Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act

Legislative issues: Save America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007 (H.R. 4088); Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008 (H.R. 5950); Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act (S. 3114); Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act (S.3606); Conrad 30 Program Extension (H.R. 5571); Reuniting Families Act (S.3514); Visa Efficiency and E-Verify Extension Act of 2008 (S.3414); Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Raids and Detention Act (S. 3594) Agency issues: visa processing, immigration benefits, ICE workplace enforcement raids, ICE detention standards & medical issues, labor certification.

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

Legislative issues: Save America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007 (H.R. 4088); Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008 (H.R. 5950); Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act (S. 3114); Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act (S.3606); Conrad 30 Program Extension (H.R. 5571); Reuniting Families Act (S.3514); Visa Efficiency and E-Verify Extension Act of 2008 (S.3414); Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Raids and Detention Act (S. 3594) Agency issues: visa processing; immigration benefits; ICE workplace enforcement raids; ICE detention standards & medical issues; labor certification.

Client expense: $22,594 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

Legislative Issues: Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007 (H.R. 4088); Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008 (H.R. 5950); Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act (S. 3114); Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act (S. 3606); Conrad 30 Program Extension (H.R. 5571); Reuniting Families Act (S. 3514); Visa Efficiency and E-Verify Extension Act of 2008 (S. 3414); Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Raids and Detention Act (S.3594) Agency Issues: visa processing; immigation benefits processing; ICE workplace enforcement raids; ICE detention standards & medical issues; labor certification.

Client expense: $7,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

The National Immigration Forum promotes immigration policy that will foster comprehensive solutions to the U.S. immigration crisis. In addition to general education on immigration matters, during the fourth quarter of 2008, Forum staff participated in the promotion of several legislative proposals relating to emergency relief from removal of deportation, improvement in immigration detention standards, immigrant detainee medical conditions, visa reforms for family and employment based petitions, and addressed various immigration concerns as they were raised during House or Senate debate. More specifically, the Forum worked on issues relating to the following bills: H.R. 4088/S. 2366/S. 2368 Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act provides for expanded border and interior enforcement of immigration laws and requires mandatory use of electronic employment verification system. The National Immigration Forum opposed this bill. H.R. 5570 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the special immigrant non-minister religious worker program, and for other purposes. See S.3606, which became Public Law 110-391 on 10/10/2008. The National Immigration Forum supported this bill in conjunction with other efforts to extend critical immigration programs set to expire on Sept 30, 2008. S. 3114 The Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act provides for improved and more generous standards in detention, particularly for individuals seeking asylum. The National Immigration Forum supported this bill. H.R. 5882/S. 3514 To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future. The National Immigration Forum supported this bill. H.R. 5921 To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per country level for employment-based immigrants and to end the spill-over of unused immigrant visa numbers between employment-based and family-sponsored The National Immigration Forum supported this bill. H.R. 6020 Lance Corporal Jose Gutierrez Act of 2008 provides for exemptions and streamlined procedures for families of military personnel. The National Immigration Forum supported this bill. H.R. 5950 Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008 expands requirements and procedures for medical care provided to detainees of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The National Immigration Forum supported this bill. H.R. 6617 /S. 3334 Strengthening Communities through Education and Integration Act of 2008 provides innovative solutions for immigrant integration, including expansion of programs for English as a Second Language programs. The National Immigration Forum supported this bill. S. 3594 The Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Raids and Detention Act restores and preserves basic due process rights for U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, and workers involved in labor disputes, who are the victims of immigration raids. The National immigration Forum supported this bill. H.R.7255 Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act provides for alternatives to immigration detention and improved detention standards for immigration detainees. The National Immigration Forum supported this bill. H.R.2638 Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009. The National Immigration Forum supported provisions of this resolution covering extensions of immigration programs set to expire at end of fiscal year, including E-verify program. The Forum did not support provisions to further increase ICE budget for detention programs or expansion of E-verify program.

