Administrative Relief
Nonimmigrant visa access and related waivers
Parole for spouses of US Citizens
Create family reunification parole programs for additional countries
Work permits for families in the provisional waiver backlog.
Cancellation of removal as a legal relief outside of INA 240 removal proceedings
Labor-Based Deferred Action
Renewals of deferred action
Supporting DOJ/EOIR NPRM on Administrative Closure
Work permits for long-term immigrants, mixed status families, Dreamers without DACA and spouses of US Citizens
DHS/TSA NPRM on mobile drivers licenses
Asylum
Funding to the Shelter and Services Program (SSP)
Lankford/Sinema/Murphy proposal to make changes to asylum system for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan funding
H.R. 7372, Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act
H.R. 6939, REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2024
Opposing numerical caps to asylum
Opposing using 212(f) expulsion authority
Reducing the asylum backlog by resourcing USCIS
Supporting increased Congressional funding to hire asylum officers
Opposing asylum changes in Fitzpatrick-Golden Bill discharge petition (Discharge Petition No. 10)
Opposing asylum changes through the FY24 Appropriations
Rescind Implementing Bilateral and Multilateral Asylum Cooperative Agreements Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, 84 Fed. Reg. 63,994 (Nov. 19, 2019)
Rescind Procedures for Asylum and Bars to Asylum Eligibility, 85 Fed. Reg. 67,202 (Nov. 20, 2020)
Rescind Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal; Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Review, 85 Fed. Reg. 80,274, (Dec. 11, 2020)
Rescind Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal, 85 Fed. Reg. 81,698 (Dec. 16, 2020)
Rescind Asylum Eligibility and Procedural Modifications, 85 Fed. Reg. 82,260 (Dec. 17, 2020)
Rescind Security Bars and Processing, 85 Fed. Reg. 84,160 (Dec. 23, 2020)
Promulgate Clarifying Definitions and Analyses for Fair and Efficient Asylum and Other Protection Determinations, RIN 1615-AC65 (Fall 2023)
Promulgate Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers, 87 Fed. Reg. 18,078 (Mar. 29, 2022)
Promulgate Circumvention of Lawful Pathways, 88 Fed. Reg. 31,314 (Dec. 28, 2022). Rescinding the rule, except those parts that rescind Aliens Subject to a Bar on Entry Under Certain Presidential Proclamations; Procedures for Protection Claims, 83 Fed. Reg. 55,934 (Nov. 9, 2018) and Asylum Eligibility and Procedural Modifications, 85 Fed. Reg. 82,260 (Dec. 17, 2020)
Refiled I-589s Following EOIR Dismissal or Termination
Establish a Humanitarian Visa for Pre-Screened Asylum Seekers
Safe Mobility Offices
Providing support and foreign assistance to enable regional partners to improve the screening and protection of migrants and to address the root causes of migration
Creating a White House task force for coordinating reception and welcoming services among the federal government, state and local governments, and civil society
Providing federal support for cities receiving mass numbers of asylum seekers
Guaranteed access to counsel for asylum seekers in federal custody
Border and Interior Enforcement
H.R. 2, Secure the Border Act of 2023
Urging DOJ to investigate Operation Lone Star and to investigate extremist militias
White Houses DHS supplemental funding request
Opposing Republican anti-immigrant amendments in H.R. 6363, Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
Senate Amendment 1371, National Security and Border Act, 2024
H.R. 815, RELIEVE Act
H.R. 5672, Bipartisan Keep America Open Act
H.R. 5283, Protecting Our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 2023
Opposing nationwide expedited removal
Opposing restart of border wall construction
OMB guidance on artificial intelligence
Advocating for capacity expansion at ports of entry
Opposing mass surveillance like GPS surveillance and ankle monitors
Raising awareness of Border Vigilantism
Urging DOJ to investigate extremists in Eagle Pass & demilitarize
Opposing Executive Order that prioritizes new migrants for deportation
Phase out/terminate 287(g) programs
Opposing the expansion of Operation Lone Star via Customs and Border Protection
Opposing increased funding for ICE detention in FY 2024 appropriation bill
Opposing Facial Recognition Technology
Deploying more resources for inspections and enforcement
Investigating migrant deaths at the border
Promoting Safe and Orderly Migration Pathways as Part of Fair, Humane, and Orderly Border Management
Restoring and Strengthening the Asylum and Refugee Systems to Ensure Humane Treatment and Protection.
Stop prosecuting migration-related offenses
Information on Targeting of Migrants from Muslim-Majority Countries at Southern Border
Opposing Increased Funding for ICE Detention
Criminalize Fleeing from Immigration Enforcement Act
DED for Colombia
Redesignation of DED for Liberia
H.R. 5585, Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
H.R. 6678, Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act
H.R. 6976, Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act
Opposing ICE surveillance of cell phone location data and surveillance contracts
H.R. 7343, Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act
H.R. 7334, Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Commit Robbery Act
H.R. 7322, SUE for Immigration Enforcement Act
S. 2367, CHECKPOINT Act
Presidential Pardon to Halt Robert Pantons Deportation
Opposing potential anti-immigrant amendments to the supplemental Senate budget
Amendments to H.R.815, National Security Act, 2024
H.R. 7372, Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act
H.R. 7311, Combating International Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling Partnership Act of 2024
H.R. 7402, Operation Lone Star Reimbursement Act
H.R. 7404, Subterranean Border Defense Act
S. 3796, Keeping International Land Ports of Entry Open Act
H.R. 7182, Defend Our Borders From Armed Invaders Act
H.R. 7330, State Border Security Act
H.R. 7118, Halt the Invasion Act
H.R. 7229, WALL Act of 2024
H.R. 7243, Border Security State Reimbursement Act
H.R. 7259, SEND THEM BACK Act of 2024
S. 3668, State Border Security Act
S. 3587, Mandatory Removal Proceedings Act
S. 3591, Stop Fentanyl at the Border Act
H.R. 6208, TRASHED Border Act
H.R. 7058, Border Security Reserve Fund Act
H.R. 7074, State of Texas Operational Protections Act
S. 3576, CONTAINER Act
H.R. 6940, Mass Immigration Reduction Act of 2024
H.R. 6941, Criminalize Fleeing from Immigration Enforcement Act of 2024
S. 3933, Laken Riley Act
S. 3927, Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act of 2024
S. 3923, Immigration Detainer Enforcement Act of 2024
S. 3915, No Community Development Block Grants for Sanctuary Cities Act
H.R. 7580, Immigration Detainer Enforcement Act of 2024
H.R. 7566, CARTEL Act of 2024
S. 3965, Deploy Fentanyl Scanners Act of 2024
H.R. 7649, Protecting our Communities from Sexual Predators Act
Opposing Destruction of Medical Records by CBP
H.R. 7369, CBP HiRe Act of 2024
H.R. 7366, To require timely publication of CBP border encounters, and for other purposes
Opposing H. Res. 957, Denouncing the Biden administration's open-borders policies, condemning the national security and public safety crisis along the southwest border, and urging President Biden to end his administration's open-borders policies.
Transparency on how ICE will stop purchasing commercial telemetry data (CTD)
Opposing H. Res. 1065, Denouncing the Biden administrations immigration policies
End the use of federal criminal prosecutions for migration-related offenses
Children
S. 3065, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2023
Making FAFSA available to youth approved for SIJS
H.R. 6145 / S. 3178, Immigration Court Efficiency and Childrens Court Act of 2023
Ensuring children have adequate post-release services
Ensuring UACs asylum claims are heard quickly
ORR proposed rule replacing Flores Settlement
Supporting EOIR memo providing a specialized juvenile docket
Opposing H.R. 7372, Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act b/c of its lack of protections for unaccompanied children
Ending the SIJS Backlog
Healthcare for children in detention
Opposing removal of those targeted by immigration raids
S. 3881, CLEAR Act of 2024
Climate
S. 3340, Climate Displaced Persons Act
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
2022 DACA rule
Finalizing the DACA ACA Rule
Protecting DACA recipients and immigration youth from enforcement
Supporting amicus brief for State of Texas et al. v. United States of America, et al.
Streamlining the process by which DACA holders may obtain another status
DACA advance parole
DACA recipients eligibility for employment-based visa or green card sponsorship, with a focus on PERM and H-1Bs
Higher education for Dreamers (with and without DACA/TPS)
Detention
Closing immigrant detention centers
Family Expedited Removal Management program
Closing open air detention sites
Opposing mandatory detention
Request for status update on immigration detention facilities recommended for closure in 2022 by ICE
Opposing an increase in funding for increased detention beds
Opposing mandatory detention of unaccompanied children
H.R. 7511, Laken Riley Act
H.R. 661, Sarah's Law
H.R. 7415, DIRE Act
DHS funding through White House FY 2025 Budget
S. 4032, Improving Public Safety Through Immigration Warrant Issuance Act
Ending the use of solitary confinement in ICE detention centers
Seeking transparency on deaths under ICE custody
Ending private detention
Voiding New Farmville Detention Center Contracts
Opposing the detention of Haitians in Guantanamo Bay
Halt all deportation flights to Haiti and maritime interdiction removals of Haitians
Accountability for detainee death at NWDC
Employment Authorization
Easing work authorization backlogs to asylum seekers
Expanding work permit automatic extensions
Expand work authorizations for asylum seekers
H.R. 1325, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023
DOL H-2A regulations
DHS H-1B NPRM Modernizing H-1B Requirements, Providing Flexibility in the F-1 Program, and Program Improvements Affecting Other Nonimmigrant Workers
H.R. 4319, Farm Worker Modernization Act of 2023
Promulgate Temporary Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Renewal Applicants, RIN 1615-AC78 (Spring 2022)
Family Separation
ICE Family FERM Policy (Family Expedited Removal Management) Policy
H.R.2697 / S. 1187 Fairness to Freedom Act of 2023
Protecting spouses of US Citizens from deportation
Reuniting families stuck in backlogs
Access to legal representation for families separated under Zero Tolerance
Expanding family reunification programs
Foreign Relations & National Security
Opposing the Return of the China Initiative through the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Appropriations bill, H.R.5893, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
H.R. 7571, Americas Act
Opposing the reinstatement of DOJs China Initiative
Humanitarian Protections for Palestinians
H.R. 7335, Transparency in National Security Threats Act
Promoting Regional Cooperation
S. 3234, Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023
Opposing the expansion of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)
Immigration Courts
Legal representation programs for adults
Funding for the Immigration Court backlog
Opposing budget cuts to EOIRs Legal Orientation Program
Legalization
H.R. 4627 / S. 2327, Afghan Adjustment Act
H.R. 3599, DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2023
H.R. 16, Dream and Promise Act of 2023
H.R. 4722, Protect Patriot Spouses Act
H.R. 4694: Protect Patriot Parents Act
Parole
Expansion of parole
Opposing reduction of the Presidents parole authority
Humanitarian Parole for Sudan
Raising awareness of the human rights issues arising from CBP One
CHNV Parole Program
Humanitarian Parole for Afghans
H.Res.1048, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the plight of Cameroonian immigrants and the continued turmoil and instability in the nation of Cameroon merits a designation of humanitarian parole and calling on the Department of Homeland Security to create a humanitarian parole program for Cameroonians fleeing this violence.
Refugees
Ensuring refugee priorities are adequately funded
Opposing migrant removals in Panama
Secure federal funding for refugees and other newcomers in FY 2024 and FY 2025
Safe Mobility Initiative
Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
Supporting TPS extensions and redesignations
Redesignation of TPS for El Salvador, Cameroon, Nicaragua, Honduras, Syria, Yemen, and Nepal
Designation of TPS for Guatemala
Initial designation of TPS for Mali
Initial designation of TPS/SSR for Democratic Republic of Congo
Initial designation of TPS/DED for Palestine
H.R. 7371, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ecuador Act of 2024
H.R. 7034 / S. 3618, TPS for Mauritania Act of 2024
Redesignation and extension of TPS for Haiti, Ethiopia, and Burma
Visas & Benefits Access
Visa recapture
Transparency in Visa Waiver Program MOU With Israel
H.R. 7232, No Visas for Anti-Semitic Students Act
H.R. 6987, Student Visa Security Improvement Act
H.R. 7590, To impose certain conditions on the issuance of diplomatic and student visas to nationals of certain covered nations.
H.R. 7028, Keeping Our Promise Act
H.R. 7220, EB-5 Regional Center Program Advisory Committee Authorization Act
H.R. 7215, To express the sense of Congress that aliens who are present in the United States without lawful status under the immigration laws should not receive any benefit under the Medicare program or under the Medicaid program.
S. 3892, Community Health Worker Access Act
Supporting USCIS Funding in FY25
LGBTQI+ families navigating the family unification processes
Special Student Relief (SSR) for Nigeria
Equitable compensation and protection for agricultural and food system workers
USCIS fee schedule
Recognizing adoptees U.S. citizenship
Clarifying the eligibility for citizenship of people granted inadmissibility waivers
Streamlining and allowing greater flexibility related to the submission of disability naturalization exam exemptions
Issues affecting LPRs whose status may expire while their naturalization applications are pending, by codifying the automatic status extension
Naturalization test redesign
Funding to the USCIS Citizenship and Integration Grant program in during the FY24 appropriations process
Expanding TRIO to Undocumented Students
Improvements to Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver
Opposing the exclusion of immigrant families from the Child Tax Credit
Equitable access to Rural Housing Service programs
Wellness in the immigrant community
Free tax preparation services for immigrants
Voting
H.R. 7640, No Foreign Persons Administering Our Elections Act
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.
Other
Opposing Mayorkas Impeachment (H. Res. 863, Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors)
Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Opposing data broker contracts with LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters
Deferred action for labor enforcement (DALE) workplace protections for all immigrants
Rooting Out Discrimination and Anti-Blackness in the Immigration System
Ending social media vetting and extraneous data collection
Broadly interpreting prosecutorial discretion
Advocating for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to systematically collect race and ethnicity data
Supporting protections for federal contractor whistleblowers
Advocating for FOIA Requests
Opposing the monitoring of remittance money
Right to access agricultural land
Denouncing dehumanizing anti-immigrant rhetoric
S. 3705, Human Rights Defenders Protection Act of 2024
H.R. 7185, HIDTA Reauthorization Act of 2024
H.R. 7246, American Land and Property Protection Act
H.R. 7311, Combating International Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling Partnership Act of 2024
S. 3659, Equal Representation Act
H.R. 7263, VISITOR Act
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
H.R. 7048, No Funding for Sanctuary Cities Act
H.R. 7057, Evaluating Financial Impacts of Illegal Immigration Act
H.R. 6831, VERDAD Reauthorization Act
H.R. 7582, Equal Protection for American Workers Act
H.R. 7574, Closing the Workforce Gap Act of 2024
Duration: September 1, 2018
to
present
General Issues: Immigration , Budget/Appropriations , Government Issues
Spending: about $4,300,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)
It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.
Agencies lobbied since 2018: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, White House Office, U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS), Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Natl Security Council (NSC), State - Dept of (DOS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Executive Office of the President (EOP), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Lobbyists
Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.
Disclosures Filed
Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.
1st Quarter, 2024
In Q1, The Immigration Hub LLC had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 19.
Original Filing: 301567491.xml
Lobbying Issues
Administrative Relief
Nonimmigrant visa access and related waivers
Parole for spouses of US Citizens
Create family reunification parole programs for additional countries
Work permits for families in the provisional waiver backlog.
