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Introduced
March 23, 2021
Latest Action
March 23, 2021
Primary Sponsor
Kirsten E. GillibrandDemocratic(NY)
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Funding Attorneys for Indigent Removal Proceedings Act or the FAIR Proceedings Act This bill expands access to counsel for aliens in immigration proceedings and provides for protections related to such proceedings. An alien shall have the privilege of being represented by counsel in any immigration proceeding, whereas currently this privilege is statutorily provided for only in removal proceedings. Similarly, the Department of Justice (DOJ) may provide counsel at government expense to aliens in any immigration proceeding, whereas currently DOJ is statutorily authorized to provide counsel to aliens only in removal proceedings and at no expense to the government. Under this bill, DOJ shall provide counsel to children and vulnerable individuals in such proceedings, at government expense if necessary. If DOJ fails to do so, certain limits on filing a motion to reopen removal proceedings (such as the time limit for filing) shall not apply, and the alien's removal shall be stayed upon the motion's filing. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall provide each alien, generally at the beginning of proceedings, a complete copy of the alien's case file in DHS possession, unless the alien waives this right in writing. Failure to provide such documents shall delay the alien's removal proceeding. DHS shall facilitate for all detained aliens access to counsel and programs that inform such aliens of their immigration-related rights and obligations.
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2021 · first_quarter · Immigration
H.R.1573: To clarify the rights of all persons who are held or detained at a port of entry or at any detention facility overseen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Access to Counsel Act of 2121) A bill to provide for the admission and protection of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals, to provide for the processing of refugees and asylum seekers in the Western Hemisphere, and to modify certain special immigrant visa programs, and for other purposes (Refugee Protection Act - not yet introduced) To provide standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security are detained, and for other purposes (Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2021- bill number not yet assigned) H.R.3799: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity, and for other purposes (Reuniting Families Act) H.R.883: To grant lawful permanent resident status to certain eligible persons who were separated from immediate family members by the Department of Homeland Security (Families Belong Together Act) S.271: A bill to grant lawful permanent resident status to certain eligible persons who were separated from immediate family members by the Department of Homeland Security (Families Belong Together Act) 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 (Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement Act / GRACE Act - bill number not yet assigned) Shut Down Family Detention Act (bill number not yet assigned) H.R.1177: To provide an earned path to citizenship, to address the root causes of migration and responsibly manage the southern border, and to reform the immigrant visa system, and for other purposes (U.S. Citizenship Act) S.348: A bill to provide an earned path to citizenship, to address the root causes of migration and responsibly manage the southern border, and to reform the immigrant visa system, and for other purposes (U.S. Citizenship Act) S.901: A bill to provide access to counsel for children and other vulnerable populations (Funding Attorneys for Indigent Removal Proceedings Act / FAIR Proceedings Act)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), White House Office
2021 · first_quarter · Immigration
Access to Counsel H.R. 5581, Access to Counsel Act S. 901, Funding Attorneys for Indigent Removal (FAIR) Proceedings Act Asylum S. 959, The Secure and Protect Act of 2021 S. 863, Asylum Abuse Reduction Act Final rule, Security Bars and Processing Final rule, Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal; Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Review Final rule, Procedures for Asylum and Bars to Asylum Eligibility Final rule, Asylum Eligibility and Procedural Modifications Matter of A-B- Matter of L-E-A- Matter of O-F-A-S- Matter of R-A-F- Expedited removal Muslim and African Ban H.R. 1333, NO BAN Act Proclamation on Ending Discriminatory Bans on Entry to The United States Border S. 2174/H.R. 8772, Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act S.Res. 132, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the current influx of migrants is causing a crisis at the Southern border. S. 884, Stop Border Surges Act Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Order Suspending Introduction of Certain Persons from Countries Where a Communicable Disease Exists Proclamation on the Termination Of Emergency With Respect To The Southern Border Of The United States And Redirection Of Funds Diverted To Border Wall Construction Influx facilities at the border for unaccompanied children Children S. 382, Protection of Kids in Immigrant Detention (PROKID) Act S. 2219, End Child Trafficking Now Act COVID-19 Relief H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 S. Amd. 934, on diverting funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities to the Office of Refugee Resettlement to provide additional bed spaces for unaccompanied children. S. Amd. 953, on requiring