Afghan Adjustment Act

H.R.8368, Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts (CARE) Authorization Act of 2024 H.R.4627/S.2327, Afghan Adjustment Act H.R.3808/S.1786, Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2023

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 1325 Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act H.R. 9217 Destination Reception Assistance Act S. 4861 Destination Reception Assistance Act Unnumbered House bill on the Shelter and Services Program H.R. 4627 Afghan Adjustment Act S. 2337 Afghan Adjustment Act S. Amdt. 1550 to S.Amdt. 1388 to H.R. 815 Securing the Border, Interim Final Rule Temporary Protected Status for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Sudan, South Sudan DHS Automatic Extension of Work Authorization Final Rule Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans (CHNV) parole program Asylum Eligibility and Public Health Rule (formerly the Security Bars and Processing Rule)

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE

S. 2824 / H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act S. 3187 / H.R. 6523, Southern Border Transparency Act of 2023 H.R. 8281 / S. 4292, Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act S. 4361, Border Act of 2024 S. 4689 / H.R. 9015, Justice for Jocelyn Act S. 5576, America First Act S. 5183, Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by unNaturalized Emigrants H.R. 10545, American Relief Act H.R. 10445 Further Continuing Appropriations and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 10515, American Relief Act H.R. 5009, Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 S. 2327 / H.R. 4627 Afghan Adjustment Act

Client expense: $30,470 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 2824 / H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act H.R. 7024, Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 S. 4051, Verifying that all Aliens have Legitimate Identification Documents Act H.R. 8281 / S. 4292, Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act S. 4361, Border Act of 2024 H.R. 9494, Continuing Appropriations and Other Matters Act, 2025 H.R.8752, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 8430, Reshape Alternatives to Detention Act S. 3187 / H.R. 6523, Southern Border Transparency Act of 2023 S. 5183, Better Enforcement of Grievous Offenses by unNaturalized Emigrants Act S. 4818 / H.R. 9373, Safeguarding Americans From Extremist Risk at the Border Act S. 4689 / H.R. 9015, Justice for Jocelyn Act S. 2327 / H.R. 4627 Afghan Adjustment Act

Client expense: $27,492 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support for S. 2327 (Afghan Adjustment Act) - Senator Padilla, Senator Butler. Support for H.R. 4627 (Afghan Adjustment Act) - Congressman Swalwell.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2, Secure the Border Act of 2023 H.R. 16, American Dream and Promise Act of 2023 H.R. 319, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 575, Moving H-2A to United States Department of Agriculture Act of 2023 H.R. 614, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2023 H.R. 1325/S. 255, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023 H.R. 1535, Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2023 H.R. 1760, To extend the admission to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for certain nonimmigrant H-2B workers H.R. 1778, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 1787, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide nonimmigrant status to mobile entertainment workers, and for other purposes H.R. 2393, Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2023 H.R. 2758, Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2023 H.R. 2827/S. 1301, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 2915, Farm Workforce Support Act of 2023 H.R. 3308/S. 874, Farm Operations Support Act H.R. 3442/S. 1667, Protecting Children of Long-Term Visa Holders Act of 2023 H.R. 3599, DIGNITY Act H.R. 3734, Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act H.R. 3808, Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2023 H.R. 3911, Ukrainian Adjustment Act of 2023 H.R. 4048, Venezuelan Adjustment Act H.R. 4319, Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2023 H.R. 4358, PHDs First Act H.R. 4448, Canadian Snowbird Visa Act H.R. 4627/S. 2327, Afghan Adjustment Act H.R. 4647, High-skilled Immigration Reform for Employment Act H.R. 4665/S. 2438, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024, H.R. 4708, H-2 Improvements to Relieve Employers (HIRE) Act H.R. 4942/S. 665, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 5127, Visitor Visa Wait Time Reduction Act H.R. 5155, Temporary Family Visitation Act H.R. 5477/S. 2384, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2023 H.R. 5990, Border Enforcement, Security, and Trade (BEST) Facilitation Act of 2023 H.R. 6205, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act H.R. 6542, Immigration Visa Efficiency and Security Act of 2023 H.R. 7046/S. 3848, Supporting Farm Operations Act of 2024 H.R. 7574, Closing the Workforce Gap Act of 2024 H.R. 8392, To Add Ireland to the E-3 Nonimmigrant Visa Program H.R. 8752, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 8771/S. 4797, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 9029/S. 4942, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 9747, Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 S. 156, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 243, A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities S. 255, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023 S. 365, Dream Act of 2023 S. 387, Canadian Snowbirds Act of 2023 S. 979,H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2023 S. 1253, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2023 S. 1727, Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act S. 1926, A bill to amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to make Uruguay eligible for designation as a beneficiary country under that Act, to include Uruguay in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E1 and E2 nonimmigrants if nationals of the United States are treated similarly by the Government of Uruguay, and to require a report on the eligibility of Uruguay for the visa waiver program, and for other purposes S. 2278, Border Enforcement, Security, and Trade (BEST) Facilitation Act of 2023 S. 2324, Ensuring American Security and Protecting Afghan Allies Act S. 2606, Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 S. 2632, Visa Processing Improvement Act S. 2705, State Executive Authority for Seasonal Occupations Needing Additional Labor (SEASONAL) Act S. 2719, Directing Our Countrys Transfer Of Residency Slots (DOCTORS) Act S. 2785, Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2023 S. 3013, A bill to permanently authorize the exemption of aliens working as fish processors from the numerical limitation on H-2B nonimmigrant visas S. 3187, Southern Border Transparency Act of 2023 S. 3211, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act S. 3255, Temporary Family Visitation Act S. 3291, EAGLE Act of 2023 S. 4069, Affordable and Secure Food Act of 2024 S. 4361, The Border Act of 2024 S. 4591, A bill to permanently authorize the exemption of aliens working as fish processors from the numerical limitation on H-2B nonimmigrant visas S.4638, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 S. 4888, A bill to include Czechia in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E-1 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of Czechia H.Res. 481, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that BridgeUSA exchange programs are vital to the economy and national interests of the United States, and that Congress should prioritize robust support to ensure equitable opportunities for Americans and people from other countries Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-1B reform; H-2 Visa Program and temporary rule; H-2B Visa Program and cap relief; H-2A Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; J-1 Programs; Bridge USA program; EB-5 Visa Program; E-Verify program; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; delays in H-4 and L-2 Status Extensions and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs); Office of Foreign Labor Certifications Planned Implementation of Form ETA-9089, Application for Permanent Employment Certification, into DOLs Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agricultural guest workers; temporary non-agricultural guest workers; optional practical training program; asylum and refugee programs; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of employment-based nonimmigrant visa categories; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; I-9 employment verification; interior enforcement; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; international travel; trusted traveler programs; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol agents and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements; EB-5 Regional Center Program and the Implementation of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022, P.L. 117-103, Division BB; State Department policies extending consular interview waiver eligibility for various classifications of nonimmigrants; USCIS Fee Schedule; regulatory proposals that would restrict applicant eligibility for the H-1B program; regulatory proposals that would drastically change how prevailing wage levels are determined for the purposes of obtaining certain employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visas; proposals that would significantly change how cap-subject H-1B petitions will be chosen in the future; regulatory proposals that would change how the period of admission for student visa holders and exchange visa holders is determined; regulatory proposals that will temporarily raise the annual quota for H-2B visas; regulatory proposals reopening and expanding consular operations; recapturing unused immigrant visas from prior years; creating exemptions to the current immigrant visa caps; proposals that would expand consular interview waivers for prospective immigrant and nonimmigrant visa applicants abroad; proposals that would provide relief for Afghan nationals; expanding the eligibility for stateside renewal of work visas; implementation of electronic visa foils in passports; consular service delays; USCIS processing delays; DOL processing delays; visa relief for long term foreign national workers laid off by their employers while waiting for their green cards in the immigrant visa backlogs; improving wait times for CBP Processing at Ports of Entry; expanding and implementing new CBP preclearance facilities abroad; reforms to the use of parole authority; extending the validity period for employment authorization documents; reforms to the State Departments Visa Bulletin; implementation of the new optional I-9 document verification procedures; expanded mandatory detention of unauthorized aliens in the U.S.; expansion of expulsion/removal authorities; changes to the legal standard for credible fear interviews for asylum applicants; modifying asylum eligibility requirements; expanding availability of special immigrant visas for Afghan nationals; providing additional visas for foreign nationals to work in the U.S. on Defense Department Projects (FORTRESS Act Amendment); reforms to the adjudication process for inadmissibility waivers; regulatory proposals that change how the H-2A program will be administered; proposals that will adjust what types of foreign nationals are eligible for obtaining employment authorization and advance parole documents; expanding E visa eligibility; expanding and updating the J-1 Exchange Visitor Skill List

Client expense: $14,750,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

Advocate for the passage of the Afghan Adjustment Act, S. 2327, H.R. 4627.

Client expense: $580,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Discussions regarding draft legislation to revise the current standard for assessing a motion to reopen an immigration matter based on ineffective assistance of counsel. Issues regarding collection and publication of race and ethnicity data of individuals seeking benefits or subject to enforcement processing and adjudications. Communications regarding implementation of best practices for the care, representation, and adjudication of unaccompanied immigrant children. Issues relating to access to counsel and the Legal Orientation Program, particularly for individuals in immigration detention. S.2327, H.R.4627, the Afghan Adjustment Act and other measures to facilitate permanent legal status for certain Afghans present in the U.S. Issues related to unaccompanied alien children, including access to counsel and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status. Issues regarding the operations of the immigration courts, including establishing an independent Article I immigration court system. Issues relating to decreasing the use of detention and expanding alternatives to detention.