Cancellation of removal as a legal relief outside of INA 240 removal proceedings
Labor-Based Deferred Action
Renewals of deferred action
Supporting DOJ/EOIR NPRM on Administrative Closure
Work permits for long-term immigrants, mixed status families, Dreamers without DACA and spouses of US Citizens
DHS/TSA NPRM on mobile drivers licenses
Asylum
Funding to the Shelter and Services Program (SSP)
Lankford/Sinema/Murphy proposal to make changes to asylum system for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan funding
H.R. 7372, Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act
H.R. 6939, REMAIN in Mexico Act of 2024
Opposing numerical caps to asylum
Opposing using 212(f) expulsion authority
Reducing the asylum backlog by resourcing USCIS
Supporting increased Congressional funding to hire asylum officers
Opposing asylum changes in Fitzpatrick-Golden Bill discharge petition (Discharge Petition No. 10)
Opposing asylum changes through the FY24 Appropriations
Rescind Implementing Bilateral and Multilateral Asylum Cooperative Agreements Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, 84 Fed. Reg. 63,994 (Nov. 19, 2019)
Rescind Procedures for Asylum and Bars to Asylum Eligibility, 85 Fed. Reg. 67,202 (Nov. 20, 2020)
Rescind Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal; Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Review, 85 Fed. Reg. 80,274, (Dec. 11, 2020)
Rescind Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal, 85 Fed. Reg. 81,698 (Dec. 16, 2020)
Rescind Asylum Eligibility and Procedural Modifications, 85 Fed. Reg. 82,260 (Dec. 17, 2020)
Rescind Security Bars and Processing, 85 Fed. Reg. 84,160 (Dec. 23, 2020)
Promulgate Clarifying Definitions and Analyses for Fair and Efficient Asylum and Other Protection Determinations, RIN 1615-AC65 (Fall 2023)
Promulgate Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers, 87 Fed. Reg. 18,078 (Mar. 29, 2022)
Promulgate Circumvention of Lawful Pathways, 88 Fed. Reg. 31,314 (Dec. 28, 2022). Rescinding the rule, except those parts that rescind Aliens Subject to a Bar on Entry Under Certain Presidential Proclamations; Procedures for Protection Claims, 83 Fed. Reg. 55,934 (Nov. 9, 2018) and Asylum Eligibility and Procedural Modifications, 85 Fed. Reg. 82,260 (Dec. 17, 2020)
Refiled I-589s Following EOIR Dismissal or Termination
Establish a Humanitarian Visa for Pre-Screened Asylum Seekers
Safe Mobility Offices
Providing support and foreign assistance to enable regional partners to improve the screening and protection of migrants and to address the root causes of migration
Creating a White House task force for coordinating reception and welcoming services among the federal government, state and local governments, and civil society
Providing federal support for cities receiving mass numbers of asylum seekers
Guaranteed access to counsel for asylum seekers in federal custody
Border and Interior Enforcement
H.R. 2, Secure the Border Act of 2023
Urging DOJ to investigate Operation Lone Star and to investigate extremist militias
White Houses DHS supplemental funding request
Opposing Republican anti-immigrant amendments in H.R. 6363, Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024
Senate Amendment 1371, National Security and Border Act, 2024
H.R. 815, RELIEVE Act
H.R. 5672, Bipartisan Keep America Open Act
H.R. 5283, Protecting Our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 2023
Opposing nationwide expedited removal
Opposing restart of border wall construction
OMB guidance on artificial intelligence
Advocating for capacity expansion at ports of entry
Opposing mass surveillance like GPS surveillance and ankle monitors
Raising awareness of Border Vigilantism
Urging DOJ to investigate extremists in Eagle Pass & demilitarize
Opposing Executive Order that prioritizes new migrants for deportation
Phase out/terminate 287(g) programs
Opposing the expansion of Operation Lone Star via Customs and Border Protection
Opposing increased funding for ICE detention in FY 2024 appropriation bill
Opposing Facial Recognition Technology
Deploying more resources for inspections and enforcement
Investigating migrant deaths at the border
Promoting Safe and Orderly Migration Pathways as Part of Fair, Humane, and Orderly Border Management
Restoring and Strengthening the Asylum and Refugee Systems to Ensure Humane Treatment and Protection.
Stop prosecuting migration-related offenses
Information on Targeting of Migrants from Muslim-Majority Countries at Southern Border
Opposing Increased Funding for ICE Detention
Criminalize Fleeing from Immigration Enforcement Act
DED for Colombia
Redesignation of DED for Liberia
H.R. 5585, Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act
H.R. 6678, Consequences for Social Security Fraud Act
H.R. 6976, Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act
Opposing ICE surveillance of cell phone location data and surveillance contracts
H.R. 7343, Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act
H.R. 7334, Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Commit Robbery Act
H.R. 7322, SUE for Immigration Enforcement Act
S. 2367, CHECKPOINT Act
Presidential Pardon to Halt Robert Pantons Deportation
Opposing potential anti-immigrant amendments to the supplemental Senate budget
Amendments to H.R.815, National Security Act, 2024
H.R. 7372, Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act
H.R. 7311, Combating International Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling Partnership Act of 2024
H.R. 7402, Operation Lone Star Reimbursement Act
H.R. 7404, Subterranean Border Defense Act
S. 3796, Keeping International Land Ports of Entry Open Act
H.R. 7182, Defend Our Borders From Armed Invaders Act
H.R. 7330, State Border Security Act
H.R. 7118, Halt the Invasion Act
H.R. 7229, WALL Act of 2024
H.R. 7243, Border Security State Reimbursement Act
H.R. 7259, SEND THEM BACK Act of 2024
S. 3668, State Border Security Act
S. 3587, Mandatory Removal Proceedings Act
S. 3591, Stop Fentanyl at the Border Act
H.R. 6208, TRASHED Border Act
H.R. 7058, Border Security Reserve Fund Act
H.R. 7074, State of Texas Operational Protections Act
S. 3576, CONTAINER Act
H.R. 6940, Mass Immigration Reduction Act of 2024
H.R. 6941, Criminalize Fleeing from Immigration Enforcement Act of 2024
S. 3933, Laken Riley Act
S. 3927, Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act of 2024
S. 3923, Immigration Detainer Enforcement Act of 2024
S. 3915, No Community Development Block Grants for Sanctuary Cities Act
H.R. 7580, Immigration Detainer Enforcement Act of 2024
H.R. 7566, CARTEL Act of 2024
S. 3965, Deploy Fentanyl Scanners Act of 2024
H.R. 7649, Protecting our Communities from Sexual Predators Act
Opposing Destruction of Medical Records by CBP
H.R. 7369, CBP HiRe Act of 2024
H.R. 7366, To require timely publication of CBP border encounters, and for other purposes
Opposing H. Res. 957, Denouncing the Biden administration's open-borders policies, condemning the national security and public safety crisis along the southwest border, and urging President Biden to end his administration's open-borders policies.
Transparency on how ICE will stop purchasing commercial telemetry data (CTD)
Opposing H. Res. 1065, Denouncing the Biden administrations immigration policies
End the use of federal criminal prosecutions for migration-related offenses
Children
S. 3065, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2023
Making FAFSA available to youth approved for SIJS
H.R. 6145 / S. 3178, Immigration Court Efficiency and Childrens Court Act of 2023
Ensuring children have adequate post-release services
Ensuring UACs asylum claims are heard quickly
ORR proposed rule replacing Flores Settlement
Supporting EOIR memo providing a specialized juvenile docket
Opposing H.R. 7372, Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act b/c of its lack of protections for unaccompanied children
Ending the SIJS Backlog
Healthcare for children in detention
Opposing removal of those targeted by immigration raids
S. 3881, CLEAR Act of 2024
Climate
S. 3340, Climate Displaced Persons Act
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
2022 DACA rule
Finalizing the DACA ACA Rule
Protecting DACA recipients and immigration youth from enforcement
Supporting amicus brief for State of Texas et al. v. United States of America, et al.