funding for higher education to be used only for students lawfully present in the U.S. S. Amd. 968, on requiring that any recovery rebates in the legislation are not provided to undocumented persons. S. Amd. 1148, on providing $300 million to CBP in additional funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. S. Amd. 1182, on providing $300 million to ICE in additional funding for the purposes of apprehending individuals charged with certain criminal offenses. S. Amd. 1208, on preventing undocumented immigrants from receiving unemployment benefits. S. Amd. 1209, on calling for a study to determine the extent to which undocumented immigrants are able to access unemployment benefits. S. Amd. 1333, on providing $1,000,000 to the Department of Labor Investigator General to conduct oversight and investigate undocumented individuals who improperly received unemployment benefits. S. Amd. 1383, on providing $300 million for screening devices to be used by CBP. S. Amd. 1389, on redirecting funding from the Emergency Federal Employee Leave Fund to CBP to hire new Border Patrol agents. S. Amd. 1394, on modifying appropriated funds for refugee assistance to include expenses required to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19 concerns. S.Con.Res.5 - A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030. S. Amd. 6, on creating a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to border security and the removal of dangerous criminal aliens. S. Amdt. 19, on creating a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to deterring unauthorized immigration from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. S. Amd. 33, on creating a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to supporting immigration policies designed to support American citizens, not displace American workers. S. Amdt 34, on creating a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to supporting ICE officers in combating drug and human trafficking and smuggling. S. Amdt. 37, on creating a deficit neutral reserve fund relating to the southern border wall. S. Amdt. 54, on creating a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to prevention legislation that would allow illegal immigrants to receive Economic Impact Payments or any other direct, tax-based temporary financial assistance. S. Amdt. 174, on a point of order against legislation funding economic development grants for sanctuary jurisdictions. S. Amdt. 273, on creating a deficit neutral reserve fund relating to recognizing the jurisdiction of ICE officers within sanctuary jurisdictions. S. Amdt. 323, on creating a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to prosecution of sex offenders who enter the United States unlawfully. S. Amdt. 380, on creating a deficit-neutral reserve fund for policies relating to the enforcement of immigration laws. S. Amdt. 399, on creating a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to denying admission to members of the Chinese Communist Party or Peoples Liberation Army under the EB-5 visa program. S. Amdt. 543, on a point of order against eliminating current programs that aid immigration enforcement. S. Amdt.544, sponsored by Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin), on creating a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to preserving current asylum law. S. Amdt. 888, on rescinding three previous amendments, including Senator Youngs amendment that sought to prevent unauthorized immigrants from receiving any form of direct stimulus relief payments. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act S. 264, Dream Act of 2021 Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) Presidential Action, Reinstating Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians Reinstatement of Deferred Enforced Departure and Continuation of Employment Authorization and Automatic Extension of Existing Employment Authorization Documents for Eligible Liberians Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Program Detention S. 80, Sarahs Law S. 890, Stop Illegal Reentry Act S. 1243/H.R. 2415, Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act S. 681, COVID-19 in Immigration Detention Data Transparency Act Essential Workers H.R. 1909/S. 747, Citizenship for Essential Workers Act Family Separation S. 271/H.R. 883, Families Belong Together Act Executive Order on the Establishment of Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families Farmworkers H.R. 1603, Farm Workforce Modernization Act H.R. 2731/S. 1554, Adoptee Citizenship Act Immigrant Visas Presidential Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Non-Immigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting Coronavirus Disease Presidential Proclamation on Revoking Proclamation 10014, Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Interior Enforcement H.R.7569/ S.4011, Immigration Enforcement Moratorium Act H.R. 5383, New Way Forward Act H.R. 529, Protecting Sensitive Locations Act H.R. 530, Reunite Every Unaccompanied Newborn Infant Toddler and Other Children Expeditiously (REUNITE) Act H.R. 531, ICE and CBP Body Camera Accountability Act. Executive Order on the Revision of Civil Immigration Enforcement Policies and Priorities DHS Memo, Review of and Interim Revision to Civil Immigration Enforcement and Removal Policies and Priorities ICE Memo, Interim Guidance: Civil Enforcement and Removal Priorities Operation Streamline ICE Memorandum of Understanding and Memorandum of Agreement with ICE Council 118, American Federation of Government Employees S. 42, the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act HHS and DHS Termination of 2018 Agreement Legalization H.R. 1177/S. 348, U.S. Citizenship Act H.Res. 64, Recognizing that it is the duty of the Federal Government to develop and implement a Roadmap to Freedom in order to overhaul the outdated immigration system in the United States that has gone without significant reform for decades, and to relieve the great human impact an unjust system bears on communities around the country. Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) Naturalization H.R. 572/S. 291, National Office of New Americans Act H.R. 1308/S. 433, New Deal for New Americans Act S. 5055, Fairness for Immigrant Families Act Executive Order on Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans USCIS Policy Alert, Revising Guidance on Naturalization Civics Educational Requirement Nominations Nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas to Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Nomination of Xavier Becerra to Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Nomination of Merrick Garland to Attorney General Nomination of Vanita Gupta to Deputy Attorney General Nomination of Julie Su to Deputy Secretary of the Department of Labor Nomination of Marty Walsh to Secretary of the Department of Labor Public Charge Executive Order on Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans Refugees H.R. 2237, Guaranteed Refugee Admissions Ceiling Enhancement (GRACE) Act Executive Order on Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs to Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Climate Change on Migration Transmission of the Presidents Report to Congress on the Proposed Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2021 Root Causes Executive Order on Creating a Comprehensive Regional Framework to Address the Causes of Migration, to Manage Migration Throughout North and Central America, and to Provide Safe and Orderly Processing of Asylum Seekers at the United States Border Temporary Protected Status (TPS) S. 50, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act H.R. 8793, Hurricane Eta Relief Act of 2020 S. 306, SECURE Act Extension and Redesignation of TPS for South Sudan Extension and Redesignation of TPS for Syria Redesignation of TPS for Haiti Initial designation of TPS for Cameroon Initial designation of TPS for Mauritania Initial designation of TPS for Mexico Designation of TPS for Venezuela Designation of TPS for Burma
Client expense: $290,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), White House Office
2021 · first_quarter · Immigration
S.901, FAIR Proceedings Act S.348/H.R.1177, U.S. Citizenship Act (particularly provisions relating to legal counsel) H.R.1573, Access to Counsel Act FY 2022 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations (issues related to legal services for unaccompanied children) FY 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations (issues related to the confidentiality of mental health services and counseling provided to unaccompanied children) Issues related to maintaining Flores Settlement and standards Issues related to language prioritizing small-scale and community-based placements for unaccompanied children Issues related to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services reform Issues related to standards for influx shelters, shelter care, and services for children Issues related to the release and reunification of children with sponsors Issues related to legal counsel for children and notice to appear issuance Issues related to border processing and immigration court Issues related to on-site case management services Issues related to the Central American Women and Child Protection Act Issues related to the Department of Homeland Security hearing The Way Forward on Homeland Security Issues related to the legal status of separated families Shut Down Family Detention Act Families Belong Together Act Issues related to COVID relief for all taxpayers Issues related to unaccompanied children and influx facilities, ORR capacity and facilities, post-release legal and social services, and reunification and release Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act Opposing Amendment 934 to the American Rescue Plan Issues related to COVID protection for children in ORR custody Issues related to DHS/HHS information sharing Issues related to ORR forms and case management for unaccompanied children Issues related to processing of unaccompanied children at the border pursuant to Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act Issues related to ORR comment periods and open information collection, including mental health care services collection Administration and oversight of the unaccompanied alien children program Issues related to Significant Incident Reports Issues related to the Family Reunification Taskforce Sponsor Review Procedures for Unaccompanied Alien Children, OMB # 0970-0276, 86 Fed. Reg. 308, 1/5/21 Administration and Oversight of the Unaccompanied Alien Children Program, OMB No. OMB #0970-0547, 86 Fed Register 545, 1/6/21 Mental Health Care Services for Unaccompanied Alien Children, 86 Fed Register 1114 1/7/21 Placement and Transfer of Unaccompanied Alien Children Into ORR Care Provider Facilities, 86 Fed Register 5196, 1/19/21 Monitoring and Compliance for Office of Refugee Resettlement Care Provider Facilities, 86 Federal Register 6340, 1/21/21 Issues related to the expulsion of asylum seekers and due process and expedited removal Issues related to the Central American Minors Refugee/Parole Program
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), 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, White House Office
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| Tim Kaine | Democratic | VA |