Client expense: $210,000 · 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office

H.R. 4627/S. 2327, Afghan Adjustment Act H.R. 3808/S. 1786, Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2023

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Selective Service System

H.R. 1325 Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act H.R. 9217 Destination Reception Assistance Act S. 4861 Destination Reception Assistance Act Unnumbered Senate bill on the Shelter and Services Program H.R. 4627 Afghan Adjustment Act S. 2337 Afghan Adjustment Act S. Amdt. 1550 to S.Amdt. 1388 to H.R. 815 Securing the Border, Interim Final Rule Temporary Protected Status for Haiti and Guatemala Humanitarian Parole for Sudan

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

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), SENATE

S.3178, H.R.6145 Immigration Court Efficiency and Childrens Court Act of 2023 S.1885, H.R.4285 Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act S. 365, Dream Act of 2023 S.2327, H.R.4627, the Afghan Adjustment Act and other measures to facilitate permanent legal status for certain Afghans present in the U.S. Communications regarding immigration court backlog, children's dockets, and the Legal Orientation Program. Communications regarding transfers of of represented individuals detained in Otay Mesa Detention Center without proper notification of counsel. FR Doc. 2024-10390, 86 Fed. Reg. 41347 (May 12, 2024), DHS Docket No. USCIS-2024-0005 Application of Certain Mandatory Bars in Fear Screenings - ABA comments urging agency to rescind the proposed rule due to the likelihood of undermining due process and access to full and fair adjudication for noncitizens seeking asylum and withholding of removal. Issues relating to access to counsel and funding for the Legal Orientation Program. Issues related to unaccompanied alien children, including access to counsel and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status. Issues regarding the operations of the immigration courts, including establishing an independent Article I immigration court system. Issues relating to decreasing the use of detention and expanding alternatives to detention.

Client expense: $260,000 · 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, White House Office

H.R. 2, Secure the Border Act of 2023 H.R. 16, American Dream and Promise Act of 2023 H.R. 29, Border Safety and Security Act of 2023 H.R. 163, Security First Act H.R. 319, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 489, Expedited Removal Codification Act of 2023 H.R. 575, Moving H-2A to United States Department of Agriculture Act of 2023 H.R. 614, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2023 H.R. 672, Border Security Investment Act H.R. 815, National Security Act of 2024 H.R. 1325/S. 255, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023 H.R. 1511, Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 H.R. 1535, Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2023 H.R. 1760, To extend the admission to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for certain nonimmigrant H-2B workers H.R. 1778, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 1787, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide nonimmigrant status to mobile entertainment workers, and for other purposes H.R. 2393, Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2023 H.R. 2758, Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2023 H.R. 2827/S. 1301, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 2882, Making Further Consolidated Appropriations for FY24 H.R. 2915, Farm Workforce Support Act of 2023 H.R. 3308/S. 874, Farm Operations Support Act H.R. 3442/S. 1667, Protecting Children of Long-Term Visa Holders Act of 2023 H.R. 3599, DIGNITY Act H.R. 3734, Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act H.R. 3808, Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2023 H.R. 3911, Ukrainian Adjustment Act of 2023 H.R. 4048, Venezuelan Adjustment Act H.R. 4319, Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2023 H.R. 4358, PHDs First Act H.R. 4367/S. 2625, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4448, Canadian Snowbird Visa Act H.R. 4627/S. 2327, Afghan Adjustment Act H.R. 4647, High-skilled Immigration Reform for Employment Act H.R. 4665/S. 2438, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024, H.R. 4708, H-2 Improvements to Relieve Employers (HIRE) Act H.R. 4942/S. 665, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 5127, Visitor Visa Wait Time Reduction Act H.R. 5155, Temporary Family Visitation Act H.R. 5477/S. 2384, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2023 H.R. 5894/S. 2624, Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes. H.R. 5990, Border Enforcement, Security, and Trade (BEST) Facilitation Act of 2023 H.R. 6205, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act H.R. 6363, Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 H.R. 6542, Immigration Visa Efficiency and Security Act of 2023 H.R. 6904, Support Our Afghan Partners Act of 2023 H.R. 7046/S. 3848, Supporting Farm Operations Act of 2024 H.R. 7262, Closing the Workforce Gap Act of 2024 H.R. 7574, Closing the Workforce Gap Act of 2024 H.R. 8392, To Add Ireland to the E-3 Nonimmigrant Visa Program H.R. 8752, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2025 H.R. 8771, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2025 S. 156, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 207, Temporary Protected Status Reform and Integrity Act S. 243, A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities S. 255, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023 S. 365, Dream Act of 2023 S. 387, Canadian Snowbirds Act of 2023 S. 425, Secure and Protect Act of 2023 S. 505, Immigration Parole Reform Act of 2023 S. 979,H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2023 S. 1253, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2023 S. 1727, Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act S. 1786, Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2023 S. 1926, A bill to amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to make Uruguay eligible for designation as a beneficiary country under that Act, to include Uruguay in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E1 and E2 nonimmigrants if nationals of the United States are treated similarly by the Government of Uruguay, and to require a report on the eligibility of Uruguay for the visa waiver program, and for other purposes S. 2278, Border Enforcement, Security, and Trade (BEST) Facilitation Act of 2023 S. 2324, Ensuring American Security and Protecting Afghan Allies Act S. 2606, Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 S. 2632, Visa Processing Improvement Act S. 2705, State Executive Authority for Seasonal Occupations Needing Additional Labor (SEASONAL) Act S. 2719, Directing Our Countrys Transfer Of Residency Slots (DOCTORS) Act S. 2785, Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2023 S. 3013, A bill to permanently authorize the exemption of aliens working as fish processors from the numerical limitation on H-2B nonimmigrant visas S. 3187, Southern Border Transparency Act of 2023 S. 3211, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act S. 3255, Temporary Family Visitation Act S. 3291, EAGLE Act of 2023 S. 4069, Affordable and Secure Food Act of 2024 S. 4361, The Border Act of 2024 S. 4591, A bill to permanently authorize the exemption of aliens working as fish processors from the numerical limitation on H-2B nonimmigrant visas H.J.Res 59/S.J.Res. 25, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States" H.Res. 481, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that BridgeUSA exchange programs are vital to the economy and national interests of the United States, and that Congress should prioritize robust support to ensure equitable opportunities for Americans and people from other countries Notice, U.S. Department of State; Pilot Program to Resume Renewal of H-1B Nonimmigrant Visas in the United States for Certain Qualified Noncitizens (88 Fed. Reg. 88,467-88,470, December 21, 2023) Request for Information, Employment Training Administration, Department of Labor; Labor Certification for Permanent Employment of Foreign Workers in the United States; Modernizing Schedule A To Include Consideration of Additional Occupations in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and Non-STEM Occupations (88 Fed. Reg. 88,290-88,295, December 21, 2023) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-1B reform; H-2 Visa Program and temporary rule; H-2B Visa Program and cap relief; H-2A Visa Program H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; J-1 Programs; Bridge USA program; EB-5 Visa Program; E-Verify program; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; delays in H-4 and L-2 Status Extensions and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs); Office of Foreign Labor Certifications Planned Implementation of Form ETA-9089, Application for Permanent Employment Certification, into DOLs Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agricultural guest workers; temporary non-agricultural guest workers; optional practical training program; asylum and refugee programs; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of employment-based nonimmigrant visa categories; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; I-9 employment verification; interior enforcement; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; international travel; trusted traveler programs; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol agents and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements; EB-5 Regional Center Program and the Implementation of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022, P.L. 117-103, Division BB; State Department policies extending consular interview waiver eligibility for various classifications of nonimmigrants; USCIS Fee Schedule; regulatory proposals that would restrict applicant eligibility for the H-1B program; regulatory proposals that would drastically change how prevailing wage levels are determined for the purposes of obtaining certain employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visas; proposals that would significantly change how cap-subject H-1B petitions will be chosen in the future; regulatory proposals that would change how the period of admission for student visa holders and exchange visa holders is determined; regulatory proposals that will temporarily raise the annual quota for H-2B visas; regulatory proposals reopening and expanding consular operations; recapturing unused immigrant visas from prior years; creating exemptions to the current immigrant visa caps proposals that would expand consular interview waivers for prospective immigrant and nonimmigrant visa applicants abroad; proposals that would provide relief for Afghan nationals; expanding the eligibility for stateside renewal of work visas; implementation of electronic visa foils in passports; consular service delays; USCIS processing delays; DOL processing delays; Visa relief for long term foreign national workers laid off by their employers while waiting for their green cards in the immigrant visa backlogs; improving wait times for CBP Processing at Ports of Entry; expanding and implementing new CBP preclearance facilities abroad; reforms to the use of parole authority; extending the validity period for employment authorization documents; reforms to the State Departments Visa Bulletin; implementation of the new optional I-9 document verification procedures; expanded mandatory detention of unauthorized aliens in the U.S.; expansion of expulsion/removal authorities; changes to the legal standard for credible fear interviews for asylum applicants; modifying asylum eligibility requirements; expanding availability of special immigrant visas for Afghan nationals; providing additional visas for foreign nationals to work in the U.S. on Defense Department Projects (FORTRESS Act Amendment); reforms to the adjudication process for inadmissibility waivers; regulatory proposals that change how the H-2A program will be administered; proposals that will adjust what types of foreign nationals are eligible for obtaining employment authorization and advance parole documents; expanding E visa eligibility

Client expense: $13,930,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

Advocate for the passage of the Afghan Adjustment Act, S. 2327, H.R. 4627.

Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.3808, Afghan Allies Protection Act H.R.4627/S.2327, Afghan Adjustment Act Issues related to special immigrant visas

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Protecting the safety and status of Afghan Allies, including such efforts as advocating for the Afghan Adjustment Act or other legislation protecting and supporting Afghan individuals who supported Operation Enduring Freedom or other U.S.-led military, diplomatic, intelligence, and civil society efforts; Specific bill(s) include: S.2324, Ensuring American Security and Protecting Afghan Allies Act; H.R. 2882, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; S.2327/H.R. 4627, Afghan Adjustment Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Protecting the safety and status of Afghan Allies, including such efforts as advocating for the Afghan Adjustment Act or other legislation protecting and supporting Afghan individuals who supported Operation Enduring Freedom or other U.S.-led military, diplomatic, intelligence, and civil society efforts; Specific bill(s) include: S.2324, Ensuring American Security and Protecting Afghan Allies Act; H.R. 2882, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; S.2327/H.R. 4627, Afghan Adjustment Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Protecting the safety and status of Afghan Allies, including such efforts as advocating for the Afghan Adjustment Act or other legislation protecting and supporting Afghan individuals who supported Operation Enduring Freedom or other U.S.-led military, diplomatic, intelligence, and civil society efforts; Specific bill(s) include: S.2324, Ensuring American Security and Protecting Afghan Allies Act; H.R. 2882, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; S.2327/H.R. 4627, Afghan Adjustment Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support for S. 2327 (Afghan Adjustment Act) - Senator Padilla, Senator Butler. Support for H.R. 4627 (Afghan Adjustment Act) - Congressman Swalwell.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Support for S. 2327 (Afghan Adjustment Act) - Senator Padilla, Senator Butler. Support for H.R. 4627 (Afghan Adjustment Act) - Congressman Swalwell.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

General issues regarding the potential dismantling of asylum protections in supplemental appropriations negotiations. Detention Bond Reform - Communications regarding reconsideration of current procedures for making immigration bond determinations. S.2327, H.R.4627, the Afghan Adjustment Act and other measures to facilitate permanent legal status for certain Afghans present in the U.S. FR Doc. 2024-03018, 86 Fed. Reg. 11283 (Feb. 14, 2024) Risk Determination Hearings for Unaccompanied Children - ABA comments urging agency to reconsider some aspects of proposed forms for Risk Determination Hearings, including clarity on the purpose and use of the forms, a stronger emphasis on notice of the right to counsel, notice of judicial review, and a child-centered approach. Issues relating to access to counsel and funding for the Legal Orientation Program. Issues related to unaccompanied alien children, including access to counsel and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status. Issues regarding the operations of the immigration courts, including establishing an independent Article I immigration court system. Issues relating to decreasing the use of detention and expanding alternatives to detention.

Client expense: $230,000 · 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. 6145/S. 3178, Immigration Court Efficiency and Children's Court Act of 2023 H.R. 2822, Child Labor Exploitation Accountability Act H.R. 4366, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R.2882, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 S. 920, International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R. 2/S.2824, Secure the Border Act of 2023 H.R. 7372, Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act H.R. 815, National Security Act, 2024 H.R. 7511/S. 3933, Laken Riley Act H.R. 4627/S. 2327, Afghan Adjustment Act S. 1444, Border Patrol Enhancement Act S. 3065, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2023 S. 1885, Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act H.Res.1065, Denouncing the Biden administration's immigration policies Issues related to the Central American Minors Program Issues related to legal and social services for unaccompanied children Issues related to the Flores settlement agreement Issues related to juvenile dockets in immigration court Issues related to labor exploitation of unaccompanied children Issues related to maritime interdictions of unaccompanied children Issues related to influx care facilities Issues related to implications for unaccompanied children Issues related to SIJS visa caps Issues related to family separation Issues related to forced child migration, return, and reintegration Issues related to safe mobility offices Issues related to TRIO program eligibility Issues related to temporary protected status for Haiti Issues related to ORR sponsor vetting protocols Issues related to child welfare professionals Issues related to potential executive branch actions on immigration Risk Determination Hearings for Unaccompanied Children, (89 Fed. Reg. 11283) The Process for FSA ID Account Creation for Individuals Without a Social Security Number in Connection With Person Authentication Service (PAS) (Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0216-0001; OMB Control Number: 1845-0179) Matter of A-C-M 27, I&N Dec. 303 (BIA 2018)

Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Advocate for the passage of the Afghan Adjustment Act, S. 2327, H.R. 4627.

Client expense: $410,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Protecting the safety and status of Afghan Allies, including such efforts as advocating for the Afghan Adjustment Act or other legislation protecting and supporting Afghan individuals who supported Operation Enduring Freedom or other U.S.-led military, diplomatic, intelligence, and civil society efforts; Specific bill(s) include: S.2324, Ensuring American Security and Protecting Afghan Allies Act; H.R. 2882, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; S.2327/H.R. 4627, Afghan Adjustment Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Protecting the safety and status of Afghan Allies, including such efforts as advocating for the Afghan Adjustment Act or other legislation protecting and supporting Afghan individuals who supported Operation Enduring Freedom or other U.S.-led military, diplomatic, intelligence, and civil society efforts; Specific bill(s) include: S.2324, Ensuring American Security and Protecting Afghan Allies Act; H.R. 2882, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; S.2327/H.R. 4627, Afghan Adjustment Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Protecting the safety and status of Afghan Allies, including such efforts as advocating for the Afghan Adjustment Act or other legislation protecting and supporting Afghan individuals who supported Operation Enduring Freedom or other U.S.-led military, diplomatic, intelligence, and civil society efforts; Specific bill(s) include: S.2324, Ensuring American Security and Protecting Afghan Allies Act; H.R. 2882, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024; S.2327/H.R. 4627, Afghan Adjustment Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2, Secure the Border Act of 2023 H.R. 16, American Dream and Promise Act of 2023 H.R. 29, Border Safety and Security Act of 2023 H.R. 163, Security First Act H.R. 319, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 489, Expedited Removal Codification Act of 2023 H.R. 575, Moving H-2A to United States Department of Agriculture Act of 2023 H.R. 614, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2023 H.R. 672, Border Security Investment Act H.R. 815, Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency (RELIEVE) Act H.R. 1325/S. 255, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023 H.R. 1511, Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 H.R. 1535, Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2023 H.R. 1760, To extend the admission to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for certain nonimmigrant H-2B workers H.R. 1778, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 1787, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide nonimmigrant status to mobile entertainment workers, and for other purposes H.R. 2393, Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2023 H.R. 2758, Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2023 H.R. 2827/S. 1301, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 2882, Making Further Consolidated Appropriations for FY24 H.R. 2915, Farm Workforce Support Act of 2023 H.R. 3308/S. 874, Farm Operations Support Act H.R. 3442/S. 1667, Protecting Children of Long-Term Visa Holders Act of 2023 H.R. 3599, DIGNITY Act H.R. 3734, Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act H.R. 3808, Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2023 H.R. 3911, Ukrainian Adjustment Act of 2023 H.R. 4048, Venezuelan Adjustment Act H.R. 4319, Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2023 H.R. 4358, PHDs First Act H.R. 4367/S. 2625, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4448, Canadian Snowbird Visa Act H.R. 4627/S. 2327, Afghan Adjustment Act H.R. 4647, High-skilled Immigration Reform for Employment Act H.R. 4665/S. 2438, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024, H.R. 4708, H-2 Improvements to Relieve Employers (HIRE) Act H.R. 4942 S. 665/, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 5127, Visitor Visa Wait Time Reduction Act H.R. 5155, Temporary Family Visitation Act H.R. 5477/S. 2384, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2023 H.R. 5894/S. 2624, Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes. H.R. 5990, Border Enforcement, Security, and Trade (BEST) Facilitation Act of 2023 H.R. 6205, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act H.R. 6363, Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 H.R. 6542, Immigration Visa Efficiency and Security Act of 2023 H.R. 6904, Support Our Afghan Partners Act of 2023 H.R. 7046/S. 3848, Supporting Farm Operations Act of 2024 H.R. 7262, Closing the Workforce Gap Act of 2024 H.R. 7574, Closing the Workforce Gap Act of 2024 S. 156, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 207, Temporary Protected Status Reform and Integrity Act S. 243, A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities S. 255, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023 S. 365, Dream Act of 2023 S. 387, Canadian Snowbirds Act of 2023 S. 425, Secure and Protect Act of 2023 S. 505, Immigration Parole Reform Act of 2023 S. 979,H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2023 S. 1253, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2023 S. 1727, Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act S. 1786, Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2023 S. 1926, A bill to amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to make Uruguay eligible for designation as a beneficiary country under that Act, to include Uruguay in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E1 and E2 nonimmigrants if nationals of the United States are treated similarly by the Government of Uruguay, and to require a report on the eligibility of Uruguay for the visa waiver program, and for other purposes S. 2278, Border Enforcement, Security, and Trade (BEST) Facilitation Act of 2023 S. 2324, Ensuring American Security and Protecting Afghan Allies Act S. 2606, Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 S. 2632, Visa Processing Improvement Act S. 2705, State Executive Authority for Seasonal Occupations Needing Additional Labor (SEASONAL) Act S. 2719, Directing Our Countrys Transfer Of Residency Slots (DOCTORS) Act S. 2785, Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2023 S. 3013, A bill to permanently authorize the exemption of aliens working as fish processors from the numerical limitation on H-2B nonimmigrant visas S. 3187, Southern Border Transparency Act of 2023 S. 3211, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act S. 3255, Temporary Family Visitation Act S. 3291, EAGLE Act of 2023 H.J. Res 59/S. J. Res. 25, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States" H. Res. 481, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that BridgeUSA exchange programs are vital to the economy and national interests of the United States, and that Congress should prioritize robust support to ensure equitable opportunities for Americans and people from other countries Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-1B reform; H-2 Visa Program and temporary rule; H-2A Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; J-1 Bridge USA program; EB-5 Visa Program; E-Verify program; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; delays in H-4 and L-2 Status Extensions and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs); FY24 funding for Customs and Border Protection staffing; Office of Foreign Labor Certifications Planned Implementation of Form ETA-9089, Application for Permanent Employment Certification, into DOLs Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agricultural guest workers; temporary non-agricultural guest workers; optional practical training program; asylum and refugee programs; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of employment-based nonimmigrant visa categories; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; I-9 employment verification; interior enforcement; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; international travel; trusted traveler programs; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol agents and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements; EB-5 Regional Center Program and the Implementation of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022, (P.L. 117-103), Division BB; State Department policy extending consular interview waiver eligibility for various classifications of nonimmigrants; USCIS Fee Schedule; regulatory proposals that would restrict applicant eligibility for the H-1B program; regulatory proposals that would drastically change how prevailing wage levels are determined for the purposes of obtaining certain employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visas; proposals that would significantly change how cap-subject H-1B petitions will be chosen in the future; regulatory proposals that would change how the period of admission for student visa holders and exchange visa holders is determined; regulatory proposals that will temporarily raise the annual quota for H-2B visas; regulatory proposals reopening and expanding consular operations; recapturing unused immigrant visas from prior years; creating exemptions to the current immigrant visa caps; proposals that would expand consular interview waivers for prospective immigrant and nonimmigrant visa applicants abroad; proposals that would provide relief for Afghan nationals; reinstitution of stateside visa revalidation services; implementation of electronic visa foils in passports; consular service delays; USCIS processing delays; DOL processing delays; Visa relief for long term foreign national workers laid off by their employers while waiting for their green cards in the immigrant visa backlogs; improving wait times for CBP Processing at Ports of Entry; expanding and implementing new CBP preclearance facilities abroad; reforms to the use of parole authority; extending the validity period for employment authorization documents; instituting a second FY24 H-1B lottery to insure usage of all cap-subject H-1B visas; reforms to the State Departments Visa Bulletin; implementation of the new optional I-9 document verification procedures; expanded mandatory detention of unauthorized aliens in the U.S.; expansion of expulsion/removal authorities; changes to the legal standard for credible fear interviews for asylum applicants; modifying asylum eligibility requirements; expanding availability of special immigrant visas for Afghan nationals

