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Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act of 2019
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Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with experts in child development and welfare and pediatric medicine, to develop guidelines for the treatment of children (under age 18 with no permanent immigration status) in the custody of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). DHS must provide resources and trained staff to address the needs of such children, including child welfare professionals, at each port of entry and Border Patrol station. The bill imposes various duties on such child welfare professionals, including the duty to report allegations of abuse and ensure DHS compliance with abuse reporting laws. DHS may not remove a child from a parent or legal guardian solely for the purpose of deterring individuals from migrating to the United States or for promoting compliance with the immigration laws. DHS must (1) assign a family unit tracking number to each family member apprehended at the border, (2) allow humanitarian organizations and state and local child welfare agencies to monitor children in detention and conduct unannounced inspections, (3) promulgate regulations establishing basic standards of care for the short-term custody of children by CBP, (4) ensure that children apprehended by CBP receive an interview and screening with a child welfare professional and are provided information about their rights under the immigration laws, and (5) provide each apprehended parent or legal guardian and each child with access to legal counsel.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R.3729/S.661, Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act H.R.4155/S.2389, Funding Attorneys for Indigent Removal (FAIR) Proceedings Act H.R.883, Families Belong Together Act H.R.133, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (provisions related to standards for influx facilities; limits on information sharing about unaccompanied children between the Office of Refugee Resettlement and Department of Homeland Security; transparency and oversight of family separations; provisions in DHS and LHHS sections related to protections of unaccompanied children) S.662, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2019 Issues related to Title 42 expulsions of unaccompanied children Issues related to the oversight of the Office of Refugee Resettlement Issues related to the hiring of child welfare professionals at Customs and Border Protection facilities Issues related to Immigration and Customs Enforcement fingerprinting of unaccompanied children in the Office of Refugee Resettlement custody Issues related to facility monitoring and processing of children at the border Issues related to ensuring processing of unaccompanied children under the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act Issues related to COVID-19 precautions during border processing and at the Office of Refugee Resettlement Issues related to remedies for families affected by Zero Tolerance/family separation Issues related to maintaining to Flores Settlement and standards Issues related to federal transition priorities related to children in immigrant families Issues related to legal counsel for unaccompanied children Issues related to investigations and oversight of Administration's family separation policies Issues related to shelter capacity and use of influx facilities Issues related to expulsions of unaccompanied children at the border Issues related to repatriations/removals of unaccompanied children
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE
2020 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 3524, Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization Act of 2019, provisions related to unaccompanied children, standards for children and use of child welfare professionals in federal facilities, expansion of refugee and asylum processing, root causes of migration H.R.2836, the Central American Women and Children Protection Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 3729/S. 661, Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act, all provisions related to treatment and legal rights of migrant and refugee children at the border, training of staff, screening by child welfare professionals, conditions for children in custody, and tracking of families in immigration system. S. 662, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 3239/S. 2135, Humane Standards for Individuals in CBP Custody Act, provisions related to standards for children in custody S. 2113, Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act, provisions related to access to counsel, family separation, standards for CBP facilities H.R.5581, the Access to Counsel Act of 2020, all provisions House, legislation related to processing of children and families Senate, legislation related to hiring child welfare professionals to ensure safety and well-being of children in CBP facilities Senate, legislation related to standards for influx facilities housing unaccompanied children Budget/appropriations: House and Senate FY21 Homeland Security appropriations-- provisions related to hiring child welfare professionals at the border, improving medical care for children, provisions and report language related to preventing family separation, reporting on use of such practices, preventing the use of sponsor information for immigration enforcement purposes, limits on use of information from confidential ORR counseling sessions. House and Senate FY21 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs appropriations--provisions and report language related to addressing country conditions and root causes of migration; preventing and combating violence (including sexual and gender-based violence), corruption and impunity, and increasing support services and safe shelter for survivors; funding to support strengthening asylum systems and access to protection in the region; funding for US Strategy for Engagement in Central America. House and Senate FY21 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations-- provisions related to funding of UAC program and legal services; oversight/monitoring of ORR facilities, use of small-scale facilities, and standards for influx facilities; post-18 planning; due process related to use of video teleconference hearings, expedited dockets and notices to appear; preventing use of sponsor information for immigration enforcement purposes, limits on sharing of information from confidential ORR counseling sessions; safeguards when fingerprinting youth in ORR custody; tracking and reunification of separated children; care and reunification of children in Category 4. H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - provisions referenced above. Issues: Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and