H.R. 5950, S. 2005, the Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008 S. 3114, the Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act S. 844, Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act S. 3594, the Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Raids and Detention Act General communications on immigration detention conditions and enforcement of Detention Standards, apprehension of minors and conditions of detention by Border Patrol, access to legal representation and notice of legal rights to detainees by ICE. Issues regarding transfer of immigration detainees and access to counsel Issues related to DHS-ICE Performance-Based National Detention Standards Issues regarding legal remedies for ineffective assistance of counsel in immigration proceedings General recommendations related to: Access to legal representation and legal information for persons in immigration proceedings; immigration detention; and immigration adjudication.

Client expense: $300,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Legal Services Corporation, Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

Legislative Issues: Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007 (H.R. 4088); Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008 (H.R. 5950); Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act (S. 3114); Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act (S. 3606); Conrad 30 Program Extension (H.R. 5571); Reuniting Families Act (S. 3514); Visa Efficiency and E-Verify Extension Act of 2008 (S. 3414); Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Raids and Detention Act (S.3594) Agency Issues: visa processing; immigration benefits processing; ICE workplace enforcement raids; ICE detention standards & medical issues; labor certification

Client expense: $20,210 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

Legislative Issues: Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007 (H.R. 4088); Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008 (H.R. 5950); Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act (S. 3114); Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act (S. 3606); Conrad 30 Program Extension (H.R. 5571); Reuniting Families Act (S. 3514); Visa Efficiency and E-Verify Extension Act of 2008 (S. 3414); Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Raids and Detention Act (S.3594) Agency Issues: visa processing; immigration benefits processing; ICE workplace enforcement raids; ICE detention standards & medical issues; labor certification

Client expense: $20,210 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office

H.R.6496: Iraqi Refugee and Internally Displaced Persons Humanitarian Assistance, Resettlement, and Security Act of 2008; Sec. 2 findings and Sec. 5 bilateral assistance to Jordan. S.3177: A bill to develop a policy to address the critical needs of Iraqi refugees; establishment of White House Coordinator for Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons. H.R.7255: Immigration Oversight and Fairness Act; Section 3 and Section 4 related to conditions of immigration detention, release options, and alternatives to detention. Lobbied for improvements in the implementation, interpretation, and adjudication process related to INA Section 212(a)(3)(B) terrorism grounds of inadmissibility. Lobbied Senate to develop a set of recommendations to improve the quality of the asylum adjudication process and eliminate disparities in that process. Recommendations included strategies to support legislation such as S.3114: A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Also advocated for the expansion of Legal Orientation Programs. Lobbied for advancement of asylum priorities, including: safeguarding asylum seekers from arbitrary and unnecessary detention; ensuring that bona fide refugees are not barred from protection by arbitrary one-year filing deadline; ensuring that refugees are not inappropriately barred from asylum because of overly broad definitions of "terrorism" or "terrorist" organizations; reforming the asylum adjudication process; and ensuring that federal agencies carry out their international obligations regarding the protection of refugees.

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

HR 1845 & S 1428 - Durable Medical Equipment Access Act of 2007; all provisions; HR 3162 - Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act; all provisions; HR 621 & S 1484 - Home Oxygen Patient Protection Act; all provisions; S 2603 - Medicare Fraud Prevention Act of 2008; all provisions HR 2231 - Medicare Access to Complex Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology; all provisions; HR 6252 - Medicare DME Competitive Acquistion Reform Act of 2008; all provisions; S 3114 - Medicare DME Competitive Acquistion Reform Act of 2008; all provisions; S 3164 - Seniors & Taxpayers Obligation & Protection Act of 2008; all provisions; HR 6331 - Competitive Bidding Provisions; Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008; General issues related to Home Medical Equipment.