Streamlining the process by which DACA holders may obtain another status
DACA advance parole
DACA recipients eligibility for employment-based visa or green card sponsorship, with a focus on PERM and H-1Bs
Higher education for Dreamers (with and without DACA/TPS)
Detention
Closing immigrant detention centers
Family Expedited Removal Management program
Closing open air detention sites
Opposing mandatory detention
Request for status update on immigration detention facilities recommended for closure in 2022 by ICE
Opposing an increase in funding for increased detention beds
Opposing mandatory detention of unaccompanied children
H.R. 7511, Laken Riley Act
H.R. 661, Sarah's Law
H.R. 7415, DIRE Act
DHS funding through White House FY 2025 Budget
S. 4032, Improving Public Safety Through Immigration Warrant Issuance Act
Ending the use of solitary confinement in ICE detention centers
Seeking transparency on deaths under ICE custody
Ending private detention
Voiding New Farmville Detention Center Contracts
Opposing the detention of Haitians in Guantanamo Bay
Halt all deportation flights to Haiti and maritime interdiction removals of Haitians
Accountability for detainee death at NWDC
Employment Authorization
Easing work authorization backlogs to asylum seekers
Expanding work permit automatic extensions
Expand work authorizations for asylum seekers
H.R. 1325, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023
DOL H-2A regulations
DHS H-1B NPRM Modernizing H-1B Requirements, Providing Flexibility in the F-1 Program, and Program Improvements Affecting Other Nonimmigrant Workers
H.R. 4319, Farm Worker Modernization Act of 2023
Promulgate Temporary Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Renewal Applicants, RIN 1615-AC78 (Spring 2022)
Family Separation
ICE Family FERM Policy (Family Expedited Removal Management) Policy
H.R.2697 / S. 1187 Fairness to Freedom Act of 2023
Protecting spouses of US Citizens from deportation
Reuniting families stuck in backlogs
Access to legal representation for families separated under Zero Tolerance
Expanding family reunification programs
Foreign Relations & National Security
Opposing the Return of the China Initiative through the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Appropriations bill, H.R.5893, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
H.R. 7571, Americas Act
Opposing the reinstatement of DOJs China Initiative
Humanitarian Protections for Palestinians
H.R. 7335, Transparency in National Security Threats Act
Promoting Regional Cooperation
S. 3234, Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023
Opposing the expansion of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)
Immigration Courts
Legal representation programs for adults
Funding for the Immigration Court backlog
Opposing budget cuts to EOIRs Legal Orientation Program
Legalization
H.R. 4627 / S. 2327, Afghan Adjustment Act
H.R. 3599, DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2023
H.R. 16, Dream and Promise Act of 2023
H.R. 4722, Protect Patriot Spouses Act
H.R. 4694: Protect Patriot Parents Act
Parole
Expansion of parole
Opposing reduction of the Presidents parole authority
Humanitarian Parole for Sudan
Raising awareness of the human rights issues arising from CBP One
CHNV Parole Program
Humanitarian Parole for Afghans
H.Res.1048, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the plight of Cameroonian immigrants and the continued turmoil and instability in the nation of Cameroon merits a designation of humanitarian parole and calling on the Department of Homeland Security to create a humanitarian parole program for Cameroonians fleeing this violence.
Refugees
Ensuring refugee priorities are adequately funded
Opposing migrant removals in Panama
Secure federal funding for refugees and other newcomers in FY 2024 and FY 2025
Safe Mobility Initiative
Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
Supporting TPS extensions and redesignations
Redesignation of TPS for El Salvador, Cameroon, Nicaragua, Honduras, Syria, Yemen, and Nepal
Designation of TPS for Guatemala
Initial designation of TPS for Mali
Initial designation of TPS/SSR for Democratic Republic of Congo
Initial designation of TPS/DED for Palestine
H.R. 7371, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ecuador Act of 2024
H.R. 7034 / S. 3618, TPS for Mauritania Act of 2024
Redesignation and extension of TPS for Haiti, Ethiopia, and Burma
Visas & Benefits Access
Visa recapture
Transparency in Visa Waiver Program MOU With Israel
H.R. 7232, No Visas for Anti-Semitic Students Act
H.R. 6987, Student Visa Security Improvement Act
H.R. 7590, To impose certain conditions on the issuance of diplomatic and student visas to nationals of certain covered nations.
H.R. 7028, Keeping Our Promise Act
H.R. 7220, EB-5 Regional Center Program Advisory Committee Authorization Act
H.R. 7215, To express the sense of Congress that aliens who are present in the United States without lawful status under the immigration laws should not receive any benefit under the Medicare program or under the Medicaid program.
S. 3892, Community Health Worker Access Act
Supporting USCIS Funding in FY25
LGBTQI+ families navigating the family unification processes
Special Student Relief (SSR) for Nigeria
Equitable compensation and protection for agricultural and food system workers
USCIS fee schedule
Recognizing adoptees U.S. citizenship
Clarifying the eligibility for citizenship of people granted inadmissibility waivers
Streamlining and allowing greater flexibility related to the submission of disability naturalization exam exemptions
Issues affecting LPRs whose status may expire while their naturalization applications are pending, by codifying the automatic status extension
Naturalization test redesign
Funding to the USCIS Citizenship and Integration Grant program in during the FY24 appropriations process
Expanding TRIO to Undocumented Students
Improvements to Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver
Opposing the exclusion of immigrant families from the Child Tax Credit
Equitable access to Rural Housing Service programs
Wellness in the immigrant community
Free tax preparation services for immigrants
Voting
H.R. 7640, No Foreign Persons Administering Our Elections Act
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.
Other
Opposing Mayorkas Impeachment (H. Res. 863, Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors)
Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Opposing data broker contracts with LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters
Deferred action for labor enforcement (DALE) workplace protections for all immigrants
Rooting Out Discrimination and Anti-Blackness in the Immigration System
Ending social media vetting and extraneous data collection
Broadly interpreting prosecutorial discretion
Advocating for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to systematically collect race and ethnicity data
Supporting protections for federal contractor whistleblowers
Advocating for FOIA Requests
Opposing the monitoring of remittance money
Right to access agricultural land
Denouncing dehumanizing anti-immigrant rhetoric
S. 3705, Human Rights Defenders Protection Act of 2024
H.R. 7185, HIDTA Reauthorization Act of 2024
H.R. 7246, American Land and Property Protection Act
H.R. 7311, Combating International Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling Partnership Act of 2024
S. 3659, Equal Representation Act
H.R. 7263, VISITOR Act
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
H.R. 7048, No Funding for Sanctuary Cities Act
H.R. 7057, Evaluating Financial Impacts of Illegal Immigration Act
H.R. 6831, VERDAD Reauthorization Act
H.R. 7582, Equal Protection for American Workers Act
H.R. 7574, Closing the Workforce Gap Act of 2024
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives White House Office U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS) Justice - Dept of (DOJ) Natl Security Council (NSC)
4th Quarter, 2023
In Q4, The Immigration Hub LLC had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 19.
Original Filing: 301530438.xml
Lobbying Issues
Administrative Relief
Nonimmigrant visa access and related waivers;
Parole for spouses of US Citizens.
Asylum
Funding to the Shelter and Services Program (SSP);
Opposing asylum changes in funding bills;
Opposing the Lankford proposal to make changes to asylum system for Ukraine funding;
Opposing increasing the credible fear standard;
Opposing restart of MPP;
Opposing numerical caps to asylum.
Border and Interior Enforcement
H.R. 2, Secure the Border Act of 2023;
Urging DOJ to investigate Operation Lone Star;
White Houses DHS supplemental funding request;
Opposing Republican anti-immigrant amendments in H.R. 6363, Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act of 2024;
S. Amdt. 1371, National Security and Border Act of 2024;
H.R. 815, Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency (RELIEVE) Act;
H.R. 5672, Bipartisan Keep America Open Act;
H.R. 5283, Protecting Our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 2023;
Opposing nationwide expedited removal;
Opposing restart of border wall construction;
OMB guidance on artificial intelligence.
Children
S. 3065, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2023;
Making FAFSA available to youth approved for SIJS;
H.R. 6145/S. 3178, Immigration Court Efficiency and Childrens Court Act of 2023;
Ensuring children have adequate post-release services;
Ensuring UACs asylum claims are heard quickly;
ORR proposed rule replacing Flores Settlement;
Supporting children in the funding supplemental;
Supporting EOIR memo providing a specialized juvenile docket.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
2022 DACA rule;
Finalizing the DACA ACA Rule;
Protecting DACA recipients and immigration youth from enforcement.
Detention
Closing immigrant detention centers;
Family Expedited Removal Management program;
Closing open-air detention sites;
Opposing mandatory detention.
Employment Authorization
Easing work authorization backlogs to asylum seekers;
Expanding work permit automatic extensions;
H.R. 1325, The Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023;
DOL H-2A regulations;
DHS H-1B NPRM Modernizing H-1B Requirements, Providing Flexibility in the F-1;
Program, and Program Improvements Affecting Other Nonimmigrant Workers.