response on unaccompanied children (including importance of postponement of EOIR hearings, extension of EOIR and USCIS case and filing deadlines; prevention and treatment of COVID-19 and care, services, and prompt release for unaccompanied children in ORR custody; extension of deadlines for regulatory public comment periods) Impact of COVID-19 response and related border closure on access to protection for unaccompanied children and asylum seekers (expulsions of unaccompanied children and asylum seekers, TVPRA protections, international legal obligations) Access to legal representation for unaccompanied children Detention of and enforcement against migrant and refugee families and children (including impact of Migrant Protection Protocols on unaccompanied children; separation of families and related oversight; DHS-HHS MOA and sharing of information from confidential ORR counseling sessions) Treatment of children and conditions in CBP custody (hiring of child welfare professionals for screening, improved care and medical care for children; monitoring and oversight of facility conditions, compliance with standards, and treatment of children; standards for separations; prevention of abuse) Use, monitoring and oversight, standards for and conditions in ORR influx facilities; oversight of ORR facilities housing unaccompanied children Protections for immigrant and refugee youth and unaccompanied children (including the Flores Settlement Agreement; Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act; determinations of unaccompanied child status) Administration of the immigration courts/immigration proceedings (impacts of video teleconferencing hearings, expedited dockets, duplicate proceedings/notices to appear (MPP) on unaccompanied children, postponement of hearings during COVID-19 pandemic). Administration of benefits, procedures, and protections for child asylum seekers, child victims of trafficking or severe crime, and those seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile status Root causes of migration/regional stability (funding and policies to address country conditions and violence, including sexual and gender-based violence, and corruption/impunity; enhancing capacity of protection systems and access to protection) Ability of unaccompanied children and asylum seekers to access U.S. to request humanitarian protection (use of metering, turn-backs, Migrant Protection Protocols for families, border closure/guidance in relation to COVID-19) Availability of asylum protection and applicable standards/scope of review for survivors of domestic and gang violence, and families USCIS initial jurisdiction over unaccompanied children's asylum claims, policies related to protections for UACs and asylum claims DHS and HHS final rule on the Flores Settlement Agreement Implementation and oversight of asylum agreements with Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, and impact on unaccompanied children
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · second_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 6537/S. 3645, Federal Immigrant Release for Safety and Security Together (FIRST) Act, provisions related to children. H.R. 6798, Haitian Deportation Relief Act, all provisions. H.R. __/S. 4011, Immigration Enforcement Moratorium Act, provisions related to unaccompanied children. H.R.5581, the Access to Counsel Act of 2020, all provisions. H.R. 3729/S. 661, Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act, all provisions related to treatment and legal rights of migrant and refugee children at the border, training of staff, screening by child welfare professionals, conditions for children in custody, and tracking of families in immigration system. S. 662, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2019, all provisions. Senate, legislation related to standards for treatment of children in immigration custody Senate, legislation related to standards for influx facilities housing unaccompanied children Budget/appropriations: House and Senate FY21 Department of Homeland Security appropriations-- provisions and report language related to hiring child welfare professionals at the border, improving medical care for children, preventing family separation, preventing the use of sponsor information for immigration enforcement purposes, limits on use of information from confidential ORR counseling sessions and sharing of information with EOIR; due process for children affected by Migrant Protection Protocols; compliance with Flores standards; issues related to Title 42 expulsions of unaccompanied children House and Senate FY21 State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs appropriations, provisions and report language related to addressing country conditions and root causes of migration; preventing and combating violence (including sexual and gender-based violence), corruption and impunity, increasing support services and safe shelter for survivors; funding to support strengthening asylum systems and access to protection in the region; funding for US Strategy for Engagement in Central America House and Senate FY21 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies appropriations--funding of UAC program and legal services for UACs; oversight/monitoring of ORR facilities, use of small-scale facilities, and standards for influx facilities; post-18 planning; due process related to use of video teleconference hearings, expedited dockets and notices to appear; preventing use of sponsor information for immigration enforcement purposes, limits on sharing of childrens confidential mental health and case information; safeguards when fingerprinting youth in ORR custody; tracking and reunification of separated children; care and reunification of children in Category 4; due process for children affected by Migrant Protection Protocols House and Senate FY21 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations, issues related to use of video teleconferencing hearings for unaccompanied children H.R. 748/S. 3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and related packages, issues related to treatment and processing of unaccompanied children at the border Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and response on unaccompanied children (importance of postponement of EOIR hearings and USCIS appointments, extension of EOIR and USCIS case and filing deadlines; prevention and treatment of COVID-19, and care, services, and prompt release for unaccompanied children in ORR custody; extension of deadlines for regulatory public comment periods) Ability of unaccompanied children and asylum seekers to access U.S. to request humanitarian protection (addressing use of metering, turn-backs, Migrant Protection Protocols for families, border closure and expulsions during COVID-19 pandemic) Access to legal representation for unaccompanied children