Client expense: $23,370,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

H.R.3808, Afghan Allies Protection Act H.R.4627/S.2327, Afghan Adjustment Act Issues related to special immigrant visas

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Administrative Relief Nonimmigrant visa access and related waivers Parole for spouses of US Citizens Create family reunification parole programs for additional countries Work permits for families in the provisional waiver backlog. Cancellation of removal as a legal relief outside of INA 240 removal proceedings Labor-Based Deferred Action Renewals of deferred action Supporting DOJ/EOIR NPRM on Administrative Closure Work permits for long-term immigrants, mixed status families, Dreamers without DACA and spouses of US Citizens DHS/TSA NPRM on mobile drivers licenses Asylum Funding to the Shelter and Services Program (SSP) Lankford/Sinema/Murphy proposal to make changes to asylum system for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan funding H.R. 7372, Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act H.R. 6939, REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2024 Opposing numerical caps to asylum Opposing using 212(f) expulsion authority Reducing the asylum backlog by resourcing USCIS Supporting increased Congressional funding to hire asylum officers Opposing asylum changes in Fitzpatrick-Golden Bill discharge petition (Discharge Petition No. 10) Opposing asylum changes through the FY24 Appropriations Rescind Implementing Bilateral and Multilateral Asylum Cooperative Agreements Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, 84 Fed. Reg. 63,994 (Nov. 19, 2019) Rescind Procedures for Asylum and Bars to Asylum Eligibility, 85 Fed. Reg. 67,202 (Nov. 20, 2020) Rescind Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal; Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Review, 85 Fed. Reg. 80,274, (Dec. 11, 2020) Rescind Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal, 85 Fed. Reg. 81,698 (Dec. 16, 2020) Rescind Asylum Eligibility and Procedural Modifications, 85 Fed. Reg. 82,260 (Dec. 17, 2020) Rescind Security Bars and Processing, 85 Fed. Reg. 84,160 (Dec. 23, 2020) Promulgate Clarifying Definitions and Analyses for Fair and Efficient Asylum and Other Protection Determinations, RIN 1615-AC65 (Fall 2023) Promulgate Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers, 87 Fed. Reg. 18,078 (Mar. 29, 2022) Promulgate Circumvention of Lawful Pathways, 88 Fed. Reg. 31,314 (Dec. 28, 2022). Rescinding the rule, except those parts that rescind Aliens Subject to a Bar on Entry Under Certain Presidential Proclamations; Procedures for Protection Claims, 83 Fed. Reg. 55,934 (Nov. 9, 2018) and Asylum Eligibility and Procedural Modifications, 85 Fed. Reg. 82,260 (Dec. 17, 2020) Refiled I-589s Following EOIR Dismissal or Termination Establish a Humanitarian Visa for Pre-Screened Asylum Seekers Safe Mobility Offices Providing support and foreign assistance to enable regional partners to improve the screening and protection of migrants and to address the root causes of migration Creating a White House task force for coordinating reception and welcoming services among the federal government, state and local governments, and civil society Providing federal support for cities receiving mass numbers of asylum seekers Guaranteed access to counsel for asylum seekers in federal custody Border and Interior Enforcement H.R. 2, Secure the Border Act of 2023 Urging DOJ to investigate Operation Lone Star and to investigate extremist militias White Houses DHS supplemental funding request Opposing Republican anti-immigrant amendments in H.R. 6363, Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 Senate Amendment 1371, National Security and Border Act, 2024 H.R. 815, RELIEVE Act H.R. 5672, Bipartisan Keep America Open Act H.R. 5283, Protecting Our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 2023 Opposing nationwide expedited removal Opposing restart of border wall construction OMB guidance on artificial intelligence Advocating for capacity expansion at ports of entry Opposing mass surveillance like GPS surveillance and ankle monitors Raising awareness of Border Vigilantism Urging DOJ to investigate extremists in Eagle Pass & demilitarize Opposing Executive Order that prioritizes new migrants for deportation Phase out/terminate 287(g) programs Opposing the expansion of Operation Lone Star via Customs and Border Protection Opposing increased funding for ICE detention in FY 2024 appropriation bill Opposing Facial Recognition Technology Deploying more resources for inspections and enforcement Investigating migrant deaths at the border Promoting Safe and Orderly Migration Pathways as Part of Fair, Humane, and Orderly Border Management Restoring and Strengthening the Asylum and Refugee Systems to Ensure Humane Treatment and Protection. Stop prosecuting migration-related offenses Information on Targeting of Migrants from Muslim-Majority Countries at Southern Border Opposing Increased Funding for ICE Detention Criminalize Fleeing from Immigration Enforcement Act DED for Colombia Redesignation of DED for Liberia H.R. 5585, Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act H.R. 6678, Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act H.R. 6976, Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act Opposing ICE surveillance of cell phone location data and surveillance contracts H.R. 7343, Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act H.R. 7334, Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Commit Robbery Act H.R. 7322, SUE for Immigration Enforcement Act S. 2367, CHECKPOINT Act Presidential Pardon to Halt Robert Pantons Deportation Opposing potential anti-immigrant amendments to the supplemental Senate budget Amendments to H.R.815, National Security Act, 2024 H.R. 7372, Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act H.R. 7311, Combating International Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling Partnership Act of 2024 H.R. 7402, Operation Lone Star Reimbursement Act H.R. 7404, Subterranean Border Defense Act S. 3796, Keeping International Land Ports of Entry Open Act H.R. 7182, Defend Our Borders From Armed Invaders Act H.R. 7330, State Border Security Act H.R. 7118, Halt the Invasion Act H.R. 7229, WALL Act of 2024 H.R. 7243, Border Security State Reimbursement Act H.R. 7259, SEND THEM BACK Act of 2024 S. 3668, State Border Security Act S. 3587, Mandatory Removal Proceedings Act S. 3591, Stop Fentanyl at the Border Act H.R. 6208, TRASHED Border Act H.R. 7058, Border Security Reserve Fund Act H.R. 7074, State of Texas Operational Protections Act S. 3576, CONTAINER Act H.R. 6940, Mass Immigration Reduction Act of 2024 H.R. 6941, Criminalize Fleeing from Immigration Enforcement Act of 2024 S. 3933, Laken Riley Act S. 3927, Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act of 2024 S. 3923, Immigration Detainer Enforcement Act of 2024 S. 3915, No Community Development Block Grants for Sanctuary Cities Act H.R. 7580, Immigration Detainer Enforcement Act of 2024 H.R. 7566, CARTEL Act of 2024 S. 3965, Deploy Fentanyl Scanners Act of 2024 H.R. 7649, Protecting our Communities from Sexual Predators Act Opposing Destruction of Medical Records by CBP H.R. 7369, CBP HiRe Act of 2024 H.R. 7366, To require timely publication of CBP border encounters, and for other purposes Opposing H. Res. 957, Denouncing the Biden administration's open-borders policies, condemning the national security and public safety crisis along the southwest border, and urging President Biden to end his administration's open-borders policies. Transparency on how ICE will stop purchasing commercial telemetry data (CTD) Opposing H. Res. 1065, Denouncing the Biden administrations immigration policies End the use of federal criminal prosecutions for migration-related offenses Children S. 3065, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2023 Making FAFSA available to youth approved for SIJS H.R. 6145 / S. 3178, Immigration Court Efficiency and Childrens Court Act of 2023 Ensuring children have adequate post-release services Ensuring UACs asylum claims are heard quickly ORR proposed rule replacing Flores Settlement Supporting EOIR memo providing a specialized juvenile docket Opposing H.R. 7372, Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act b/c of its lack of protections for unaccompanied children Ending the SIJS Backlog Healthcare for children in detention Opposing removal of those targeted by immigration raids S. 3881, CLEAR Act of 2024 Climate S. 3340, Climate Displaced Persons Act Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) 2022 DACA rule Finalizing the DACA ACA Rule Protecting DACA recipients and immigration youth from enforcement Supporting amicus brief for State of Texas et al. v. United States of America, et al. Streamlining the process by which DACA holders may obtain another status DACA advance parole DACA recipients eligibility for employment-based visa or green card sponsorship, with a focus on PERM and H-1Bs Higher education for Dreamers (with and without DACA/TPS) Detention Closing immigrant detention centers Family Expedited Removal Management program Closing open air detention sites Opposing mandatory detention Request for status update on immigration detention facilities recommended for closure in 2022 by ICE Opposing an increase in funding for increased detention beds Opposing mandatory detention of unaccompanied children H.R. 7511, Laken Riley Act H.R. 661, Sarah's Law H.R. 7415, DIRE Act DHS funding through White House FY 2025 Budget S. 4032, Improving Public Safety Through Immigration Warrant Issuance Act Ending the use of solitary confinement in ICE detention centers Seeking transparency on deaths under ICE custody Ending private detention Voiding New Farmville Detention Center Contracts Opposing the detention of Haitians in Guantanamo Bay Halt all deportation flights to Haiti and maritime interdiction removals of Haitians Accountability for detainee death at NWDC Employment Authorization Easing work authorization backlogs to asylum seekers Expanding work permit automatic extensions Expand work authorizations for asylum seekers H.R. 1325, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023 DOL H-2A regulations DHS H-1B NPRM Modernizing H-1B Requirements, Providing Flexibility in the F-1 Program, and Program Improvements Affecting Other Nonimmigrant Workers H.R. 4319, Farm Worker Modernization Act of 2023 Promulgate Temporary Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Renewal Applicants, RIN 1615-AC78 (Spring 2022) Family Separation ICE Family FERM Policy (Family Expedited Removal Management) Policy H.R.2697 / S. 1187 Fairness to Freedom Act of 2023 Protecting spouses of US Citizens from deportation Reuniting families stuck in backlogs Access to legal representation for families separated under Zero Tolerance Expanding family reunification programs Foreign Relations & National Security Opposing the Return of the China Initiative through the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Appropriations bill, H.R.5893, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 7571, Americas Act Opposing the reinstatement of DOJs China Initiative Humanitarian Protections for Palestinians H.R. 7335, Transparency in National Security Threats Act Promoting Regional Cooperation S. 3234, Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023 Opposing the expansion of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Immigration Courts Legal representation programs for adults Funding for the Immigration Court backlog Opposing budget cuts to EOIRs Legal Orientation Program Legalization H.R. 4627 / S. 2327, Afghan Adjustment Act H.R. 3599, DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2023 H.R. 16, Dream and Promise Act of 2023 H.R. 4722, Protect Patriot Spouses Act H.R. 4694: Protect Patriot Parents Act Parole Expansion of parole Opposing reduction of the Presidents parole authority Humanitarian Parole for Sudan Raising awareness of the human rights issues arising from CBP One CHNV Parole Program Humanitarian Parole for Afghans H.Res.1048, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the plight of Cameroonian immigrants and the continued turmoil and instability in the nation of Cameroon merits a designation of humanitarian parole and calling on the Department of Homeland Security to create a humanitarian parole program for Cameroonians fleeing this violence. Refugees Ensuring refugee priorities are adequately funded Opposing migrant removals in Panama Secure federal funding for refugees and other newcomers in FY 2024 and FY 2025 Safe Mobility Initiative Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Supporting TPS extensions and redesignations Redesignation of TPS for El Salvador, Cameroon, Nicaragua, Honduras, Syria, Yemen, and Nepal Designation of TPS for Guatemala Initial designation of TPS for Mali Initial designation of TPS/SSR for Democratic Republic of Congo Initial designation of TPS/DED for Palestine H.R. 7371, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ecuador Act of 2024 H.R. 7034 / S. 3618, TPS for Mauritania Act of 2024 Redesignation and extension of TPS for Haiti, Ethiopia, and Burma Visas & Benefits Access Visa recapture Transparency in Visa Waiver Program MOU With Israel H.R. 7232, No Visas for Anti-Semitic Students Act H.R. 6987, Student Visa Security Improvement Act H.R. 7590, To impose certain conditions on the issuance of diplomatic and student visas to nationals of certain covered nations. H.R. 7028, Keeping Our Promise Act H.R. 7220, EB-5 Regional Center Program Advisory Committee Authorization Act H.R. 7215, To express the sense of Congress that aliens who are present in the United States without lawful status under the immigration laws should not receive any benefit under the Medicare program or under the Medicaid program. S. 3892, Community Health Worker Access Act Supporting USCIS Funding in FY25 LGBTQI+ families navigating the family unification processes Special Student Relief (SSR) for Nigeria Equitable compensation and protection for agricultural and food system workers USCIS fee schedule Recognizing adoptees U.S. citizenship Clarifying the eligibility for citizenship of people granted inadmissibility waivers Streamlining and allowing greater flexibility related to the submission of disability naturalization exam exemptions Issues affecting LPRs whose status may expire while their naturalization applications are pending, by codifying the automatic status extension Naturalization test redesign Funding to the USCIS Citizenship and Integration Grant program in during the FY24 appropriations process Expanding TRIO to Undocumented Students Improvements to Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver Opposing the exclusion of immigrant families from the Child Tax Credit Equitable access to Rural Housing Service programs Wellness in the immigrant community Free tax preparation services for immigrants Voting H.R. 7640, No Foreign Persons Administering Our Elections Act H.R. 6942, Count Only Citizens Act H.R. 7179, To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to treat United States Citizenship and Immigration Services field offices as voter registration agencies, and for other purposes. Other Opposing Mayorkas Impeachment (H. Res. 863, Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors) Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration Opposing data broker contracts with LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters Deferred action for labor enforcement (DALE) workplace protections for all immigrants Rooting Out Discrimination and Anti-Blackness in the Immigration System Ending social media vetting and extraneous data collection Broadly interpreting prosecutorial discretion Advocating for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to systematically collect race and ethnicity data Supporting protections for federal contractor whistleblowers Advocating for FOIA Requests Opposing the monitoring of remittance money Right to access agricultural land Denouncing dehumanizing anti-immigrant rhetoric S. 3705, Human Rights Defenders Protection Act of 2024 H.R. 7185, HIDTA Reauthorization Act of 2024 H.R. 7246, American Land and Property Protection Act H.R. 7311, Combating International Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling Partnership Act of 2024 S. 3659, Equal Representation Act H.R. 7263, VISITOR Act H.R. 7083, RAZOR Act H.R. 7173, GRACE Act H.R. 7262, Closing the Workforce Gap Act of 2024 H.R. 6980, DOCTORS Act H.R. 7048, No Funding for Sanctuary Cities Act H.R. 7057, Evaluating Financial Impacts of Illegal Immigration Act H.R. 6831, VERDAD Reauthorization Act H.R. 7582, Equal Protection for American Workers Act H.R. 7574, Closing the Workforce Gap Act of 2024