Family Separation
ICE Family FERM Policy (Family Expedited Removal Management) Policy;
H.R. 2697/S. 1187, Fairness to Freedom Act of 2023;
Protecting spouses of US Citizens from deportation;
Reuniting families stuck in backlogs.
Legalization
H.R. 4627/S. 2327, Afghan Adjustment Act;
H.R. 3599, DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2023;
Dream and Promise Act.
Parole
Expansion of parole;
Opposing reduction of the Presidents parole authority.
Refugees
Ensuring refugee priorities are adequately funded;
Opposing migrant removals in Panama.
Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
Redesignation of TPS for El Salvador;
Redesignation of TPS for Nicaragua;
Redesignation of TPS for Honduras;
Designation of TPS for Guatemala;
Initial designation of TPS for Mali;
Initial designation of TPS/SSR for Democratic Republic of Congo;
Redesignation of TPS for Cameroon;
Initial designation of TPS/DED for Palestine;
Supporting TPS extensions and redesignations.
Other
DED for Colombia
S. 3234, Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023;
Opposing Mayorkas Impeachment;
S. 3340, Climate Displaced Persons Act;
Opposing extending Section 702 FISA;
Opposing the Return of the China Initiative;
DHS/TSA NPRM on mobile drivers licenses;
Supporting DOJ/EOIR NPRM on Administrative Closure;
Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives White House Office Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS) Justice - Dept of (DOJ) State - Dept of (DOS) Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS) Natl Security Council (NSC) U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS)
3rd Quarter, 2023
In Q3, The Immigration Hub LLC had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2023.
Original Filing: 301516571.xml
Lobbying Issues
Administrative Relief
Non-LPR Cancellation of removal process changes;
Non-LPR Cancellation of removal hardship standard reform;
Nonimmigrant visa access and related waivers;
Provisional waiver backlog reduction and temporary parole/deferred action for waiver applicants.
Asylum
Funding to the Shelter and Services Program (SSP);
Opposing asylum fear screenings in CBP custody;
Encourage Biden administration to not challenge asylum ban court ruling;
Problems with the CBP One app;
S.1473, A bill to authorize the immediate expulsion of inadmissible aliens attempting to enter the United States by fraud or without a necessary entry document, and for other purposes.
Benefits Access
USCIS remove barriers to services and benefits.
Border and Interior Enforcement
Opposing H.R. 2 amendment on CR;
H.R. 3941, Schools Not Shelters Act;
Opposing Gov. Abbotts border policies;
Stopping deportation flights to Mauritania;
H.R. 8922, Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act;
DHS and CBP collaboration in Operation Lone Star;
Opposing the White Houses DHS supplemental funding request;
Investigation into cross-border shooting with Texas National Guard;
Republicans CR funding bill including H.R. 2;
Suspending deportation flights to Haiti;
H.R. 4367, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, 2024;
Condemning racial profiling against migrants from Muslim majority countries at the southern border;
Opposing Republican anti-immigrant amendments in CR;
H.R. 5672, Bipartisan Keep America Open Act.
Children
H.R. 4285/ S. 1885, Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act;
H.R. 1386, Equal Citizenship for Children Act;
H.R. XX, Adoptee Citizenship Act.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for DACA recipients;
2022 DACA rule;
TN/NIV Advocacy for Current DACA Recipients (GOM Advocacy).
Detention
Alternatives to detention;
ICE detention funding;
Closing immigrant detention centers;
Opposing solitary confinement in immigrant detention;
Stopping sexual assault in immigration detention;
Abuses at Torrance County Detention Facility;
Family Expedited Removal Management program;
H.R. 4133/S. 1983, Private Prison Information Act.
Employment Authorization
Easing work authorization backlogs to asylum seekers;
Expanding work permit automatic extensions.
Family Separation
Stopping family separation and reuniting separated children with families;
ICE Family FERM Policy (Family Expedited Removal Management) Policy;
H.R. 5560, Reuniting Families Act;
3- and 10- year bars;
Reducing provisional waiver backlog;
Creating a process for non-LPR cancellation of removal;
Modernizing hardship standard for non-LPR cancellation of removal.
Legalization
H.R. 4627/S. 2327, Afghan Adjustment Act;
S. 2324, Ensuring American Security and Protecting Afghan Allies Act;
H.R. 4569, Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2023;
Encouraging Biden administration to use administrative tools to support undocumented individuals;
H.R. XX/S. XX, Stateless Protection Act;
H.R. 4694, Protect Patriot Parents Act;
H.R. 3599, Dignity Act of 2023.
Naturalization and Integration
FY 2024 appropriations funding to support naturalization/C&I program;
H.R. XX/S. 2585, National Office for New Americans Act;
Changes to naturalization tests;
H.R. 1643/S. 883, New Deal for New Americans Act.
Parole
Parole program for Venezuelans, Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans;
Expansion of parole.
Refugees
Rebuilding U.S Refugee Admissions Program;
Meet the 125,000 annual presidential determination;
Investing in refugee resettlement;
FY 2024 PD of 125,000;
Ensuring refugee benefits for Ukrainians in U4U program are not severed during shutdown.
Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
Redesignation of TPS for El Salvador;
Redesignation of TPS for Nicaragua;
Redesignation of TPS for Honduras;
Designation of TPS for Guatemala;
Initial designation of TPS for Mauritania;
Initial designation of TPS for Mali;
TPS Holders Settlement (Ramos v. Nielsen & Ramos v. Mayorkas);
Initial designation of TPS/SSR for Democratic Republic of Congo;
Initial designation of TPS for Nigeria;
Redesignation of TPS for Sudan;
Redesignation and extension of TPS for South Sudan;
Redesignation of TPS for Cameroon;
Redesignation of TPS for Afghanistan;
Redesignation of TPS for Nepal;
Initial designation of TPS for Lebanon;
Redesignation of TPS for Venezuela;
Redesignation of TPS for Ukraine;
Initial designation of TPS for Pakistan;
Extending TPS reregistration window for El Salvador, Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua.
Other
DED for Colombia;
Opposing State Department, Foreign Operations and Related Programs funding cuts;
S. 2226, FY 2024 NDAA;
Tester-Rounds NDAA amendment #813;
Including Asian American priorities in NDAA;
H.R. 5008, HEAL for Immigrant Families Act of 2023;
H.R. 5145, Working for Immigrant Safety and Empowerment Act;
Supporting deferred action for immigrant workers and protecting government whistleblowers;
Striking Section 559 of the FY 2024 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Bill;
Preventing a government shutdown;
Responding to climate migration events;
27th IIRIRA anniversary;
Opposing anti-LGBTQ amendments in FY 2024 Appropriations Bills.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives White House Office Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS) Justice - Dept of (DOJ) Office of the Vice President of the United States Natl Security Council (NSC) Executive Office of the President (EOP) State - Dept of (DOS)
2nd Quarter, 2023
In Q2, The Immigration Hub LLC had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 19, 2023.