Detention of and enforcement against migrant and refugee families and children (including impact of Migrant Protection Protocols on unaccompanied children; separation of families in family detention; DHS-HHS MOA, and sharing of childrens mental health and case information) Treatment of children and conditions in CBP custody (hiring of child welfare professionals for screening, improved care and medical care for children; monitoring and oversight of facility conditions, compliance with standards, and treatment of children; standards for separations; prevention of abuse) Use, monitoring and oversight, standards for and conditions in ORR influx facilities; oversight of ORR facilities housing unaccompanied children Protections for immigrant and refugee youth and unaccompanied children (including Flores; TVPRA; determinations of unaccompanied child status) Administration of the immigration courts/immigration proceedings (impacts of video teleconferencing hearings, expedited dockets, and MPP on unaccompanied children, postponement of hearings during COVID-19 pandemic). Administration of benefits, procedures, and protections for child asylum seekers, child victims of trafficking or severe crime, and those seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile status Root causes of migration/regional stability (funding and policies to address country conditions and violence, including sexual and gender-based violence, and corruption/impunity; enhancing capacity of protection systems and access to protection) Availability of asylum protection and applicable standards/scope of review for survivors of domestic and gang violence, and families USCIS initial jurisdiction over unaccompanied children's asylum claims, policies related to protections for UACs and asylum claims Implementation and oversight of asylum agreements with Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, and impact on unaccompanied children
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2020 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 3524, Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization Act of 2019, provisions related to unaccompanied children, standards for children and use of child welfare professionals in federal facilities, expansion of refugee and asylum processing, root causes of migration H.R.2836, the Central American Women and Children Protection Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 3729/S. 661, Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act, all provisions related to treatment and legal rights of migrant and refugee children at the border, training of staff, screening by child welfare professionals, conditions for children in custody, and tracking of families in immigration system. S. 662, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 3239/S. 2135, Humane Standards for Individuals in CBP Custody Act, provisions related to standards for children in custody S. 2113, Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act, provisions related to access to counsel, family separation, standards for CBP facilities H.R.5581, the Access to Counsel Act of 2020, all provisions House, legislation related to processing of children and families Senate, legislation related to hiring child welfare professionals to ensure safety and well-being of children in CBP facilities Senate, legislation related to standards for influx facilities housing unaccompanied children Budget/appropriations: House and Senate FY21 Homeland Security appropriations-- provisions related to hiring child welfare professionals at the border, improving medical care for children, provisions and report language related to preventing family separation, reporting on use of such practices, preventing the use of sponsor information for immigration enforcement purposes, limits on use of information from confidential ORR counseling sessions. House and Senate FY21 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs appropriations--provisions and report language related to addressing country conditions and root causes of migration; preventing and combating violence (including sexual and gender-based violence), corruption and impunity, and increasing support services and safe shelter for survivors; funding to support strengthening asylum systems and access to protection in the region; funding for US Strategy for Engagement in Central America. House and Senate FY21 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations-- provisions related to funding of UAC program and legal services; oversight/monitoring of ORR facilities, use of small-scale facilities, and standards for influx facilities; post-18 planning; due process related to use of video teleconference hearings, expedited dockets and notices to appear; preventing use of sponsor information for immigration enforcement purposes, limits on sharing of information from confidential ORR counseling sessions; safeguards when fingerprinting youth in ORR custody; tracking and reunification of separated children; care and reunification of children in Category 4. H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - provisions referenced above. Issues: Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and response on unaccompanied children (including importance of postponement of EOIR hearings, extension of EOIR and USCIS case and filing deadlines; prevention and treatment of COVID-19 and care, services, and prompt release for unaccompanied children in ORR custody; extension of deadlines for regulatory public comment periods) Impact of COVID-19 response and related border closure on access to protection for unaccompanied children and asylum seekers (expulsions of unaccompanied children and asylum seekers, TVPRA protections, international legal obligations) Access to legal representation for unaccompanied children Detention of and enforcement against migrant and refugee families and children (including impact of Migrant Protection Protocols on unaccompanied children; separation of families and related oversight; DHS-HHS MOA and sharing of information from confidential ORR counseling sessions) Treatment of children and conditions in CBP custody (hiring of child welfare professionals for screening, improved care and medical care for children; monitoring and oversight of facility conditions, compliance with standards, and treatment of children; standards for separations; prevention of abuse) Use, monitoring and oversight, standards for and conditions in ORR influx facilities; oversight of ORR facilities housing unaccompanied children Protections for immigrant and refugee youth and unaccompanied children (including the Flores Settlement Agreement; Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act; determinations of unaccompanied child status) Administration of the immigration courts/immigration proceedings (impacts of video teleconferencing hearings, expedited