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

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, White House Office

Refugee Protection Act of 2024 (not yet introduced): 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. H.R. 7755 Stateless Protection Act of 2024: To protect stateless persons in the United States, and for other purposes. S.3987 - Stateless Protection Act of 2024: To protect stateless persons in the United States, and for other purposes. H.R.7511 - Laken Riley Act: This bill requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes. S.3933 - Laken Riley Act: This bill requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes. H.R.661 - Sarah's Law: This bill requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) who is unlawfully present in the United States and has been charged with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person. ICE must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the identity of any victims of the crimes for which the detained individual was charged or convicted. ICE shall provide the victim, or a relative or guardian of a deceased victim, with information about the detained individual, including name, date of birth, nationality, immigration status, criminal history, and a description of any related removal efforts. S.160 - Sarah's Law: This bill requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) who is unlawfully present in the United States and has been charged with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person. ICE must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the identity of any victims of the crimes for which the detained individual was charged or convicted. ICE shall provide the victim, or a relative or guardian of a deceased victim, with information about the detained individual, including name, date of birth, nationality, immigration status, criminal history, and a description of any related removal efforts. 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. 2882, 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. H.R. 6678 - Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act: This bill makes certain acts related to Social Security or identification document fraud a ground for (1) barring a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) from admission into the United States, or (2) deporting the individual. H.R. 6679 - No Immigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act: This bill imposes immigration-related penalties on certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who are involved with terrorism or attacks against Israel. H.R. 5585 - Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act: This bill establishes new federal criminal offenses for operating a motor vehicle within 100 miles of the U.S. border while fleeing from a U.S. Border Patrol officer or a federal, state, or local law enforcement officer who is actively assisting or under the command of the U.S. Border Patrol. H.R. 6976 - Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act: This bill makes driving while intoxicated or impaired a ground for (1) barring a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) from admission into the United States, or (2) deporting the individual. H.R. 815 - Emergency National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024: Division A would provide supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2024 to respond to the situation in Ukraine and Israel and to provide other related assistance. Division B would provide supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for additional border security and for combatting fentanyl. The legislation would designate amounts provided by those divisions as emergency requirements in keeping with section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. H.R.815 - National Security Act, 2024: This bill expands eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reimbursement of emergency treatment for veterans who are treated in a non-VA facility. Specifically, the bill waives the requirement that a veteran must have received VA care within the 24-month period preceding the furnishing of emergency treatment if the veteran receives such emergency treatment within the 60-day period following their enrollment in the VA health care system. Additionally, the bill extends through December 28, 2031, higher rates for certain loan fees under the VA home loan program. H.R.7372 - Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act: Making emergency supplemental appropriations to provide defense support to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to suspend the entry of inadmissible aliens, and for other purposes. 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. Executive Branch: Affirmative Asylum Processing: urged a number of recommendations to improve processing of affirmative asylum claims before USCIS. 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 and ensuring that USCIS adjudicators receive special training. Asylum Processing Rule: Encouraged the administration to make amendments and crucial updates in finalizing the asylum processing rule. Requested data regarding operation of the policy. 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. Requested data regarding operation of the policy. Credible Fear in BP Custody: Encouraged administration to cease conducting credible fear interviews for individuals in BP custody. Requested data regarding operation of the policy. 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. ICE Detention: Urged end to use of solitary confinement in ICE custody, reduction in bed numbers, and individualized case release consideration. Work Permit Processing: Urged the publication of a final rule to extend the automatic validity period of work permits. Haiti: Urged end of interdiction policy to screen and return Haitians interdicted at sea, end of detention of Haitians at Guantanamo, redesignation and extension of TPS, halt all deportation flights due to conditions on ground.

Client expense: $134,981 · 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

H.R. 4627 Afghan Adjustment Act S. 2327 Afghan Adjustment Act H.R. 2 Secure the Border Act of 2023 H.R. 1325 Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023 S. 255 Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023

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

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

S. 365 - the Dream Act of 2023; Issues related to border security, asylum reform and immigration parole reform; Issues related to immigration in the agricultural sector; S. 2327/H.R. 4627 - the Afghan Adjustment Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

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

H.R. 705 Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act H.R. 4569 Veteran Service Recognition Act S. 2327Afghan Adjustment Act H.R. 4627 Afghan Adjustment Act H.Res. 642 A House resolution to recognizing the patriotism and contributions of Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs), veteran advocacy groups, and volunteers H.Res. 720 Designating the week of September 24 through September 30, 2023, as "Gold Star Families Remembrance Week". S. 2999 keep Our Border Agents Paid Act HR. 6353 Veterans HOPE Act HR 6381Veterans Visa and Protection Act S. 3280 Veterans Visa and Protection Act S. 3278 I-Vets S. 3276HOPE Act H.R. 6337 Saving Vet Halls Act of 2023 H.R. 1277the Military Spouse Hiring Act S. 596the Military Spouse Hiring Act S. 1755Sergeant First Class Michael Clark TRICARE Reserve Select Parity Act H.R. 2935 Sergeant First Class Michael Clark TRICARE Reserve Select Parity Act S. 497the Military Family Nutrition Access Act H.R. 1763 the Military Family Nutrition Access Act of 2023 H.R. 2537 the Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) Restoration Act H.R. 2693 the Pay Our Coast Guard Act of 2023 S. XXXthe TPharm5 Access Oversight H.R. 1764 the Military Food Security Act of 2023 S. 1766Department of Defense Overdose Data Act of 2023 S. 2047the Military Housing Readiness Council Act S. 1977the Junior Enlisted Housing Affordability Act of 2023 S. 1980 Military Housing Wait Times Accountability Act H.R. 1045Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act H.R. 5641Pay our Troops Act H.R. 4944Military Families and Surviving Spouses Benefits Enhancement Act H.R. 932To repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq. S. 316To repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq. H.R. 3933TAP Promotion Act H.R. 3722Daniel J. Harvey, Jr. and Adam Lambert Improving Servicemember Transition to Reduce Veteran Suicide Act S. 38Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2023 H.R. 903Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2023 S. 1469Stop Stolen Valor for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Contractors Act H.R. 3511Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act H.R. 4225VA Acquisition Review Board Act of 2023 H.R. 4480SERV Act S. 2146Investing in VETS Act H.R. 5147Investing in VETS Act H.R. 6225Expanding Home Loans for Guard and Reservists Act S. 1436CHARGE Act H.R. 491 Return Home to Housing Act H.R. 645Healthy Foundations for Homeless Veterans Act S. 2268Ensuring Interagency Cooperation to Support Veterans Act of 2023 S. 2209Veteran Federal Procurement Entrepreneurship Training Program Act of 2023 S. 774Veterans Border Patrol Training Act H.R 728 pilot program on short-term fellowship programs for veterans. H.R. 1554INVEST Act H.R. 1169VA E-Notification Enhancement Act H.R. 1786the Get Rewarding Outdoor Work for our Veterans Act(GROW Act) S. 334Retain Skilled Veterans Act H.R. 2830Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act S. 656Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act S. 1090A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update the payment system of the Department to allow for electronic fund transfer of educational assistance to a foreign institution of higher education H.R. 3898the Transcript Assurance for Heroes Act H.R. 3981 the Isakson-Roe Education Oversight Expansion Act H.R. 3874the Veteran Education Assistance Improvement Act S. 1877Continue VET TEC Authorization Act S. 1972Lowering Education Costs and Debt Act S. 1309Student Veterans Transparency and Protection Act H.R. 5785To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the requirements of the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship. H.R. 3600VA Work Study Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 3601Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act of 2023 H.R. 291Vaccine Discharge Parity Act H.R. 502A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays members of the Armed Forces for certain contributions made by such members towards Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes H.R. 746The Streamlining Aviation for Eligible Veterans Act H.R. 1078Student Veteran Centers. H.R. 1635Dependent Survivor Education in Phillippines. H.R. 1669VET-TEC Authorization Act of 2023 H.R. 6920Improving SCRA Utilization Act S.3466DVA Safety bill S.30Fiscal Year 2023 Major Medical Facility Authorization Act H.R. 4278Restore VA Accountability Act H.R.4262CHAMPVA Online Act H.R. 5530VA Emergency Transportation Access Act of 2023 S. 2757the VA Emergency Transportation Access Act of 2023 H.R. 1774VA Emergency Transportation Act of 2023 H.R. 2733Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General Training Act of 2023 S. 2070Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2023 H.R. 3347Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2023 S. 2679Leadership, Engagement, Accountability, and Development Act of 2023 H.R. 3504VA Medical Center Security Report Act of 2023 H.R.3703the Addressing Access to Care Timelines (ACT) for Veterans Act S.1913Care for COFA Veterans Act S.10the VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act H.R 693the Veterans Affairs Medical Center Absence and Notification Timeline Act H.R. 754the Modernizing Veterans Health Care Eligibility Act H.R. 808the Veterans Patient Advocacy Act H.R. 1089the VA Medical Center Transparency Act H.R. 41 the VA Same-Day Scheduling Act of 2022 S. 1954the Improving Whole Health for Veterans with Chronic Conditions Act H.R. 1226 Wounded Warrior Access Act H.R. 592the Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Record Modernization Improvement Act H.R. 104TEAM Veteran Caregivers Act S. 141Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act S. 622Helping Our Heroes Act S. 216 RESPECT Act H.R. 542Elizabeth Dole Home-and Community-Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act of 2023 H.R. 3581COPE Act S. 326VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act S. 2067SAVES Act H.R. 3649Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act H.R. 1629Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD Consumer Protection and Market Stabilization Act of 2023 H.R. 105TBI and PTSD Treatment Act H.R. 3077Green Star Families Act H.R. 4157Not Just a Number Act H.R. 6330Veterans Sentinel Act S. 1028Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2023 H.R. 984Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act S. 106 Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act S. 928Not Just a Number Act H.R. 1639VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Act of 2023 H.R. 2768PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program Act S. 1315 Veterans' Health Empowerment, Access, Leadership, and Transparency for our Heroes (HEALTH) Act S. 1745The Protecting Veteran Community Care Act H.R. 3520Veteran Care Improvement Act of 2023 S. 2649Making Community Care Work for Veterans Act of 2023 H.R. 5610CommissiononEquityandReconciliationintheUniformedServices S. 2863CommissiononEquityandReconciliationintheUniformedServices H.R. 3303Maternal Health for Veterans Act S. 2026Maternal Health for Veterans Act H.R. 1753Jax Act S. 2465DOULA for VA Act of 2023 H.R. 5492Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2023 S. 1266the Love Lives On Act S. 414the Caring for Survivors Act of 2023 H.R. 1413Expanding America's Cemetery Act of 2023 H.R. 6362Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act H.R. 2971Veterans Claims Education Act S.777Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023 H.R. 1278DRIVE Act H.R. 1815?Expanding Veterans' Options for Long Term Care Act H.R. 1822PLUS for Veterans Act S. 1739PLUS for Veterans Act H.R. 2818Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act H.R.1282Major Richard Star Act S. 344Major Richard Star Act H.R. 4461Modernizing Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Benefit Questionnaires Act H.R. 5938Veterans Exam Expansion Act H.R. 196Expedited Temporary Ratings for Veterans Act H.R. 4334Healthcare Equality and Rights for Our Heroes Act H.R. 522A bill to amend title 38, to pay expenses associated with the delivery of such vehicle, and for other purposes S.378Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act H.R. 234Gerald's Law Act H.R. 1204Protect Access to Justice for Veterans Act S. 1275Protect Access to Justice for Veterans Act H.R. 1329 S. 2174Minor Construction Threshold Adjustment Act of 2023 S. 42BUILD for Veterans Act of 2023 H.R. 4249VET PFAS Act S. 2294VET PFAS Act H.R. 2447Panama Canal Zone Veterans Act

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

S. 3178, H.R.6145 Immigration Court Efficiency and Childrens Court Act of 2023 S. 3965, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2023 General issues regarding the potential dismantling of asylum protections in supplemental appropriations negotiations. H.R. 5415, Working for Immigrant Safety and Empowerment Act of 2023 - provisions relating to protections for immigrant victims of crime, including human trafficking, rape, torture, domestic violence, sexual assault, and sexual exploitation. S.1885, the Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act. S.2327, H.R.4627, the Afghan Adjustment Act and other measures to facilitate permanent legal status for certain Afghans present in the U.S. Recommendations on implementation of the Circumvention of Lawful Pathways rule and other issues related to the asylum system. RIN 1125-AB18 Docket No. EOIR 021-0410, Appellate Procedures and Decisional Finality in Immigration Proceedings; Administrative Closure - provisions relating to briefing schedules for pro se litigants, administrative closure, termination of proceedings for unaccompanied children, unilateral sua sponte termination of proceedings, use of inclusionary and nondiscriminatory terms, and retroactivity of Matter of Thomas and Matter of Thompson RIN 0970-AC93, Department of Health and Human Services Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule - provisions relating to the consideration of a childs gender and cultural identity; State agency licensing requirements; appointment and role of the attorney, representative, and child advocate; the use of certain terminology (i.e., EOIR accredited representative, legal custody, specific consent, etc.); community-based care; the Sponsor Care Agreement; SIJS eligibility for the Unaccompanied Minor Refugees (URM) program; Post Release Services (PRS); legal, educational, and language access services; access to case files; permissible use of restraints and seclusion; emergency or influx facilities; placement review process; and ombuds offices. RIN 1653-AA92, Clarifying and Revising Custody Determination and Detention Classification Procedures - provisions regarding consideration of ability to pay when determining bond amounts Issues relating to access to counsel for individuals in immigration removal proceedings and increasing funding for the Legal Orientation Program. Issues regarding the operations of the immigration courts, including establishing an independent Article I immigration court system. Issues relating to decreasing the use of detention and expanding alternatives to detention.

