response Resilience Act, H.R.7458 Public Health and Border Security Act, Children Safe Passage Act (not yet introduced)

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office