dockets, duplicate proceedings/notices to appear (MPP) on unaccompanied children, postponement of hearings during COVID-19 pandemic). Administration of benefits, procedures, and protections for child asylum seekers, child victims of trafficking or severe crime, and those seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile status Root causes of migration/regional stability (funding and policies to address country conditions and violence, including sexual and gender-based violence, and corruption/impunity; enhancing capacity of protection systems and access to protection) Ability of unaccompanied children and asylum seekers to access U.S. to request humanitarian protection (use of metering, turn-backs, Migrant Protection Protocols for families, border closure/guidance in relation to COVID-19) Availability of asylum protection and applicable standards/scope of review for survivors of domestic and gang violence, and families USCIS initial jurisdiction over unaccompanied children's asylum claims, policies related to protections for UACs and asylum claims DHS and HHS final rule on the Flores Settlement Agreement Implementation and oversight of asylum agreements with Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, and impact on unaccompanied children
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2019 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R.168, Reentry and Reunification Act (generally, no specific provisions). H.R.365, This Land Is Our Land Act (generally, no specific provisions). H.R.507, Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2019 (generally, no specific provisions). H.R.549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (generally, no specific provisions). H.R.565, AMIGOS Act (generally, no specific provisions). H.R.590, Freedom of Religion Act of 2019, provisions related to refugees and asylum seekers. Keep Families Together Act, S.292 and H.R. 541, provisions related to unaccompanied minors. H.R.1012, REUNITE Act (generally, no specific provisions). Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act, S.397 and H.R. 1069, provisions related to unaccompanied minors. S.557, REUNITE Act (generally, no specific provisions). S.661, Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act of 2019 (generally, no specific provisions). H.Con.Res.5, expressing support for temporary protected status for Haitian nationals currently residing in the United States, and for other purposes. H.R.6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019; S.874, Dream Act of 2019; H.R.1998, Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2019; S.197, Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2019; H.R.656, DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act; and H.R.1298, Higher Education Dream Act of 2019; H.R. 2820, the Dream Act of 2019; H.R. 858, DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act (generally, no specific provisions). H.R 163, Protect Patriot Spouses Act (generally, no specific provisions). S. 456, Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (generally, no specific provisions). S. 1894, Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019, provisions related to unaccompanied minors. H.R. 3312, the Family Reunification Act of 2019, provisions related to unaccompanied minors. H.R. 2842, POD Act of 2019, a bill to prohibit any limitation on the entry of a Member of Congress to any facility for the detention of aliens, and for other purposes (generally, no specific provisions). H.R. 1236, the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 (generally, no specific provisions). H.R. 3376, the Lady Liberty Act of 2019 (generally, no specific provisions). S. 636, the Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 (generally, no specific provisions). H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 (generally, no specific provisions). H.R. 2821, the American Promise Act of 2019 (generally, no specific provisions). Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2019, S. 1474 and H.R. 2796, provisions related to special immigrant visas.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
2019 · third_quarter · Immigration
H.R.168, Reentry and Reunification Act (generally, no specific provisions). H.R.365, This Land Is Our Land Act (generally, no specific provisions). H.R.507, Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2019 (generally, no specific provisions). H.R.549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 (generally, no specific provisions). H.R.565, AMIGOS Act (generally, no specific provisions). H.R.590, Freedom of Religion Act of 2019, provisions related to refugees and asylum seekers. Keep Families Together Act, S.292 and H.R. 541, provisions related to unaccompanied minors. H.R.1012, REUNITE Act (generally, no specific provisions). Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act, S.397 and H.R. 1069, provisions related to unaccompanied minors. S.557, REUNITE Act (generally, no specific provisions). S.661, Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act of 2019 (generally, no specific provisions). H.Con.Res.5, expressing support for temporary protected status for Haitian nationals currently residing in the United States, and for other purposes. H.R.6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019; S.874, Dream Act of 2019; H.R.1998, Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2019; S.197, Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2019; H.R.656, DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act; and H.R.1298, Higher Education Dream Act of 2019; H.R. 2820, the Dream Act of 2019; H.R. 858, DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act (generally, no specific provisions). H.R 163, Protect Patriot Spouses Act (generally, no specific provisions). S. 456, Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (generally, no specific provisions). S. 1894, Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019, provisions related to unaccompanied minors. H.R. 3312, the Family Reunification Act of 2019, provisions related to unaccompanied minors. H.R. 2842, POD Act of 2019, a bill to prohibit any limitation on the entry of a Member of Congress to any facility for the detention of aliens, and for other purposes (generally, no specific provisions). H.R. 1236, the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019 (generally, no specific provisions). H.R. 3376, the Lady Liberty Act of 2019 (generally, no specific provisions). S. 636, the Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 (generally, no specific provisions). H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 (generally, no specific provisions). H.R. 2821, the American Promise Act of 2019 (generally, no specific provisions). Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2019, S. 1474 and H.R. 2796, provisions related to special immigrant visas.