Client expense: $240,000 · 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

Issues related to immigration, high-skilled immigration, and non-immigrant visas, including issues related to employment-based visas, green card backlog, the STEM visa exemption provision, the DREAM Act (S. 365), the EAGLE Act (S. 3291), the Afghan Adjustment Act (H.R. 4627 / S. 2327), and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

Client expense: $4,460,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)

Advocate for the passage of the Afghan Adjustment Act, S. 2327, H.R. 4627.

Client expense: $440,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2, Secure the Border Act of 2023 H.R. 16, American Dream and Promise Act of 2023 H.R. 29, Border Safety and Security Act of 2023 H.R. 163, Security First Act H.R. 319, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 489, Expedited Removal Codification Act of 2023 H.R. 575, Moving H-2A to United States Department of Agriculture Act of 2023 H.R. 614, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2023 H.R. 672, Border Security Investment Act H.R. 815, Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency (RELIEVE) Act H.R. 1325/S. 255, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023 H.R. 1511, Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929 H.R. 1535, Eliminating Backlogs Act of 2023 H.R. 1760, To extend the admission to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for certain nonimmigrant H-2B workers H.R. 1778, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 1787, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide nonimmigrant status to mobile entertainment workers, and for other purposes H.R. 2393, Combating Cartels on Social Media Act of 2023 H.R. 2758, Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2023 H.R. 2827/S. 1301, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 3308/S. 874, Farm Operations Support Act H.R. 3442/S. 1667, Protecting Children of Long-Term Visa Holders Act of 2023 H.R. 3516, Farmworker Access and Waiver Act H.R. 3599, DIGNITY Act H.R. 3734, Essential Workers for Economic Advancement Act H.R. 3808, To amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to authorize additional special immigrant visas, to require a strategy for efficient processing, and to establish designated senior special immigrant visa coordinating officials, and for other purposes H.R. 4048, Venezuelan Adjustment Act H.R. 4358, PHDs First Act H.R. 4367, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024 H.R. 4448, Canadian Snowbird Visa Act H.R. 4627/S. 2327, Afghan Adjustment Act H.R. 4647, High-skilled Immigration Reform for Employment Act H.R. 4665, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024, including provisions related to amendment 133, to eliminate all funding for the Educational and Cultural Exchange programs account H.R. 4708, H-2 Improvements to Relieve Employers (HIRE) Act H.R. 4942 S. 665/, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 5127, Visitor Visa Wait Time Reduction Act H.R. 5155, Temporary Family Visitation Act H.R. 5477/S. 2384, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2023 H.R. 5990, Border Enforcement, Security, and Trade (BEST) Facilitation Act of 2023 H.R. 6205, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act H.R. 6363, Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 H.R. 6542, Immigration Visa Efficiency and Security Act of 2023 S. 156, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 207, Temporary Protected Status Reform and Integrity Act S. 243, A bill to require the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to establish procedures for conducting maintenance projects at ports of entry at which the Office of Field Operations conducts certain enforcement and facilitation activities S. 255, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023 S. 365, Dream Act of 2023 S. 387, Canadian Snowbirds Act of 2023 S. 425, Secure and Protect Act of 2023 S. 505, Immigration Parole Reform Act of 2023 S. 979,H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2023 S. 1253, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2023 S. 1727, Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act S. 1786, Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2023 S. 1926, A bill to amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to make Uruguay eligible for designation as a beneficiary country under that Act, to include Uruguay in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E1 and E2 nonimmigrants if nationals of the United States are treated similarly by the Government of Uruguay, and to require a report on the eligibility of Uruguay for the visa waiver program, and for other purposes S. 2278, Border Enforcement, Security, and Trade (BEST) Facilitation Act of 2023 S. 2324, Ensuring American Security and Protecting Afghan Allies Act S. 2632, Visa Processing Improvement Act S. 2705, State Executive Authority for Seasonal Occupations Needing Additional Labor (SEASONAL) Act S. 2719, Directing Our Countrys Transfer Of Residency Slots (DOCTORS) Act S. 2785, Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2023 S. 3013, A bill to permanently authorize the exemption of aliens working as fish processors from the numerical limitation on H-2B nonimmigrant visas S. 3187, Southern Border Transparency Act of 2023 S. 3211, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act S. 3255, Temporary Family Visitation Act S. 3291, EAGLE Act of 2023 H.J. Res 59/S. J. Res. 25, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States" H. Res. 481, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that BridgeUSA exchange programs are vital to the economy and national interests of the United States, and that Congress should prioritize robust support to ensure equitable opportunities for Americans and people from other countries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Employment and Training Administration and Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor; Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States (88 Fed. Reg. 63,750-63,832, September 15, 2023) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security; Modernizing H-2 Program Requirements, Oversight, and Worker Protections (88 Fed. Reg. 65,040-65,108, September 20, 2023) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-1B reform; H-2 Visa Program and temporary rule; H-2A Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; J-1 Bridge USA program; EB-5 Visa Program; E-Verify program; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; delays in H-4 and L-2 Status Extensions and Employment Authorization Documents (EADs); FY24 funding for Customs and Border Protection staffing; Office of Foreign Labor Certifications Planned Implementation of Form ETA-9089, Application for Permanent Employment Certification, into DOLs Foreign Labor Application Gateway (FLAG) System; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agricultural guest workers; temporary non-agricultural guest workers; optional practical training program; asylum and refugee programs; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of employment-based nonimmigrant visa categories; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; I-9 employment verification; interior enforcement; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; international travel; trusted traveler programs; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol agents and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements; EB-5 Regional Center Program and the Implementation of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022, P.L. 117-103, Division BB; State Department policy extending consular interview waiver eligibility for various classifications of nonimmigrants; USCIS Fee Schedule; regulatory proposals that would restrict applicant eligibility for the H-1B program; regulatory proposals that would drastically change how prevailing wage levels are determined for the purposes of obtaining certain employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visas; proposals that would significantly change how cap-subject H-1B petitions will be chosen in the future; regulatory proposals that would change how the period of admission for student visa holders and exchange visa holders is determined; regulatory proposals that will temporarily raise the annual quota for H-2B visas; regulatory proposals reopening and expanding consular operations; recapturing unused immigrant visas from prior years; creating exemptions to the current immigrant visa caps; proposals that would expand consular interview waivers for prospective immigrant and nonimmigrant visa applicants abroad; proposals that would provide relief for Afghan refugees; reinstitution of stateside visa revalidation services; implementation of electronic visa foils in passports; consular service delays; USCIS processing delays; DOL processing delays; Visa relief for long term foreign national workers laid off by their employers while waiting for their green cards in the immigrant visa backlogs; improving wait times for CBP Processing at Ports of Entry; expanding and implementing new CBP preclearance facilities abroad; reforms to the use of parole authority; extending the validity period for employment authorization documents; instituting a second FY24 H-1B lottery to insure usage of all cap-subject H-1B visas; reforms to the State Departments Visa Bulletin; implementation of the new optional I-9 document verification procedures; expanded mandatory detention of unauthorized aliens in the U.S.; expansion of expulsion/removal authorities; changes to the legal standard for credible fear interviews for asylum applicants; modifying asylum eligibility requirements

