RIDE Act

Reforming the current H2B program; support policy initiatives that provide cap relief to H2B employers. Codifying returning worker exemption. Issues related to reforming guest worker visa programs, including advocacy for changes to the P-Visa program and support. H.R. 1787, the Carnivals Are Real Entertainment Act, all provisions. S. 4040, the Restoring Industry Development in Entertainment Act, all provisions.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Administrative Relief Nonimmigrant visa access and related waivers; Parole for spouses of US Citizens; Cancellation of removal as a legal relief outside of INA 240 removal proceedings; INA 212(d)(3) Waivers; Work permits for long-term immigrants, mixed status families, Dreamers without DACA and spouses of U.S. citizens; Streamlining pathways for lawful status for undocumented immigrants. Asylum Reducing the asylum backlog by resourcing USCIS; Guaranteed access to counsel for asylum seekers in federal custody; President Bidens Executive Order to Limit Asylum Seekers at the Southern Border. Border and Interior Enforcement Opposing H.R. 2 - Secure the Border Act of 2023; Opposing federal support to Operation Lone Star; DHS FY 2025 Appropriations; DHS/DOJ announcement to increase border prosecutions; Opposing anti-immigrant amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act; Opposing S. 4361 - Border Act of 2024; Opposing H.R. 7343 - Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act; Opposing H.R. 8146 - Police Our Border Act; Opposing H. Res. 1210 - Condemning the Biden border crisis and the tremendous burdens law enforcement officers face as a result; Opposing H. Res. 1112 - Denouncing the Biden Administration's Immigration Policies; Opposing Fiscal Year 2025 Request for Customs and Border Protection; Opposing H.R. 3602 - Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act; Opposing H.R. 7109 - Equal Representation Act; Opposing motion to proceed for Senate bipartisan Border Act; Opposing H.R. 7739 - To require the implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols at the northern border of the United States; Opposing S. Res. 608 - A resolution denouncing the Biden Administration's immigration policies; Opposing Senate Supplemental bill exchanging asylum for foreign aid funding; Opposing H.R. 7733 - To amend section 236A of the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the requirement to cross reference the terrorist screening database; Opposing H.R. 7909 - Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act; Opposing H.R. 7048 - No Funding for Sanctuary Cities Act. Children Opposing S.J. Res. 94 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the proposed rule submitted by the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to the Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule; Exempting SIJS youth from EB visa caps; S. 4393 - Childrens Safe Welcome Act of 2024. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) H.R. 16 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2023; S. 365 - Dream Act of 2023; DACA recipients receiving coverage under the ACA. Detention Opposing S. 4032 - Improving Public Safety Through Immigration Warrant Issuance Act; Ending the use of solitary confinement in ICE detention centers; Opposing the expansion of immigrant detention; End detention of Haitians intercepted at sea; Limit CBP detention of new parents and infants. Employment Authorization Easing work authorization backlogs to asylum seekers; Expanding work permit automatic extensions; Expand work authorizations for asylum seekers. Foreign Relations & National Security Opposing the expansion of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA); Opposing FISA Section 702 Surveillance. Immigration Courts H.R.7724 - To establish, under article I of the Constitution of the United States, a court of record to be known as the United States Immigration Courts; Legal representation funding. Legalization H.R. 3599 - DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act. Parole Humanitarian Parole for Sudan; Humanitarian Parole for Haiti. Refugees Opposing amendments 49 and 137 of H.R. 3602 - Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act; Refugee funding in FY 2025 appropriations; H. Res. 526 - A resolution reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around the world; S. Res. 258 - A resolution reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around the world Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Designation of TPS for Guatemala; Initial designation of TPS for Mali; Initial designation of TPS/SSR for Democratic Republic of Congo; Redesignation and extension of TPS for Haiti; Initial designation of TPS for Ecuador; Initial designation of TPS for Lebanon; Improved Access, Education, and Communication for TPS Designation Notices and Information. Visas & Benefits Access S. 4040 - A bill to establish a new nonimmigrant visa for mobile entertainment workers; H.R. 7833 - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make changes related to family-sponsored immigrants and to reduce the number of such immigrants, and for other purposes(Nuclear Family Priority Act); Recapture visas; S. 2038 - LIFT the Bar Act of 2023; S. 2646 - HEAL for Immigrant Families Act of 2023; H.R. 5008 - HEAL for Immigrant Families Act of 2023; Opposing H.R. 7772 - To restrict certain Federal assistance benefits to individuals verified to be citizens of the United States. Voting Opposing H.R. 7640 - No Foreign Persons Administering Our Elections Act; Opposing H.R. 6942 - Count Only Citizens Act; H.R. 7179 - To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to treat United States Citizenship and Immigration Services field offices as voter registration agencies, and for other purposes; Opposing H.R. 8281 - Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act). Other Opposing Mayorkas Impeachment H. Res. 863 - Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors; S. 3705 - Human Rights Defenders Protection Act of 2024; Opposing H.R.7185 - HIDTA Reauthorization Act of 2024; Opposing H.R.7246 - American Land and Property Protection Act; Opposing H.R.7311 - Combating International Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling; Partnership Act of 2024; Opposing S. 3659 - Equal Representation Act; H.R. 7263 - VISITOR Act; Opposing H.R.7083 - RAZOR Act; H.R.7173 - GRACE Act; H.R.7262 - Closing the Workforce Gap Act of 2024; H.R. 6980 - DOCTORS Act; Opposing H.R. 7057 - Evaluating Financial Impacts of Illegal Immigration Act; H.R. 6831 - VERDAD Reauthorization Act; Opposing H.R. 7582 - Equal Protection for American Workers Act; H.R. 7574 - Closing the Workforce Gap Act of 2024; S. 317 - Reproductive Freedom for All Act; S. 3987 - A bill to protect stateless persons in the United States, and for other purposes; H.R. 7755 - To protect stateless persons in the United States, and for other purposes; S. 4007 - A bill to direct the Attorney General to study issues relating to human trafficking, and for other purposes; Opposing anti-immigrant funding in FY 2025 - National Defense Authorization Act.

Client expense: $140,000 · Firm income: Not reported

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

Reforming the current H2B program; support policy initiatives that provide cap relief to H2B employers. Codifying returning worker exemption. Issues related to reforming guest worker visa programs, including advocacy for changes to the P-Visa program and support. H.R. 1787, the Carnivals Are Real Entertainment Act, all provisions. S. 4040, the Restoring Industry Development in Entertainment Act, all provisions.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE