Private Prison Information Act of 2023

H.R.4627 - Afghan Adjustment Act: To provide support for nationals of Afghanistan who supported the United States mission in Afghanistan, adequate vetting for parolees from Afghanistan, adjustment of status for eligible individuals, and special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of certain members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. S.2327 - Afghan Adjustment Act: To provide support for nationals of Afghanistan who supported the United States mission in Afghanistan, adequate vetting for parolees from Afghanistan, adjustment of status for eligible individuals, and special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of certain members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. S.2324 - Ensuring American Security and Protecting Afghan Allies Act: This bill provides support for nationals of Afghanistan who supported the United States mission in Afghanistan and adjustment of status for eligible individuals, to support at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of certain members of the Armed Forces, and to amend section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the parole process, and for other purposes. S. 2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024: This bill authorizes FY2024 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, military construction, and the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE). Advocated for the inclusion of provisions in the Afghan Adjustment Act. H.R.2 - Secure the Border Act of 2023: This bill makes various changes to immigration law, including by imposing limits on asylum eligibility and requiring employers to use an electronic system to verify the employment eligibility of new employees. H.R.5283 - Protecting our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 2023: This bill prohibits the federal government from using certain federally administered lands to provide housing to any non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who have not been admitted into the United States. H.R.1325 - Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023: This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to provide employment authorization for eligible asylum applicants. Currently, such individuals are not entitled to employment authorization but may be granted such by the Department of Justice. H.R. 5525, H.R. 5860, H.R. 4367, H.R. 4665, H.R. 5860, H.R.2872, H.R. 815, S. 2625, S. 2438 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act: These acts provide continuing FY2024 appropriations to federal agencies. Lobbied for key programs to be funded adequately to support processing and benefits to people seeking asylum, and the functioning of relevant agencies (USCIS, ICE, CBP within DHS and the Bureau for Populations, Refugees and Migration within the State Department), and against funding to increase immigration detention and increase in the number of Border Patrol agents, or to otherwise undermine the due process and fair functioning of the asylum system. Lankford/Cotton Senate Republican Working Group Border Supplemental Request Memo outlining key demands from Senate Republicans for inclusion in any potential supplemental funding package addressing the border. H.R.6455 - Climate Displaced Persons Act: To establish the Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons into the United States, and for other purposes. S.3340 - Climate Displaced Persons Act: To establish the Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons into the United States, and for other purposes. S. 3065 - Fair Day in Court for Kids Act: To provide counsel for unaccompanied children, and for other purposes. H.R.6145 - Immigration Court Efficiency and Children's Court Act of 2023: To establish the Childrens Court to improve the adjudication of immigration cases involving unaccompanied alien children. S.3178 - Immigration Court Efficiency and Children's Court Act of 2023: To establish the Children's Court to improve the adjudication of immigration cases involving unaccompanied alien children. H.R.3599 - DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2023: This bill addresses immigration-related issues, such as increasing hiring for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel and providing removal deferral for eligible non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law). H.R.4133 - Private Prison Information Act of 2023: To require non-Federal prison, correctional, and detention facilities holding Federal prisoners or detainees under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to make available. S.1983 - Private Prison Information Act of 2023: To require non-Federal prison, correctional, and detention facilities holding Federal prisoners or detainees under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to make available. Asylum Ban (Circumvention of Lawful Pathways Rule): Encouraged the administration to terminate the rule, increase processing of asylum seekers at ports of entry. Humanitarian parole processing improvements and humanitarian parole programs: 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. Asylum Processing Rule: Encouraged the administration to make amendments and crucial updates in finalizing the asylum processing rule. Families in Expedited Removal Program: encouraged the administration to cease use of expedited removal for families or if continuing to use this program to lengthen time deadlines for people to have meaningful access to counsel. Credible Fear in CBP Custody: Encouraged administration to cease conducting credible fear interviews for individuals in CBP custody. Funding to Panama for deportations: Encouraged the administration and State Department to not provide funding to Panamas government to conduct deportations, and to ensure oversight of any removals are done with observance of non-refoulement obligations.

Client expense: $120,548 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Administrative Relief Non-LPR Cancellation of removal process changes; Non-LPR Cancellation of removal hardship standard reform; Nonimmigrant visa access and related waivers; Provisional waiver backlog reduction and temporary parole/deferred action for waiver applicants. Asylum Funding to the Shelter and Services Program (SSP); Opposing asylum fear screenings in CBP custody; Encourage Biden administration to not challenge asylum ban court ruling; Problems with the CBP One app; S.1473, A bill to authorize the immediate expulsion of inadmissible aliens attempting to enter the United States by fraud or without a necessary entry document, and for other purposes. Benefits Access USCIS remove barriers to services and benefits. Border and Interior Enforcement Opposing H.R. 2 amendment on CR; H.R. 3941, Schools Not Shelters Act; Opposing Gov. Abbotts border policies; Stopping deportation flights to Mauritania; H.R. 8922, Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act; DHS and CBP collaboration in Operation Lone Star; Opposing the White Houses DHS supplemental funding request; Investigation into cross-border shooting with Texas National Guard; Republicans CR funding bill including H.R. 2; Suspending deportation flights to Haiti; H.R. 4367, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, 2024; Condemning racial profiling against migrants from Muslim majority countries at the southern border; Opposing Republican anti-immigrant amendments in CR; H.R. 5672, Bipartisan Keep America Open Act. Children H.R. 4285/ S. 1885, Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act; H.R. 1386, Equal Citizenship for Children Act; H.R. XX, Adoptee Citizenship Act. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for DACA recipients; 2022 DACA rule; TN/NIV Advocacy for Current DACA Recipients (GOM Advocacy). Detention Alternatives to detention; ICE detention funding; Closing immigrant detention centers; Opposing solitary confinement in immigrant detention; Stopping sexual assault in immigration detention; Abuses at Torrance County Detention Facility; Family Expedited Removal Management program; H.R. 4133/S. 1983, Private Prison Information Act. Employment Authorization Easing work authorization backlogs to asylum seekers; Expanding work permit automatic extensions. Family Separation Stopping family separation and reuniting separated children with families; ICE Family FERM Policy (Family Expedited Removal Management) Policy; H.R. 5560, Reuniting Families Act; 3- and 10- year bars; Reducing provisional waiver backlog; Creating a process for non-LPR cancellation of removal; Modernizing hardship standard for non-LPR cancellation of removal. Legalization H.R. 4627/S. 2327, Afghan Adjustment Act; S. 2324, Ensuring American Security and Protecting Afghan Allies Act; H.R. 4569, Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2023; Encouraging Biden administration to use administrative tools to support undocumented individuals; H.R. XX/S. XX, Stateless Protection Act; H.R. 4694, Protect Patriot Parents Act; H.R. 3599, Dignity Act of 2023. Naturalization and Integration FY 2024 appropriations funding to support naturalization/C&I program; H.R. XX/S. 2585, National Office for New Americans Act; Changes to naturalization tests; H.R. 1643/S. 883, New Deal for New Americans Act. Parole Parole program for Venezuelans, Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans; Expansion of parole. Refugees Rebuilding U.S Refugee Admissions Program; Meet the 125,000 annual presidential determination; Investing in refugee resettlement; FY 2024 PD of 125,000; Ensuring refugee benefits for Ukrainians in U4U program are not severed during shutdown. Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Redesignation of TPS for El Salvador; Redesignation of TPS for Nicaragua; Redesignation of TPS for Honduras; Designation of TPS for Guatemala; Initial designation of TPS for Mauritania; Initial designation of TPS for Mali; TPS Holders Settlement (Ramos v. Nielsen & Ramos v. Mayorkas); Initial designation of TPS/SSR for Democratic Republic of Congo; Initial designation of TPS for Nigeria; Redesignation of TPS for Sudan; Redesignation and extension of TPS for South Sudan; Redesignation of TPS for Cameroon; Redesignation of TPS for Afghanistan; Redesignation of TPS for Nepal; Initial designation of TPS for Lebanon; Redesignation of TPS for Venezuela; Redesignation of TPS for Ukraine; Initial designation of TPS for Pakistan; Extending TPS reregistration window for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua. Other DED for Colombia; Opposing State Department, Foreign Operations and Related Programs funding cuts; S. 2226, FY 2024 NDAA; Tester-Rounds NDAA amendment #813; Including Asian American priorities in NDAA; H.R. 5008, HEAL for Immigrant Families Act of 2023; H.R. 5145, Working for Immigrant Safety and Empowerment Act; Supporting deferred action for immigrant workers and protecting government whistleblowers; Striking Section 559 of the FY 2024 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Bill; Preventing a government shutdown; Responding to climate migration events; 27th IIRIRA anniversary; Opposing anti-LGBTQ amendments in FY 2024 Appropriations Bills.

Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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