International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2024

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

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Urged select House and Senate offices to support the creation of an immigration court for children. Urged President Biden to finalize the proposed rule that would give DACA recipients, as well as certain immigrants children, access to health coverage. Urged the Biden Administration to rescind its waiver of 26 environmental and public health laws to rush border wall construction, and to pause all planning related to the project. Urged Biden Administration to facilitate the reunification of immigrant families who have been trapped in extensive family visa backlogs for years by: 1) allowing the reclaiming of unused green cards; 2) providing parole for people in family-based green card backlogs; and 3) expanding family reunification parole programs. Letter to President, Vice President, Homeland Security, Dept of Justice, Dept of State, White House Chief of Staff, NSA opposing immigration policy harms - particularly those impacting asylum seekers - that seem to be in jeopardy, using asylum seekers as pawns in exchange for the passage of basic funding legislation. Urged the Biden administration and Congress to reject a legislative deal reportedly under consideration by the administration that would pair funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with extreme and permanent restrictions on the U.S. asylum system. Urged Schumer and McConnell to bring to a vote S396, the Haiti Criminal Collusion Transparency Act. The legislation is designed to hold gang leaders and their supporters accountable through a variety of means, This is one thing the U.S. can do to address the violence in Haiti, a root cause of forced migration. Advocacy work with the Alliance to End Human Trafficking focused on reducing the vulnerability of immigrants and migrants to human trafficking. Advocacy focus areas include: ● Inclusion of provisions in both the International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023 (S. 920) and the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023 (H.R. 5856) that address the root causes of forced migration. While all people enjoy the right to migrate in search of safety and security, they also have the right to remain in their home countries living with dignity. We will advocate for the inclusion of provisions that provide: o U.S. aid for sustainable development and humanitarian assistance that provides support for food security, housing, employment, education and healthcare in local communities; o Support for both internally displaced persons and refugees that enables them to avoid undertaking the treacherous journey to the United States; and o Financial support to non-governmental organizations that seeks to enable people to remain in their home countries in safety and to broaden the network of care for those in dangerous circumstances. ● Rapid work authorizations for asylum seekers (H.R. 1325). The Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act would direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide employment authorization for asylum applicants (provided they are not in detention and the application is not determined frivolous) 30 days after their filing of the asylum application. The inability to work leaves people vulnerable to exploitation. H.R. 1325 would enable asylum applicants to get to work and sustain themselves and their families; and ● Passage of the Immigration Court Efficiency and Childrens Court Act of 2023 (H.R. 6145 / S. 3178). This bill would assist and protect unaccompanied children, including those in need of protection from trafficking, as they navigate the complex U.S. immigration system.

H.R. 5860, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act H.R. 5525, Continuing Appropriations and Border Security Enhancement Act, 2024 H.R. 2/S. 2824, Secure the Border Act of 2023 S. 2291, Northern Border Coordination Act S. 920, International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R. 5145, WISE Act of 2023 H.R. 3968/S. 1843, End Child Trafficking Now Act H.R. 5008/ S. 2646, HEAL for Immigrant Families Act of 2023 H.R. 5856/ S.920, International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2023 H.R. 3941, Schools Not Shelters Act Issues related to the Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2023 Issues related to the Immigration Court Efficiency and Childrens Court Act Issues related to ORR oversight Issues related to Flores agreement Issues related to influx capacity and family unity Issues related to protections special immigrant juveniles (SIJ) and the visa cap and processing timeframes Issues related to legal counsel for unaccompanied children and families Issues related to unaccompanied children program Issues related to child labor exploitation Issues related to the federal licensing of ORR facilities Issues related to CBP and ORR language access Issues related to HHS security clearance requirements for contractors/subcontractors Issues related to influx care facilities Issues related to family separation Issues related to co-location of HHS child welfare experts at CBP border facilities Issues related to safe return and reintegration Issues related to the expansion of UC legal services and post-release social services for unaccompanied children, including potential new contract for UC legal services Issues related to Family Reunification Assistance for Afghan Parolees Immediate Family Members Outside the United States Issues related to the Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule Issues related to Temporary Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Renewal Applicants Release of Unaccompanied Children From Office of Refugee Resettlement Custody (Office of Management and Budget #0970-0552) (88 Fed. Reg. 52167) Appellate Procedures and Decisional Finality in Immigration Proceedings; Administrative Closure (EOIR Rule) Issues related to refugees, Safe Mobility Offices, and migration management Issues related to licensed child welfare professionals at the border Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Notice of Entry of Appearance as Attorney or Accredited Representative Issues related to CBP and ORR language access Immigration Court Efficiency and Childrens Court Act Issues related to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Issues related to support for Ukraine