Original Filing: 301482428.xml
Lobbying Issues
Administrative Relief
Advance Parole
Parole in place and parole at the border
Cancellation of removal procedures
Nonimmigrant visa access
Provisional waiver backlog reduction
Asylum
NPRM on Circumvention of Lawful Pathways
Prompt Asylum Claim Review (PACR) / Humanitarian Asylum Review Process (HARP)
Expansion of expedited removal at the border
H.R. 2697 Fairness to Freedom Act
Cornyn asylum ban in the Congressional Review Act
Delayed asylum adjudications for Afghan asylum-seekers who entered the U.S. through humanitarian parole
Benefits Access
H.R. XX LIFT the BAR Act
S.J.Res.18 A joint resolution disapproving of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility"
Protecting Healthcare for Immigrants and Mixed Status Families
Border and Interior Enforcement
CBP Data for Encounters at the Southern Border in March, April, & May 2023
H.R. 2374 New Way Forward Act
H.R. 2640 Border Security and Enforcement Act of 2023
H.R. 2 Secure the Border Act of 2023
H.R. 2494 Protect Our Law enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement (POLICE) Act of 2023
S. 1600 Border Management, Security, and Assistance Act of 2023
Oppose sending of military to southern border
Opposing H.R. 2 amendment on debt ceiling bill
Opposing border wall construction
H. Res. 461 Condemning the use of elementary and secondary school facilities to provide shelter for aliens who are not admitted to the United States
Oppose further border militarization
United States v. Texas
Better conditions in light of the death of an eight-year-old in CBP custody
Children
Unaccompanied and separated children
Childrens dockets in immigration courts
H.R. 4285/ S. 1885 Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for DACA recipients
Affordable Care Act (ACA) for DACA recipients
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for ACA for DACA recipients
2022 DACA rule
Expanding affirmative relief options for DACA recipients (TN visas, access to pre-certification/affirmative non-LPR cancellation of removal, and reducing provisional waiver backlog)
H.R. 16 American Dream and Promise Act of 2023
Detention
Alternatives to detention
Cuts to ICE detention funding
S. 1208 Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2023
Opposing detention of pregnant, postpartum, nursing people and their families
ICE release Baldomero Juarez from detention
Employment Authorization
Streamlining Employment Authorization Document (EAD) application process
Pilot program for domestic work visa renewals
Family Separation
ICE Family FERM Policy (Family Expedited Removal Management) Policy
H.R. XX Reuniting Families Act
Bringing deportees back to the U.S.
3- and 10- year bars
Labor
Julie Su for DOL Secretary
H.R. 1325 Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023
H.R. 3043/S. 1392 Citizenship for Essential Workers Act
H.J.Res.59/S.J.Res. 25 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States"
S. XX Child Labor Exploitation Accountability Act
Legalization
H.R. XX Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929
H.R. 3050/S. 1343 Fair Adjudications for Immigrants Act
H.R. 3194 U.S. Citizenship Act
H.R. 3599 Salazar-Escobar Bill
Afghan Adjustment Act
Naturalization and Integration
FY 2024 appropriations funding to support naturalization/C&I program
Parole
Parole program for Venezuelans, Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans
Record number of applications for parole program for Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela
Extension of parole duration for Afghans
Significant Public Benefit Parole in the context of labor shortages
Refugees
H.R. XX Lady Liberty Act
Reuniting refugee families
H. Res. 526 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
Supporting LGBTQ refugees
Regional Migration Management
DOS/DHS Regional Migration Plan Post Title-42 (return to expedited removal, expanded access to CBP One App appointments, expanding parole including new family reunification parole processes for El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Colombia, and creation of regional processing centers in Colombia and Guatemala)
U.S./Mexico Migration Measures (including combating human smugglers and traffickers, continuing efforts to address root causes of migration and extend legal pathways, and modernizing the shared border)
Amplifying the Menendez Plan
Climate Migration Working Group
U.S. and Guatemala Launch Initial Phase of Movilidad Segura program
Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
Redesignation of TPS for El Salvador
Redesignation of TPS for Nicaragua
Redesignation of TPS for Honduras
Designation of TPS for Guatemala
Redesignation and extension of TPS for Somalia
Initial designation of TPS for Mauritania
Initial designation of TPS for Mali
TPS Holders Settlement (Ramos v. Nielsen & Ramos v. Mayorkas)
Initial designation of TPS/SSR for Democratic Republic of Congo
Initial designation of TPS for Nigeria
Redesignation of TPS for Sudan
Initial designation of TPS for South Sudan
Redesignation of TPS for Cameroon
Initial designation of TPS for Turkiye
Redesignation of TPS for Afghanistan
Redesignation of TPS for Nepal
Redesignation of TPS for Haiti
Title 42
Ending Title 42
Reductions in Encounters at the Southern Border Following End of Title 42
Prevention of codifying or expanding T42
S. 1473/H.R. 3234 A bill to authorize the immediate expulsion of inadmissible aliens attempting to enter the United States by fraud or without a necessary entry document, and for other purposes
Visas
Diversity Visas
Unused family & employment based visas
Clear family immigration backlogs
Department of State funding to decrease visa backlogs
Other
DED for Colombia
Garifuna Caucus
Censuring Rep. Gosar
H.R. XX Protecting Our Democracy Act
H.R. 3205 Project Precursor Act
Juneteenth
Racial equity in immigration policy
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives White House Office Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS) Justice - Dept of (DOJ) Office of the Vice President of the United States Natl Security Council (NSC) Executive Office of the President (EOP)
1st Quarter, 2023
In Q1, The Immigration Hub LLC had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 18, 2023.
Original Filing: 301455320.xml
Lobbying Issues
Asylum
Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) / Remain in Mexico (disenrollment) Immigrant Defenders Law Center et al. v. Mayorkas
Restoring asylum processing at southern border and access to asylum
NPRM asylum ban / transit ban
CBPOne app
Prompt Asylum Claim Review (PACR) / Humanitarian Asylum Review Process (HARP)
Planned expansion of expedited removal following the end of Title 42
Stopping expedited removal
DOJ/DHS security bars and processing rule
Funding for immigration courts and legal representation
H.R. XX Fairness to Freedom Act
Administrative Relief
Advance Parole
Parole in place and parole at the border
Cancellation of removal procedures
Nonimmigrant visa access
Provisional waiver backlog reduction
Children
Unaccompanied and separated children
Central American Minors (CAM) Program
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for DACA recipients
Pell grants and federal financial aid for DACA recipients
Detention
Detention funding and facilities including transfers
Alternatives to detention
Family Separation
Family detention under consideration by the Biden Administration
Oppose family detention
Alternatives to detention instead of family detention
S. 819 Fairness for Immigrant Families Act
H.R. XX American Right to Family Act
Employment Authorization
Work permits for asylum seekers and parolees
Employment Authorization Document (EAD) application
Border and Interior Enforcement
ICE and CBP funding
Section 1325 and 1326 of 8 U.S.C.
DHS use of force policy
NTIA use of private data collection
DHS LexisNexis Contract
287 (g) programs
H.R. XX New Way Forward Act
Deportations of Haitian migrants
H.R. 29, Border Safety and Security Act
Deportations to Russia
Third country agreement
Labor
DHS guidance preventing retaliation against immigrant workers
OSHA certifying authority for U and T visas
Julie Su for DOL Secretary
UACs and child labor
H.R. XX Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act
Protecting UACs from labor exploitation
DOL/HSS announce new initiatives to combat exploitative child labor practices
On-site inspections for religious worker visa petitions
USCIS updated guidance regarding an employers ability to pay proffered wages for certain employment-based immigrant visas
Legalization
H.R. XX Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929
Expand legal pathways
Naturalization and Integration
H.R. 1643/S. XX New Deal for New Americans (NDNA) Act
Parole
Parole for Ukrainians
Parole program for Venezuelans, Cubans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans
Refugees
Refugee-related funding and the USRAP
State Departments private refugee sponsorship program (Welcome Corps)
Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
Redesignation of TPS for El Salvador
Redesignation of TPS for Nicaragua
Redesignation of TPS for Honduras
Designation of TPS for Guatemala
Redesignation and extension of TPS for Somalia
Initial designation of TPS for Mauritania
Initial designation of TPS for Mali
TPS Holders Settlement (Ramos v. Nielsen & Ramos v. Mayorkas)
TPS/SSR for Democratic Republic of Congo
TPS for Nigeria
Title 42
Ending Title 42
Prevention of codifying or expanding T42
USCIS
USCIS fee rule (NPRM published on January 4, 2023)
Funding for USCIS
Affordable naturalization fees
Maintain fee waivers
Make immigrant benefits accessible to all
Visas
Diversity Visas
Unused family & employment based visas
Clear family immigration backlogs
State Department funding to decrease visa backlogs
H.R. 1698 American Families United Act
Student visas
Nonimmigrant employment based visas
Child Status Protection Act
Other
FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter Program
DED for Hong Kong
DHS Indigenous Languages Plan
2023 Annual Economic Report by the Council of Economic Advisers
Hemispheric migration management / addressing root causes of migration
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives White House Office Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS) Justice - Dept of (DOJ) Office of the Vice President of the United States Natl Security Council (NSC) Executive Office of the President (EOP)
4th Quarter, 2022
In Q4, The Immigration Hub LLC had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 20, 2023.