2019 · fourth_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 3729/S. 661, Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act, all provisions related to treatment and legal rights of migrant and refugee children at the border, training of staff, screening by child welfare professionals, conditions for children in custody, and tracking of families in immigration system. S. 662, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 541/S. 292, Keep Families Together Act, provisions related to preventing separation and detention of migrant and refugee families and promoting family unity H.R. 4599, Southern Border Communities Relief Act, provisions related to processing of children and families S. 2113, Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act, provisions related to access to counsel, family separation, standards for CBP facilities House, legislation related to mental health services for unaccompanied children House, legislation related to separation of family members Senate, legislation related to care of unaccompanied children House and Senate FY20 Department of Homeland Security appropriations-- provisions and report language related to preventing family separation, reporting on use of such practices, tracking of family relationships, hiring child welfare professionals at the border, and preventing the use of sponsor information for immigration enforcement. House and Senate FY20 State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs appropriations, provisions and report language related to addressing country conditions and root causes of migration; preventing and combating violence (including sexual and gender-based violence), corruption and impunity; increasing support services and safe shelter for survivors; funding to support strengthening asylum systems and access to protection in the region; funding for US Strategy for Engagement in Central America. House and Senate FY20 Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations, funding of UAC program, legal services for UACs, preventing use of sponsor information for immigration enforcement purposes, standards for facilities, and tracking of family relationships. H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, issues above Issues -Access to legal representation for migrant and asylum-seeking children in federal custody -Detention of and enforcement against migrant and refugee families and children (including separation of families at the border and related oversight; family reunification process; use of family detention and alternatives to detention; separations of extended family members; DHS-HHS Memorandum of Agreement/screening of and potential ICE enforcement against sponsors; release of children from detention) -Treatment of children and conditions in CBP custody (hiring of child welfare professionals for screening, improved care and medical care for children; monitoring and oversight of facility conditions, compliance with standards, and treatment of children; standards for separations; prevention of abuse) -Use, monitoring and oversight, standards for and conditions in ORR influx facilities; oversight of ORR facilities housing unaccompanied children Protections for immigrant and refugee youth and unaccompanied children (including the Flores Settlement Agreement; Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act; determinations of unaccompanied child status; Central American Minors Program) -Administration of the immigration courts/immigration proceedings, proceeding of unaccompanied children -Administration of benefits, procedures, and protections for child asylum seekers, child victims of trafficking or severe crime, and those seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile status -Root causes of migration/regional stability (funding and policies to address country conditions and violence, including sexual and gender-based violence, and corruption/impunity; enhancing capacity of protection systems and access to protection) -Ability of unaccompanied children and asylum seekers to access ports of entry to request humanitarian protection (use of metering, turn-backs, Migrant Protection Protocols, asylum cooperative agreements) -Availability of asylum protection and applicable standards/scope of review for survivors of domestic and gang violence, and families; barriers to accessing asylum protection (third country transit ban (interim final rule), safe third country and asylum cooperative agreements with El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) -USCIS initial jurisdiction over unaccompanied children's asylum claims, policies related to protections for UACs and asylum claims -Prevention of abuse and sexual harassment, abuse and sexual assault in facilities housing migrant and refugee children -DHS and HHS proposed and final rule on the Flores Settlement Agreement
2019 · third_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 3524, Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization Act of 2019, provisions related to unaccompanied children, standards for children and use of child welfare professionals in federal facilities, expansion of refugee and asylum processing, root causes of migration H.R. 2836/S. 1781, Central American Women and Child Protection Act of 2019, all provisions S. 3540, Central American Reform and Enforcement Act, all provisions, including funding for efforts to address root causes of migration, expanding refugee processing and resettlement, providing legal counsel for children, supporting care of and services for unaccompanied children H.R. 3729/S. 661, Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act, all provisions related to treatment and legal rights of migrant and refugee children at the border, training of staff, screening by child welfare professionals, conditions for children in custody, and tracking of families in immigration system. S. 662, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2019, all provisions H.R. 541/S. 292, Keep Families Together Act, all provisions related to preventing separation and detention of migrant and refugee families and promoting family unity H.R. 3452, Help Separated Children Act, provisions related to separated children H.R. 2203, Homeland Security Improvement Act, provisions related to ombudsperson H.R. 3239/S. 2135, Humane Standards for Individuals in CBP Custody Act, provisions related to standards for children in custody S.2219, Access to Counsel Act, all provisions S. 2113, Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act, provisions related to access to counsel, family separation, standards for CBP facilities S. 1494, Secure and Protect Act, all provisions House, legislation related to processing of children and families Senate, legislation related to hiring child welfare professionals to ensure safety and well-being of children in CBP facilities Senate, legislation related to standards for influx facilities housing unaccompanied children Senate, legislation related to refugee and asylum protections House and Senate FY20 DHS appropriations-- provisions and report language related to preventing family separation, reporting on use of such practices, hiring child welfare professionals at the border, improving medical care for children, increasing the use of alternatives to detention, preventing the use of sponsor information for immigration enforcement purposes. House and Senate FY20 SFOPs appropriations, provisions