Client expense: $19,080,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

H.R. 705 Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act H.R. 4569 Veteran Service Recognition Act S. 2327Afghan Adjustment Act H.R. 4627 Afghan Adjustment Act H.Res. 642 A House resolution to recognizing the patriotism and contributions of Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs), veteran advocacy groups, and volunteers H.Res. 720 Designating the week of September 24 through September 30, 2023, as "Gold Star Families Remembrance Week". S. 2999 keep Our Border Agents Paid Act HR. 6353 Veterans HOPE Act HR 6381Veterans Visa and Protection Act S. 3280 Veterans Visa and Protection Act S. 3278 I-Vets S. 3276HOPE Act H.R. 6337 Saving Vet Halls Act of 2023 H.R. 1277the Military Spouse Hiring Act S. 596the Military Spouse Hiring Act S. 1755Sergeant First Class Michael Clark TRICARE Reserve Select Parity Act H.R. 2935 Sergeant First Class Michael Clark TRICARE Reserve Select Parity Act S. 497the Military Family Nutrition Access Act H.R. 1763 the Military Family Nutrition Access Act of 2023 H.R. 2537 the Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) Restoration Act H.R. 2693 the Pay Our Coast Guard Act of 2023 S. XXXthe TPharm5 Access Oversight H.R. 1764 the Military Food Security Act of 2023 S. 1766Department of Defense Overdose Data Act of 2023 S. 2047the Military Housing Readiness Council Act S. 1977the Junior Enlisted Housing Affordability Act of 2023 S. 1980 Military Housing Wait Times Accountability Act H.R. 1045Health Care Fairness for Military Families Act H.R. 5641Pay our Troops Act H.R. 4944Military Families and Surviving Spouses Benefits Enhancement Act H.R. 932To repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq. S. 316To repeal the authorizations for use of military force against Iraq. H.R. 3933TAP Promotion Act H.R. 3722Daniel J. Harvey, Jr. and Adam Lambert Improving Servicemember Transition to Reduce Veteran Suicide Act S. 38Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2023 H.R. 903Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2023 S. 1469Stop Stolen Valor for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Contractors Act H.R. 3511Service-Disabled Veteran Opportunities in Small Business Act H.R. 4225VA Acquisition Review Board Act of 2023 H.R. 4480SERV Act S. 2146Investing in VETS Act H.R. 5147Investing in VETS Act H.R. 6225Expanding Home Loans for Guard and Reservists Act S. 1436CHARGE Act H.R. 491 Return Home to Housing Act H.R. 645Healthy Foundations for Homeless Veterans Act S. 2268Ensuring Interagency Cooperation to Support Veterans Act of 2023 S. 2209Veteran Federal Procurement Entrepreneurship Training Program Act of 2023 S. 774Veterans Border Patrol Training Act H.R 728 pilot program on short-term fellowship programs for veterans. H.R. 1554INVEST Act H.R. 1169VA E-Notification Enhancement Act H.R. 1786the Get Rewarding Outdoor Work for our Veterans Act(GROW Act) S. 334Retain Skilled Veterans Act H.R. 2830Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act S. 656Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act S. 1090A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update the payment system of the Department to allow for electronic fund transfer of educational assistance to a foreign institution of higher education H.R. 3898the Transcript Assurance for Heroes Act H.R. 3981 the Isakson-Roe Education Oversight Expansion Act H.R. 3874the Veteran Education Assistance Improvement Act S. 1877Continue VET TEC Authorization Act S. 1972Lowering Education Costs and Debt Act S. 1309Student Veterans Transparency and Protection Act H.R. 5785To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the requirements of the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship. H.R. 3600VA Work Study Improvement Act of 2023 H.R. 3601Student Veteran Work Study Modernization Act of 2023 H.R. 291Vaccine Discharge Parity Act H.R. 502A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays members of the Armed Forces for certain contributions made by such members towards Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, and for other purposes H.R. 746The Streamlining Aviation for Eligible Veterans Act H.R. 1078Student Veteran Centers. H.R. 1635Dependent Survivor Education in Phillippines. H.R. 1669VET-TEC Authorization Act of 2023 H.R. 6920Improving SCRA Utilization Act S.3466DVA Safety bill S.30Fiscal Year 2023 Major Medical Facility Authorization Act H.R. 4278Restore VA Accountability Act H.R.4262CHAMPVA Online Act H.R. 5530VA Emergency Transportation Access Act of 2023 S. 2757the VA Emergency Transportation Access Act of 2023 H.R. 1774VA Emergency Transportation Act of 2023 H.R. 2733Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General Training Act of 2023 S. 2070Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2023 H.R. 3347Protect Lifesaving Anesthesia Care for Veterans Act of 2023 S. 2679Leadership, Engagement, Accountability, and Development Act of 2023 H.R. 3504VA Medical Center Security Report Act of 2023 H.R.3703the Addressing Access to Care Timelines (ACT) for Veterans Act S.1913Care for COFA Veterans Act S.10the VA Clinician Appreciation, Recruitment, Education, Expansion and Retention Support (CAREERS) Act H.R 693the Veterans Affairs Medical Center Absence and Notification Timeline Act H.R. 754the Modernizing Veterans Health Care Eligibility Act H.R. 808the Veterans Patient Advocacy Act H.R. 1089the VA Medical Center Transparency Act H.R. 41 the VA Same-Day Scheduling Act of 2022 S. 1954the Improving Whole Health for Veterans with Chronic Conditions Act H.R. 1226 Wounded Warrior Access Act H.R. 592the Department of Veterans Affairs Electronic Health Record Modernization Improvement Act H.R. 104TEAM Veteran Caregivers Act S. 141Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act S. 622Helping Our Heroes Act S. 216 RESPECT Act H.R. 542Elizabeth Dole Home-and Community-Based Services for Veterans and Caregivers Act of 2023 H.R. 3581COPE Act S. 326VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act S. 2067SAVES Act H.R. 3649Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act H.R. 1629Hemp and Hemp-Derived CBD Consumer Protection and Market Stabilization Act of 2023 H.R. 105TBI and PTSD Treatment Act H.R. 3077Green Star Families Act H.R. 4157Not Just a Number Act H.R. 6330Veterans Sentinel Act S. 1028Servicemembers and Veterans Empowerment and Support Act of 2023 H.R. 984Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act S. 106 Commitment to Veteran Support and Outreach Act S. 928Not Just a Number Act H.R. 1639VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Act of 2023 H.R. 2768PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program Act S. 1315 Veterans' Health Empowerment, Access, Leadership, and Transparency for our Heroes (HEALTH) Act S. 1745The Protecting Veteran Community Care Act H.R. 3520Veteran Care Improvement Act of 2023 S. 2649Making Community Care Work for Veterans Act of 2023 H.R. 5610CommissiononEquityandReconciliationintheUniformedServices S. 2863CommissiononEquityandReconciliationintheUniformedServices H.R. 3303Maternal Health for Veterans Act S. 2026Maternal Health for Veterans Act H.R. 1753Jax Act S. 2465DOULA for VA Act of 2023 H.R. 5492Veteran Families Health Services Act of 2023 S. 1266the Love Lives On Act S. 414the Caring for Survivors Act of 2023 H.R. 1413Expanding America's Cemetery Act of 2023 H.R. 6362Protecting Benefits for Disabled Veterans Act H.R. 2971Veterans Claims Education Act S.777Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023 H.R. 1278DRIVE Act H.R. 1815?Expanding Veterans' Options for Long Term Care Act H.R. 1822PLUS for Veterans Act S. 1739PLUS for Veterans Act H.R. 2818Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act H.R.1282Major Richard Star Act S. 344Major Richard Star Act H.R. 4461Modernizing Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Benefit Questionnaires Act H.R. 5938Veterans Exam Expansion Act H.R. 196Expedited Temporary Ratings for Veterans Act H.R. 4334Healthcare Equality and Rights for Our Heroes Act H.R. 522A bill to amend title 38, to pay expenses associated with the delivery of such vehicle, and for other purposes S.378Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act H.R. 234Gerald's Law Act H.R. 1204Protect Access to Justice for Veterans Act S. 1275Protect Access to Justice for Veterans Act H.R. 1329 S. 2174Minor Construction Threshold Adjustment Act of 2023 S. 42BUILD for Veterans Act of 2023 H.R. 4249VET PFAS Act S. 2294VET PFAS Act H.R. 2447Panama Canal Zone Veterans Act

Client expense: $190,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R.3808, Afghan Allies Protection Act H.R.4627/S.2327, Afghan Adjustment Act Issues related to special immigrant visas

Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 2 Secure the Border Act of 2023 H.R. 4627 Afghan Adjustment Act S. 2327 Afghan Adjustment Act H.R. 16 Dream and Promise Act of 2023 S. 365 Dream Act 0f 2023 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 S. 1600 Border Management, Security, and Assistance Act of 2023

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

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

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

Monitor legislative developments on immigration and refugee policies; Educate Members of Congress about Accenture's Welcome.US engagements; Advocate for S.2327 / H.R.4627, Afghan Adjustment Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Administrative Relief Nonimmigrant visa access and related waivers; Parole for spouses of US Citizens. Asylum Funding to the Shelter and Services Program (SSP); Opposing asylum changes in funding bills; Opposing the Lankford proposal to make changes to asylum system for Ukraine funding; Opposing increasing the credible fear standard; Opposing restart of MPP; Opposing numerical caps to asylum. Border and Interior Enforcement H.R. 2, Secure the Border Act of 2023; Urging DOJ to investigate Operation Lone Star; White Houses DHS supplemental funding request; Opposing Republican anti-immigrant amendments in H.R. 6363, Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act of 2024; S. Amdt. 1371, National Security and Border Act of 2024; H.R. 815, Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency (RELIEVE) Act; H.R. 5672, Bipartisan Keep America Open Act; H.R. 5283, Protecting Our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 2023; Opposing nationwide expedited removal; Opposing restart of border wall construction; OMB guidance on artificial intelligence. Children S. 3065, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2023; Making FAFSA available to youth approved for SIJS; H.R. 6145/S. 3178, Immigration Court Efficiency and Childrens Court Act of 2023; Ensuring children have adequate post-release services; Ensuring UACs asylum claims are heard quickly; ORR proposed rule replacing Flores Settlement; Supporting children in the funding supplemental; Supporting EOIR memo providing a specialized juvenile docket. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) 2022 DACA rule; Finalizing the DACA ACA Rule; Protecting DACA recipients and immigration youth from enforcement. Detention Closing immigrant detention centers; Family Expedited Removal Management program; Closing open-air detention sites; Opposing mandatory detention. Employment Authorization Easing work authorization backlogs to asylum seekers; Expanding work permit automatic extensions; H.R. 1325, The Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023; DOL H-2A regulations; DHS H-1B NPRM Modernizing H-1B Requirements, Providing Flexibility in the F-1; Program, and Program Improvements Affecting Other Nonimmigrant Workers. Family Separation ICE Family FERM Policy (Family Expedited Removal Management) Policy; H.R. 2697/S. 1187, Fairness to Freedom Act of 2023; Protecting spouses of US Citizens from deportation; Reuniting families stuck in backlogs. Legalization H.R. 4627/S. 2327, Afghan Adjustment Act; H.R. 3599, DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2023; Dream and Promise Act. Parole Expansion of parole; Opposing reduction of the Presidents parole authority. Refugees Ensuring refugee priorities are adequately funded; Opposing migrant removals in Panama. 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 Mali; Initial designation of TPS/SSR for Democratic Republic of Congo; Redesignation of TPS for Cameroon; Initial designation of TPS/DED for Palestine; Supporting TPS extensions and redesignations. Other DED for Colombia S. 3234, Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023; Opposing Mayorkas Impeachment; S. 3340, Climate Displaced Persons Act; Opposing extending Section 702 FISA; Opposing the Return of the China Initiative; DHS/TSA NPRM on mobile drivers licenses; Supporting DOJ/EOIR NPRM on Administrative Closure; Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Client expense: $140,000 · 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), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

S. 365 - the Dream Act of 2023; Issues related to border security, asylum reform and immigration parole reform; Issues related to immigration in the agricultural sector; S. 2327/H.R. 4627 - the Afghan Adjustment Act.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Communications regarding a potential plan to implement a new public trust Tier 2 security clearance requirement throughout the Department of Health and Human Services, which may include all personnel at government contractors, subcontractors, and grantees who work with unaccompanied children in HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement custody or those who have been released from custody. S.1885, the Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act. S.2327, H.R.4627, the Afghan Adjustment Act and other measures to facilitate permanent legal status for certain Afghans present in the U.S. Recommendations on implementation of the Circumvention of Lawful Pathways rule and other issues related to the asylum system. Issues relating to access to counsel for individuals in immigration removal proceedings and increasing funding for the Legal Orientation Program. Issues regarding the operations of the immigration courts, including establishing an independent Article I immigration court system. Issues relating to decreasing the use of detention and expanding alternatives to detention.

Client expense: $200,000 · 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