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Legislative Issues: Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007 (H.R. 4088); Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008 (H.R. 5950); Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act (S. 3114); Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program Act (S. 3606); Conrad 30 Program Extension (H.R. 5571); Reuniting Families Act (S. 3514); Visa Efficiency and E-Verify Extension Act of 2008 (S. 3414); Protect Citizens and Residents from Unlawful Raids and Detention Act (S.3594) Agency Issues: visa processing; immigration benefits processing; ICE workplace enforcement raids; ICE detnetion standards & medical issues; labor certification

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

H.R. 5950, S. 2005, the Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008 S. 3114, the Safe and Secure Detention and Asylum Act of 2008 H.R. 5501, Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 - provisions relating to lifting the statutory ban on visas for HIV positive visitors to the U.S. S. 844, Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act S. 3061, the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 - amendment to include provisions of the Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act H.R. 2608, SSI Extension for Elderly and Disabled Refugees Act of 2008 General communications on immigration detention conditions and enforcement of ICE Detention Standards, apprehension of minors and conditions of detention by Border Patrol, access to legal representation and notice of legal rights to detainees by ICE. Issues regarding transfer of immigration detainees and access to counsel

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

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Legal Services Corporation, Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

HR 1845 & S 1428 - Durable Medical Equipment Access Act of 2007; all provisions; HR 3162 - Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act; all provisions; HR 621 & S 1484 - Home Oxygen Patient Protection Act; all provisions; S 2603 - Medicare Fraud Prevention Act of 2008; all provisions HR 2231 - Medicare Access to Complex Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology; all provisions; HR 6252 - Medicare DME Competitive Acquistion Reform Act of 2008; all provisions; S 3114 - Medicare DME Competitive Acquistion Reform Act of 2008; all provisions; S 3164 - Seniors & Taxpayers Obligation & Protection Act of 2008; all provisions; HR 6331 - Competitive Bidding Provisions; Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008; General issues related to the value of homecare.

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

Food Stamp Program and Nutrition for legal immigrants in farming legislation S. 1328/HR. 2221 - Uniting American Families Act of 2007 ICE Raids Family detention standards Health tracking of immigrant detainees H.R. 5950 - Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008 S. 2731 - PEPFAR (Specifically HIV/AIDS Travel and Immigration Ban) S. 2486/H.R. 3337 - HIV Nondiscrimination in Travel & Immigration Act S. 3114 - Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act

Client expense: $162,195 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Administration on Aging, Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Indian Health Service, Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Justice, Natl Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