and report language related to addressing country conditions and root causes of migration; preventing and combating violence (including sexual and gender-based violence), corruption and impunity; increasing support services and safe shelter for survivors; funding to support strengthening asylum systems and access to protection in the region; funding for US Strategy for Engagement in Central America. House and Senate FY20 LHHS appropriations, funding of UAC program, legal services for UACs, preventing use of sponsor information for immigration enforcement purposes, standards for influx facilities H.R. 4378, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, funding for UAC program Issues -Access to legal representation for migrant and asylum-seeking children in federal custody -Detention of and enforcement against migrant and refugee families and children (including separation of families at the border and related oversight; family reunification process; use of family detention and alternatives to detention; separations of extended family members; DHS-HHS Memorandum of Agreement/screening of and potential ICE enforcement against sponsors; release of children from detention) -Treatment of children and conditions in CBP custody (hiring of child welfare professionals for screening, improved care and medical care for children; monitoring and oversight of facility conditions, compliance with standards, and treatment of children; standards for separations; prevention of abuse) -Use, monitoring and oversight, standards for and conditions in ORR influx facilities; oversight of ORR facilities housing unaccompanied children Protections for immigrant and refugee youth and unaccompanied children (including the Flores Settlement Agreement; Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act; determinations of unaccompanied child status; Central American Minors Program) -Administration of the immigration courts/immigration proceedings -Administration of benefits, procedures, and protections for child asylum seekers, child victims of trafficking or severe crime, and those seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile status -Root causes of migration/regional stability (funding and policies to address country conditions and violence, including sexual and gender-based violence, and corruption/impunity; enhancing capacity of protection systems and access to protection) -Ability of unaccompanied children and asylum seekers to access ports of entry to request humanitarian protection (use of metering, turn-backs, Migrant Protection Protocols) -Availability of asylum protection and applicable standards/scope of review for survivors of domestic and gang violence, and families; barriers to accessing asylum protection (third country transit ban (interim final rule), safe third country and asylum agreements) -USCIS initial jurisdiction over unaccompanied children's asylum claims, policies related to protections for UACs and asylum claims -Prevention of abuse and sexual harassment, abuse and sexual assault in facilities housing migrant and refugee children -DHS and HHS proposed and final rule on the Flores Settlement Agreement -Proposed safe third country agreements, asylum agreements with Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras
2019 · second_quarter · Immigration
H.R. 3524, Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization Act of 2019, provisions related to unaccompanied children, standards for children and use of child welfare professionals in federal facilities, expansion of refugee and asylum processing, root causes of migration H.R. 2836/S. 1781, Central American Women and Child Protection Act of 2019, all provisions S. 3540, Central American Reform and Enforcement Act, all provisions, including funding for efforts to address root causes of migration, expanding refugee processing and resettlement, providing legal counsel for children, supporting care of and services for unaccompanied children S. __, Refugee Protection Act (not yet introduced), child welfare professionals at border, TVPRA, and redeterminations of UAC stratus H.R. ___/S. 661, Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act, all provisions related to treatment and legal rights of migrant and refugee children at the border, training of staff, screening by child welfare professionals, conditions for children in custody, and tracking of families in immigration system. S. 663, Immigration Court Improvement Act of 2019 S. 662, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2019 H.R. 541/S. 292, Keep Families Together Act, all provisions related to preventing separation and detention of migrant and refugee families and promoting family unity H.R. 6, Dream and Promise Act H.R. 2203, Homeland Security Improvement Act H.R. 3239, Humane Standards for Individuals in CBP Custody Act, all provisions related to standards for children in custody S. 1494, Secure and Protect Act, all provisions H.R. 2522/S. 1303, Humanitarian Upgrades to Manage and Assist our Nations Enforcement (HUMANE) Act of 2019 H.R. 2347 Border and Refugee Assistance Act of 2019 S. 1165, Responsibility for Unaccompanied Minors Act Prevent Child HARM Act, all provisions related to preventing use of information for sponsorship and family reunification for enforcement purposes Budget/Appropriations H.R. __, National Defense Authorization Act, provisions related to use of DOD facilities to house UACs Emergency border supplemental legislation, House and Senate, provisions related to standards for influx facilities, MOA/information sharing about sponsors between DHS and ORR for enforcement, funding for UAC program, funding for educational, recreational, and legal services House and Senate FY20 DHS appropriations-- provisions and report language related to preventing family separation, reporting on use of such practices, hiring child welfare professionals at the border, improving medical care for children, increasing the use of alternatives to detention, preventing the use of sponsor information for immigration enforcement purposes. House and Senate FY20 SFOPs appropriations, provisions and report language related to addressing country conditions and root causes of migration; preventing and combating violence (including sexual and gender-based violence), corruption and impunity, increasing support services and safe shelter for survivors; funding to support strengthening asylum systems and access to protection in the region; funding for US Strategy for Engagement in Central America. House and Senate FY20 LHHS appropriations, funding of UAC program, legal services for UACs Issues Access to legal representation for migrant and asylum-seeking children Detention of and enforcement against migrant and refugee families and children (including separation of families at the border; family reunification; use of family detention and alternatives to detention; DHS-HHS Memorandum of Agreement/screening of and potential ICE enforcement against sponsors; release of children from detention) Conditions in CBP custody (promoting hiring of child welfare professionals for screening, improved medical care for children, monitoring and oversight, standards for separations, prevention of abuse) Use, oversight, standards for and conditions in ORR influx facilities Protections for immigrant and refugee youth and unaccompanied children (including Flores; TVPRA; UAC determinations; Central American Minors Program) Administration of the immigration courts/immigration proceedings Administration of benefits, procedures, and protections for child asylum seekers, child victims of trafficking or severe crime, and those seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile status Root causes of migration/regional stability (funding and policies to address country conditions and violence, including sexual and gender-based violence, and corruption/impunity; enhancing capacity of protection systems and access to protection) Ability of unaccompanied children and asylum seekers to access ports of entry to request humanitarian protection (use of metering, turn-backs, and the Migrant Protection Protocols) Availability of asylum protection and applicable standards/scope of review for survivors of domestic and gang violence, and families USCIS initial jurisdiction over unaccompanied children's asylum claims, policies related to protections for UACs and asylum claims Proposed discussions/negotiations related to a safe third country agreement with Mexico, Guatemala, and countries in the region Recommendations of Homeland Security Advisory Committee regarding care of children in CBP custody
2019 · second_quarter · Immigration
H.R.168, Reentry and Reunification Act; H.R.365, This Land Is Our Land Act; H.R.507, Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2019; H.R.549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019; H.R.565, AMIGOS Act; H.R.590, Freedom of Religion Act of 2019; H.R.541, Keep Families Together Act; S.292, Keep Families Together Act; H.R.1012, REUNITE Act; H.R.1069, Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act; S.397, Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act; S.557, REUNITE Act; S.661, Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act of 2019; H.Con.Res.5, expressing support for temporary protected status for Haitian nationals currently residing in the United States, and for other purposes; H.R.6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019; S.874, Dream Act of 2019; H.R.1998, Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2019; S.197, Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2019; H.R.656, DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act; and H.R.1298, Higher Education Dream Act of 2019; H.R Protect Patriot Spouses Act; H.R. 858 DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act; S. 456, Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act; S. 1894, Alternatives to Detention Act of 2019; H.R. 3312, the Family Reunification Act of 2019; HR 2842, POD Act of 2019, a bill to prohibit any limitation on the entry of a Member of Congress to any facility for the detention of aliens, and for other purposes; H.R. 1236, the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2019; H.R. 3376, the Lady Liberty Act of 2019; S. 636, the Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019; S. 874, the Dream Act of 2019; H.R. 2820, the Dream Act of 2019; H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019; H.R. 2821, the American Promise Act of 2019; S. 1474 Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2019; and H.R. 2796 Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2019. As part of our mission we seek to ensure that all migrants and refugees are protected, embraced and empowered in a world of just and welcoming communities. We support programs that promote family reunification, refugee resettlement, and compassionate refugee and migration policies. We place a special emphasis on programs that impact children and their families.
2019 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R.168, Reentry and Reunification Act; H.R.365, This Land Is Our Land Act; H.R.507, Put Trafficking Victims First Act of 2019; H.R.549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019; H.R.565, AMIGOS Act; H.R.590, Freedom of Religion Act of 2019; H.R.541, Keep Families Together Act; S.292, Keep Families Together Act; H.R.1012, REUNITE Act; H.R.1069, Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act; S.397, Shut Down Child Prison Camps Act; S.557, REUNITE Act; S.661, Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act of 2019; H.Con.Res.5, expressing support for temporary protected status for Haitian nationals currently residing in the United States, and for other purposes; H.R.6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019; S.874, Dream Act of 2019; H.R.1998, Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2019; S.197, Protect DREAMer Confidentiality Act of 2019; H.R.656, DREAMers, Immigrants, and Refugees (DIRe) Legal Aid Act; and H.R.1298, Higher Education Dream Act of 2019. As part of our mission we seek to ensure that all migrants and refugees are protected, embraced and empowered in a world of just and welcoming communities. We support programs that promote family reunification, refugee resettlement, and compassionate refugee and migration policies. We places a special emphasis on programs that impact children and their families.
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2019 · first_quarter · Immigration
National Emergency Declaration Presidential Proclamation 9844: Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Southern Border of the United States H.J.Res 46 - Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019 S.J.Res.10 - A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019 House Judiciary Committee Hearing: The National Emergencies Act of 1976 Border Infrastructure S.263 - Full Fair and Complete Exchange Act S. 264 - A bill to prohibit the construction of certain elements of a physical barrier along the southern border of the United States in Federal wildlife and wilderness areas and on State land S.254 - A bill to rescind the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive Federal law to facilitate the construction of border barriers H.R. 1232 - Rescinding DHS Waiver Authority for Border Wall Act H.R. 1233 - Borderland Takings Defense Fund Act H.R. 1234 - Preventing the Taking of Americans Land to Build Trumps Wall Act Immigration Detention S. 648 - Stop Shackling and Detaining Pregnant Women Act Legalization (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure) and Payment for Employment for Individuals with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals S.1095/H.R. 668 - American Dream Employment Act of 2019 H.R. 6 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 S. 874 - Dream Act of 2019 S. 879 - A bill to provide a process for granting lawful permanent resident status to aliens from certain countries who meet specified eligibility requirements, and for other purposes. House Judiciary Committee Hearing: Protecting Dreamers and TPS Recipients Zero-Tolerance Policy H.R. 883/S.271 - Families Belong Together Act House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Hearing: Examining the Failures of the Trump Administration's Inhumane Family Separation Policy House Judiciary Committee Hearing: Oversight of the Trump Administration Family Separation Policy House Homeland Security Committee Hearing: The Way Forward on Border Security House Homeland Security Committee: The Department of Homeland Securitys Family Separation Policy: Perspectives from the Border Unaccompanied Immigrant Children H.R. 7311 - William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 Flores Settlement Agreement (Flores v. Reno Stipulated Settlement Agreement, 1997) S. 661 - Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act of 2019 House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Subcommittee Hearing: Reviewing the Administrations Unaccompanied Children Program Central American Migration Memorandum of Cooperation on Border Security Cooperation in Central America Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing: Oversight of Customs and Border Protection's Response to the Smuggling of Persons at the Southern Border Information Sharing with Immigration and Customs Enforcement Following Gun Background Check H.R. 8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019 (Motion to Recommit) Local Election Policies for Noncitizens H.R. 1 - For the People Act of 2019 (Motion to Recommit) Agricultural Guest Workers H.R. 641 - Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 Muslim-Travel Ban H.R.810/S.246 - A bill to block the implementation of certain presidential actions that restrict individuals from certain countries from entering the United States Refugee Resettlement S.1088 - A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the President to set a minimum annual goal for the number of refugees to be admitted, and for other purposes Access to Legal Counsel S. 662 - Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2019 Immigration Courts S.663 - Immigration Court Improvement Act of 2019 House Appropriations Commerce, Justice and Science Subcommittee Hearing: Executive Office for Immigration Review Social Security Administration No-Match letters
2019 · first_quarter · Immigration
S. 662, Fair Day in Court for Kids, all provisions related to access to legal representation for unaccompanied children S. 661, Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act, all provisions related to treatment and legal rights of migrant and refugee children at the border, training of staff, screening by child welfare professionals, conditions for children in custody, and tracking of families in immigration system. S. 663, Immigration Court Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 541/S. 292, Keep Families Together Act, all provisions related to preventing separation and detention of migrant and refugee families and promoting family unity H.R. 7030, Prevent Child HARM Act, all provisions related to preventing use of information for sponsorship and family reunification for enforcement purposes (last Congress) S. 3624, Families, Not Facilities Act, all provisions related to preventing use of information for sponsorship and family reunification for enforcement purposes (last Congress) S. 3540, Central American Reform and Enforcement Act, all provisions, including funding for efforts to address root causes of migration, expanding refugee processing and resettlement, providing legal counsel for children, supporting care of and services for unaccompanied children Department of Homeland Security appropriations-- provisions and report language related to preventing family separation, reporting on use of such practices, hiring child welfare professionals at the border, improving medical care for children, increasing the use of alternatives to detention, preventing the use of sponsor information for immigration enforcement purposes. State and Foreign Operations appropriations, provisions and report language related to addressing country conditions and root causes of migration; preventing and combating violence (including sexual and gender-based violence), corruption and impunity, increasing support services and safe shelter for survivors; funding to support strengthening asylum systems and access to protection in the region; funding for US Strategy for Engagement in Central America. Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations, provisions and report language related to funding for the Unaccompanied Alien Child program and contingency fund; reporting on program funding needs, family separation, oversight of and standards for influx facilities; and report language on legal counsel. House, legislation addressing improved medical care for children in CBP custody House and Senate, legislation providing assistance to address and prevent sexual- and gender-based and domestic violence against women and children in Central America. House, legislation to address root causes of migration from Central America; treatment of asylum seekers, including children, in CBP custody Issues/Administrative: Access to legal representation for migrant and asylum-seeking children Detention of and enforcement against migrant and refugee families and children (including separation of families at the border; family reunification; use of family detention and alternatives to detention; DHS-HHS Memorandum of Agreement/screening of and potential ICE enforcement against sponsors; release of children from detention) Conditions in CBP custody (promoting hiring of child welfare professionals for screening, improved medical care for children, monitoring and oversight, and standards for separations) Use, oversight, and conditions of ORR influx facilities Protections for immigrant and refugee youth and unaccompanied children (including Flores; TVPRA; UAC determinations; Central American Minors Program) Administration of the immigration courts/immigration proceedings; discretion and independence of immigration judges Administration of benefits, procedures, and protections for child asylum seekers, child victims of trafficking or severe crime, and those seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile status Root causes of migration/regional stability (funding and policies to address country conditions and violence, including sexual and gender-based violence, and corruption/impunity; enhancing capacity of protection systems and access to protection) Conditions and safety of children in federal immigration custody (including prevention of sexual abuse and assault; compliance with PREA in ORR facilities) Ability of unaccompanied children and asylum seekers to access ports of entry to request humanitarian protection (use of metering, turn-backs, and the Migrant Protection Protocols) Availability of asylum protection and applicable standards/scope of review for survivors of domestic and gang violence, and families Presidential proclamation and DHS/DOJ interim final rule and related USCIS guidance barring asylum eligibility to certain individuals, including to unaccompanied children Migration Protection Protocols/Remain in Mexico policy and potential impact on migrant and refugee children and families Negotiations related to a safe third country agreement with Mexico and countries in the region
| Democratic |
| NJ |
| Edward J. Markey | Democratic | MA |
| Elizabeth Warren | Democratic | MA |
| Jacky Rosen | Democratic | NV |
| Jeff Merkley | Democratic | OR |
| Kamala D. Harris | Democratic | CA |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Democratic | NY |
| Richard Blumenthal | Democratic | CT |
| Robert P. Casey, Jr. | Democratic | PA |
| Ron Wyden | Democratic | OR |
| Tina Smith | Democratic | MN |
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Client expense: $40,000 · 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, State, Dept of (DOS)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
Client expense: $70,000 · 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, State, Dept of (DOS)
Client expense: $40,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)