Original Filing: 301440380.xml
Lobbying Issues
Afghanistan
S. 4787, Afghan Adjustment Act
UAM Afghan children and access to legal representation
Re-parole and continuity of work authorization
Appropriations
H.R. 8257/S. 4678, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023
H.R. 2617, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
Asylum
Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) / Remain in Mexico (disenrollment)
Title 42 CDC Order
Restoring asylum processing at southern border
Investigation into violent incident between Venezuelan asylum seekers and CBP agents
Regional restrictions to asylum access
Benefits
Include immigrants in marijuana conviction pardons
Immigrant access to abortion care
Barriers to safety nets
HHS decision on Washington States 1332 waiver application
Border
Deadly shooting of migrants in Texas by former Texas detention warden
CBP proposal for border wall in Friendship Park
S. 1358, Bipartisan Border Solutions Act
Children
Unaccompanied and separated children
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Permanent DACA solution
DED for DACA recipients
Health care access for DACA recipients
Rep. Gallegos military recruitment bill (H.R. 9052: Fight for the American Dream Act)
5th Circuit DACA Decision
Protection of immigrant youth
Dreamer economic contributions
Sinema-Tillis Deal
Detention
Closure of detention centers
Resolve investigations at Irwin County Detention Center
CBP limit detention of pregnant, postpartum, nursing individuals, and infants
Reopen ICE visitation
Treatment of Black migrants in detention
Reducing detention funding
FOIA lawsuit for Batavia Detention Center
Detention of children
Family Separation
Supporting separated families & case management
Employment Authorization
Work permits for asylum seekers and parolees
Improving EAD application
Haiti
Deportations of Haitian migrants
Ending US support of Haitian government
Oppose U.S. military intervention in Haiti
Oppose housing Haitian migrants in Guantanamo Bay or third countries
Indigenous Peoples
End of erasure of Indigenous peoples
Indigenous interpreters
Government-backed violence facing the Maya Qeqchi Nation
Interior Enforcement
Cut funding for detention, deportation, and surveillance
Cut ICE and CBP funding
Post-Dobbs Abortion care-related arrest or conviction
Boston Asylum Office Oversight
Section 1325 and 1326 of 8 U.S.C.
ICEs use of subpoenas for tech companies' subscriber information
Protection of gender based violence survivors (WISE Act)
ICE collecting and sharing personal financial records
Foreign data sharing
Deportation of Pedro Echeverria
Labor
H.R. 1603, Farm Workforce Modernization Act
Addressing farm labor shortages
HR. X/S. X, Affordable and Secure Food Act
Legalization
H.R. 8433/S. 4974, Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929
Pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants
S. 967, Adoptee Citizenship Act
Migrant Bussing, Flying, Transport
Implement welcoming policies for bussed migrants
Naturalization and Integration
Supporting voting rights of naturalized citizens
Increase number of naturalized citizens
Refugees
Support refugee-related funding
Rebuild USRAP
HR. X/S. X, Refugee Protection Act of 2022
Statelessness
Protection for stateless people
Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
Redesignation of TPS for El Salvador
Redesignation of TPS for Nicaragua
Redesignation of TPS for Honduras
Redesignation and extension of TPS for Haiti
Redesignation of TPS for Yemen
Redesignation and extension of TPS for Somalia
Initial designation of TPS for Ethiopia (and SSR)
Initial designation of TPS for Mauritania
Initial designation of TPS for Mali
TPS Holders Settlement (Ramos v. Nielsen & Ramos v. Mayorkas)
Initial designation of TPS and SSR for Pakistan
TPS adjudication backlogs
Permanent TPS solution
TPS for Republic of Congo
Title 42
Preventing Title 42 expansion
Venezuela Title 42 deal
Ending Title 42
Striking down of Title 42/ post-Huisha
USCIS
Denaturalization
EOIRs ROP and DAR access procedures
Matter of Negusie I and II
Guidance on OPLAs prosecutorial discretion dismissals
Streamline biometrics for people in removal proceedings
Visas
Diversity Visas for those denied due to Muslim, African, or other immigration bans
Recapture unused family & employment based visas
Clear family immigration backlogs
H.R. 7946, Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2022
H.R. 2920, American Families United Act
H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
H-2B visas for Northern Triangle country citizens
Special Student Relief (SSR) Status for Ethiopian F-1 Non-Immigrant Students
H.R. 3648, Equal Access to Green cards for Legal Employment (EAGLE) Act of 2022
Other
2023 NDAA/Portmans NDAA amendment (Amendment 5810)
DHS issue prosecutorial discretion for labor disputes
FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter Program
Allowing deported people to return to U.S.
IRS issuing of ITINs
Whistleblowers immigrant protections
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives White House Office Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS) Justice - Dept of (DOJ) Office of the Vice President of the United States Natl Security Council (NSC) Executive Office of the President (EOP)
3rd Quarter, 2022
In Q3, The Immigration Hub LLC had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 19, 2022.
Original Filing: 301411212.xml
Lobbying Issues
Afghanistan
Senate S. 4787, Afghan Adjustment Act
Special Immigrant Visa Program
Humanitarian parole for evacuated and at-risk Afghans
Resettlement support
Appropriations
H.R. 8257/S. 4678, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023
H.R. X/S. X, Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2023
Asylum
Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) / Remain in Mexico (disenrollment)
Title 42 CDC Order
Interim final rule, Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal and Cat Protection Claims by Asylum Officers
Asylum seeker turnback policy (Al Otro Lado v. Mayorkas)
Federal investigation into Florida transportation of asylum-seeking migrant families to Connecticut
Benefits
Repealing five year bar for benefit access
S. 4311, LIFT the BAR Act of 2022
Border
Limiting border surveillance technology
Rescinding border wall funding
MPP exemptions
Title 42 exemptions
Mistreatment of Black asylum seekers at border
Mistreatment of religious migrants at border
Prevent funding to digital border wall
H.R. X/ S. X, Investigative Integrity Act
Budget Reconciliation
H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act 2022
DHS FY23 Budget Request
Children
Central American Minors Program
Unaccompanied and separated children
Significant Incident Reports traumatizing children in CBP custody
Urging IRS to extend the Child Tax Credit (CTC) deadline for ITIN filers
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Permanent DACA solution
DED for DACA recipients
Health care access for DACA recipients
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals DHS Final Rule
Detention
Closure of detention centers
Ending mandatory detention
Medical mistreatment of women in ICE detention
Mental health treatment & care in ICE detention
Stop Immigration Bond Abuse Act
Ending solitary confinement
Treatment of LGBTQI+ individuals in detention
Resolve investigations at Irwin County Detention Center
Police reports in detention and deportation
Family Separation
Supporting separated families & case management
Reunify families separated by zero tolerance policy
Employment Authorization
Temporary Final Rule: Temporary Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Renewal Applicants
USCIS proposal to extend the Form I-765 without change
Haiti
Deportations of Haitian migrants
Treatment of Haitian migrants in Del Rio and the subsequent CBP OPR report
Ending US support of Haitian government
Interior Enforcement
287(g) program, Secure Communities Program, and local police cooperation with ICE
ICE OPLA Memo, Guidance to OPLA Attorneys Regarding the Enforcement of Civil Immigration Laws and the Exercise of Prosecutorial Discretion
Cut funding for detention, deportation, and surveillance
Cut ICE and CBP funding
Operation Lonestar/Abbott policies
Accountability for Del Rio / DHS U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Professional Responsibility 202112280 Closing Report
Prevention of surveillance technology
Post-Dobbs Abortion care-related arrest or conviction
ICE Directive 11064.3 - Interests of Noncitizen Parents and Legal Guardians of Minor Children or Incapacitated Adults
Accountability to Customs and Border Protections
Interpretation Inaccuracies During Removal Proceedings
Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
DHS reprogram funds to ICE
CBP protect migrants personal property and stop trashing turbans
CBP collection of mass surveillance data
Mayorkas enforcement priorities
Repealing IIRIRA
Boston Asylum Office Oversight
DHS Equity Action Plan
Immigration Courts
Universal representation or expansion of representation programs
DOJs Office of Immigration Litigation - Petition for Review Remand Criteria
Discrimination in immigration court
End to the dedicated docket
Motions to reopen cases
Labor
DOL guidance for immigrant whistleblowers
H.R. 6715/S. 3157, Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act