S 1548 An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, habeas, detention S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1675 A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 1881 A bill to amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to restore the intent and protections of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, equal protection, discrimination, ADA S 1927 A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to provide additional procedures for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence information and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy S 1959 A bill to establish the National Commission on the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, privacy, civil rights S 1965 A bill to protect children from cybercrimes, including crimes by online predators, to enhance efforts to identify and eliminate child pornography, and to help parents shield their children from material that is inappropriate for minors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2011 A bill entitled "The Protect America Act of 2007". . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2035 A bill to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news media. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, free press, reporters' shielf S 2088 A bill to place reasonable limitations on the use of National Security Letters, and for other purposes. . Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2135 A bill to prohibit the recruitment or use of child soldiers, to designate persons who recruit or use child soldiers as inadmissible aliens, to allow the deportation of persons who recruit or use child soldiers, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration S 2248 An original bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2305 A bill to prevent voter caging. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, voting rights S 2344 A bill to create a competitive grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet education for children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship S 2366 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2368 A bill to provide immigration reform by securing America's borders, clarifying and enforcing existing laws, and enabling a practical employer verification program. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, immigration, national security, everify S 2453 A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to clarify requirements relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of national origin. Issue lobbied: civil rights, discrimination S 2481 A bill to prohibit racial profiling. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, racial justice, equal protection, discrimination S 2495 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond forfeitures. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice S 2533 A bill to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act. Issue lobbied: national security, civil rights, privacy, government oversight S 2624 A bill to regulate political robocalls. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2661 A bill to prohibit the collection of identifying information of individuals by false, fraudulent, or deceptive means through the Internet, a practice known as "phishing", to provide the Federal Trade Commission the necessary authority to enforce such prohibition, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy S 2731 A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, due process S 2746 A bill to amend section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act) to provide that statutory exemptions to the disclosure requirements of that Act shall specifically cite to the provision of that Act authorizing such exemptions, to ensure an open and deliberative process in Congress by providing for related legislative proposals to explicitly state such required citations, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, freedom of information, government oversight, national security S 2756 A bill to amend the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check system. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, privacy S 2767 A bill to provide for judicial discretion regarding suspensions of student eligibility under section 484(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice S 2869 A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to clarify the scope of the child pornography laws and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 2919 A bill to promote the accurate transmission of network traffic identification information. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, net neutrality S 2977 A bill to create a Federal cause of action to determine whether defamation exists under United States law in cases in which defamation actions have been brought in foreign courts against United States persons on the basis of publications or speech in the United States. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3005 A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish procedures for the timely and effective delivery of medical and mental health care to all immigration detainees in custody, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, immigration, criminal justice S 3014 A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen penalties for child pornography offenses, child sex trafficking offenses, and other sexual offenses committed against children. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, privacy, criminal justice S 3016 A bill to direct the Attorney General to provide grants for Internet crime prevention education programs. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3074 A bill to establish a grant program to provide Internet crime prevention education. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, criminal justice S 3114 A bill to provide safeguards against faulty asylum procedures, to improve conditions of detention for detainees, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, criminal justice, detention conditions S 3155 A bill to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: civil rights, criminal justice, juvenile justice S 3181 An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil liberties, national security, REAL ID, everify S 3182 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Free speech, restrictions on legal services corporations S 3219 A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, discrimination, criminal justice S 3230 An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. Issue lobbied: Civil rights, reproductive freedom, abstinence only education SCR 0070 An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, civil rights, reproductive rights, voter rights, discrimination, habeas, detention SJR 0028 A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. Issue lobbied: free speech, censorship, media ownership Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Use of force regulations Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons, Psychiatric examinations of prisoners Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Fingerprinting and background checks for employees, Department of Justice, Sex offender registry regulations Department of Education, Title I of Elementary and Secondary Education Act Department of Labor, Proposed FMLA changes United States Senate, briefing record on Chung Becker to lead Civil Rights Division of DOJ Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Detention Standards, Immigration Enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detainee Medical Care US Sentencing Commission, Sentencing Policy Report and Guidelines Amendments 16. Specific lobbying issues for this period: Criminal justice issues including:sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine, US Sentencing Commission guidelines, drug policy, attorney / client privilege, gangs legislation, juvenile justice, background checks. Church state measures including:free speech of churche. National Security measures including: FISA reauthorization, habeas corpus and detention issues, national security letters, torture, surveillance, extraordinary rendition, Background check legislation, watchlists. Privacy issues including:telecommunications industry immunity, medical records privacy, state secrets privlege, executive privilege, national ID proposals, fusion centers, genetic privacy, REAL ID funding. Immigration issues including:deportation proposals, detention standards, discriminatory treatment, documentation issues, ideological exclusions, employer verification SAVE act, "No Match" letters, Immigration raids, English literacy and US civics funding for states, Naturalization delays, Southern US border fence e-verify. Equal Protection Issues / Civil Rights Issues: Americans With Disabilities Act reform, Civil rights discrimination issues, Restoration of civil rights standards, No Child Left Behind proposal (racial justice issues, English language learning provisions, student privacy), domestic partner benefits proposals, election reform.employment discrimination, enforcement of civil rights laws, equal pay proposals, English Only proposals, hate crimes, Help America Vote Act, human trafficking, voter ID proposals, voter caging proposals, vote verification proposals, voting rights, proposed FMLA regulations. First Amendment issues including reporters shield, restrictions on Legal Services Corporations, robocalls, broadcast indecency, broadcast violence, whistleblowers protection, internet speech restrictions, media diversity and consolidation, internet neutrality. Reproductive Freedom issues including Family planning funding, Global gag rule, Funding for abstinence-only education. Oversight HearingsDHS, ICE denial of attorney / client privilege, DHS, FBI immigration name checks, USCIS immigration fee waivers, DHS, DOJ, Civil Rights Division oversight of Voting Section.

The National Immigration Forum promotes immigration policy that will foster comprehensive solutions to the U.S. immigration crisis. In addition to general education on immigration matters, during the second quarter of 2008, Forum staff participated in the promotion of several legislative proposals relating to emergency relief from removal of deportation, plans to improve the quality of DHS and SSA databases, improvement in immigration detention standards, immigrant detainee medical conditions, visa reforms for family and employment based petition, and the repeal of H-2A regulations. In addition, 1. The National Immigration Forum made specific lobbying contacts on all aspects of the following bills: a. H.R. 4088/S.2366/S.2368. Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act. This bill provides for expanded border and interior enforcement of immigration laws and requires mandatory use of electronic employment verification system. These contacts included work on the motion to discharge the SAVE At from committee. b. H.R. 5515New Employee Verification Act. This bill would create a mandatory electronic employment verification system (EEVS) that would require all 7 million employers in the U.S. to query a federal government database to check the work authorization status of newly-hired employees. 2. The National Immigration Forum made contacts with respect to amendments during the mark-up of S 3181---Department of Homeland Security Appropriations for FY 2009, relating to emergency relief for agricultural workers, visa reform, and reform of H2B visas. 3. The National Immigration Forum endorsed S. 3114, The Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act.

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

H.R. 5950, S. 2005, the Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008 S. 3114, the Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act H.R. 1645, the Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act S. 844, Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act General communications on immigration detention conditions and enforcement of ICE Detention Standards, apprehension of minors and conditions of detention by Border Patrol, access to legal representation and notice of legal rights to detainees by ICE. Issues regarding transfer of immigration detainees and access to counsel

Client expense: $360,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Legal Services Corporation, Library of Congress (LOC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

Contact House and Senate legislators and staff to monitor and urge full implementation by federal agencies (Departments of Homeland Security, State, and Justice) of PL 109-162, Title VIII, Subtitle D (International Marriage Broker Regulation Act, IMBRA). Conduct research to outline possible model state bill to complement and reinforce federal regulations of international marriage brokers. Conduct research and confer with House staff re: the problem of forced marriage among women residing in or immigrating to the United States. Conduct research, prepare advocacy and public education materials, confer with colleague organizations, and conduct outreach to House and Senate staff re: possible legislation to confirm and clarify the availability of asylum for applicants fleeing gender-based persecution. Urge Senate offices to sign-on to letter requesting that the Attorney General certify to himself for review a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (Matter of A-T-, September 27,2007) denying asylum to an applicant who had fled female genital mutilation and forced marriage. Circulate nationwide "call for stories" demonstrating the "chilling effect" on victims' crime-reporting and help-seeking that is triggered by state and local enforcement of federal civil immigration laws, to support future advocacy against federal and state proposals to increase local immigration enforcement. Sign-on to letters circulated by other organizations as follows: - To the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) re: DHS's failure to issue "adjustment of status" regulations for T- and U- visa-holders. -To the Senate urging support for S. 3114, the "Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act" introduced by Senator Joseph Lieberman.

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

HR 1845 and S 1428 - Durable Medical Equipment Access Act of 2007; all provisions HR 3162 - Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act; all provisions HR 621 & S 1484 - Home Oxygen Patient Protection Act; all provisions S 2603 - Medicare Fraud Prevention Act of 2008; all provisions HR 2231 - Medicare Access to Complex Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology; all provisions. HR 6252 - Medicare DME Competitive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008; all provisions. S 3114 - Medicare DME Competitive Acquisition Reform Act of 2008; all provisions. S 3164 Seniors & Taxpayers Obligation & Protection Act of 2008; all provisions HR 6331 - Competitive Bidding Provisions: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 General issues related to the value of homecare.

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

Legislative Issues: Secure American Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007 (H.R. 4088); The New Employee Verification Act of 2008 (H.R. 5515); Detainee Basic Medical Care Act of 2008 (H.R. 5950), Secure and Safe Detention and Asylum Act (S. 3114); Lofgren Visa Recapture bill (H.R. 5882); Lofgren bill to eliminate the per country level for EB Visas (H.R. 5921); Lofgren bill to provide relief for the shortage of nurses in the US (H.R. 5924). Agency Issues: visa processing; immigration benefits processing; ICE workplace enforcement raids; ICE detention standards & medical issues; labor certification.

Client expense: $19,156 · Firm income: Not reported