H.R. 1603, Farm Workforce Modernization Act
H.R. 8151/S. 3479, Building a Sustainable Workforce for Healthy Communities Act
Addressing farm labor shortages
Immigrant role in health care workforce
H.R. 4826, National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights
Legalization
Pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and essential workers
H.R. 8433/S.4974, Renewing Immigration Provisions of the Immigration Act of 1929
Migrant Bussing, Flying, Transport
Transportation caps for humanitarian assistance
Muslim & African Bans
Challenging the continuing harms of the Muslim Ban
Allowing affected individuals to enter the US
Naturalization and Integration
Funding USCIS Citizenship and Integration grant program
Supporting voting rights of naturalized citizens
Increase number of naturalized citizens
Public Charge
Public Charge Final Rule
Refugees
Support refugee-related funding
Meet and increase refugee admissions goal
Increased refugee resettlement program in the Americas (including Haiti)
Rebuild USRAP
Refugee integration
Access to affordable housing
Regional Migration Management
Migration management strategy
Summit of the Americas
Southeast Asia
H.R. 8922, Southeast Asian Deportation Relief Act
Statelessness
Protection for stateless people
Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
Redesignation of TPS for El Salvador
Redesignation of TPS for Nicaragua
Redesignation of TPS for Honduras
Initial designation of TPS for Guatemala
Initial designation of TPS for Cameroon
Initial designation of TPS for Ethiopia (and SSR)
Initial designation of TPS for Mauritania
Initial designation of TPS for Syria
Redesignation and Extension of TPS for Venezuela
Designation of Central American countries
Investigate racially disparate decisions for TPS
Initial designation of TPS for Mali
Extension and redesignation of TPS for Burma
Matter of Z-R-Z-C
TPS Holders Settlement (Ramos v. Nielsen)
Title 42
S. 4036/H.R. 7458, Public Health and Border Security Act of 2022
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Order Suspending Introduction of Certain Persons from Countries Where a Communicable Disease Exists
Preventing Title 42 expansion
Title 42 harm to children
DHS/HHS spending bill amendment to indefinitely prolong Title 42
Trafficking Prevention
USCIS
Funding for USCIS pending caseload, backlogs, and processing times
Passport Revocations & Denaturalization
TRIG, CARRP, & Delays/Denials in USCIS Adjudications
Visas
Diversity Visas for those denied due to Muslim, African, or other immigration bans
Recapture unused family & employment based visas
CHIPS and Science Act of 2022
CHIPS Act of 2022 Portman amendment
Clear family immigration backlogs
H.R. 7946, Veteran Service Recognition Act of 2022
H.R. 2920, American Families United Act
S. 1351, Safeguarding American Innovation Act
H.R. 7900, the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2023
Voter Registration
Support USCIS responsibility in voter registration
Other
H.R. 8404 /S. 4556, Respect for Marriage Act
H.R. 2988, Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act
Abortion EO 14076 and the inclusion of justice-involved people.
Section 1557 of Affordable Care Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives White House Office Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS) Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS) Justice - Dept of (DOJ) Office of the Vice President of the United States Natl Security Council (NSC) Executive Office of the President (EOP) State - Dept of (DOS)
2nd Quarter, 2022
In Q2, The Immigration Hub LLC had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 18, 2022.
Original Filing: 301383186.xml
Lobbying Issues
Afghan Adjustment Act
Special Immigrant Visa Program
Humanitarian parole for evacuated and at-risk Afghans
Designated Parole Program for Afghans
Facilitate family reunification efforts and pass barriers
Appropriations
H.R./S. X, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023
H.R/S. X, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023
Asylum
Expedited removal
Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)
Title 42 CDC Order
Interim final rule, Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal and Cat Protection Claims by Asylum Officers
Final rule, Security Bars and Processing
S.J. Res. 46 - Joint Resolution Providing for Congressional Disapproval of a Rule Relating to Procedures for Processing of Asylum Claims
Interdiction of Haitians on sea
New shout and sweat procedure for arriving families
Benefits
Repeal five year bar for benefit access
S. 4311 - LIFT the BAR Act of 2022
Border
Limiting border surveillance technology
Rescinding border wall funding
MPP exemptions
Title 42 exemptions
Humanitarian parole
Mistreatment of Black asylum seekers at border
Ukrainian refugees at border
Children
Central American Minors Program
Special Student Relief for Cameroon
Halt opening new child detention facilities
Proposed IPEDS Guidance directing institutions on how to report undocumented students
COVID-19
S. 4008 - Small Business COVID Relief Act of 2022
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Expansion of Pell grants & TRIO program eligibility to DACA holders & undocumented students
Detention
Closure of detention centers
Ending mandatory detention
Medical mistreatment of women in ICE detention
Investigation of private prison contracts
Mental health treatment & care in ICE detention
Disproportionate bond for Black immigrants
Department of Homeland Security
DHS Equity Action Plan
Family Separation
Executive Order on the Establishment of Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families
Employment Authorization
Temporary Final Rule: Temporary Increase of the Automatic Extension Period of Employment Authorization and Documentation for Certain Renewal Applicants
USCIS proposal to extend the Form I-765 without change
Worker protections
IMG Assistance Act and Immigrants in Allied Health Act
Haiti
Deportations of Haitian migrants
Interior Enforcement
287(g) program and Secure Communities Program
ICE OPLA Memo, Guidance to OPLA Attorneys Regarding the Enforcement of Civil Immigration Laws and the Exercise of Prosecutorial Discretion
Cut funding for detention, deportation, and surveillance
Stop Southeast Asian deportations
No funds to detain or deport SIJC youth
Due process protections in ICE custody
Support return of unjustly deported
Operation Lonestar
Release of victim of ICEs 2019 workplace raids
Immigration Courts
H.R. 6577, The Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2022
Universal representation or expansion of representation programs
Legalization
Pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and essential workers
Marijuana
H.R. 3617, Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act
Muslim Ban
Challenging the continuing harms of the Muslim Ban
Naturalization and Integration
Funding USCIS Citizenship and Integration grant program
Nonimmigrant visas
Notice: Employment Authorization for Cameroonian F-1 Nonimmigrant Students Experiencing Severe Economic Hardship as a Direct Result of the Crises in Cameroon
H-2A visa program
H-2B visa program
U and T visas
Public Charge
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility
Refugees
Support refugee-related funding
Meet and increase refugee admissions goal
World Refugee Day resolution
Afghan Evacuations, parole and arrivals
Increased refugee resettlement program in the Americas (including Haiti)
Regional Migration Management
Migration management strategy
Summit of the Americas
Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
Extension of TPS for El Salvador
Extension of TPS for Nicaragua
Extension of TPS for Honduras
Extension of TPS for Nepal
Redesignation of TPS for Guatemala
Initial designation of TPS for Cameroon
Initial designation of TPS for Ethiopia
Initial designation of TPS for Mauritania
Initial designation of TPS for Democratic Republic of Congo
Initial designation of TPS for Guinea
Initial designation of TPS for Sierra Leone
Designation of TPS for Venezuela
Designation of Central American countries
Investigate racially disparate decisions for TPS
Title 42
S. 4036/H.R. 7458, Public Health and Border Security Act of 2022
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Order Suspending Introduction of Certain Persons from Countries Where a Communicable Disease Exists
Ukraine
H.R. 7691, Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022
De-escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War
Humanitarian parole for Ukrainian refugees
Stateless Ukrainians
USCIS
Funding for USCIS pending caseload, backlogs, and processing times
Women
Stateless Mothers
Visas
H.R. 7053, Honor Our Commitment Act
Diversity Visas for those denied due to Muslim, African, or other immigration bans
Recapture unused family & employment based visas
Ending of counting derivatives from numerical caps
Voter Registration
Support USCIS responsibility in voter registration
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives White House Office Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS) Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS) Justice - Dept of (DOJ) Office of the Vice President of the United States Natl Security Council (NSC) Executive Office of the President (EOP) State - Dept of (DOS)
1st Quarter, 2022
In Q1, The Immigration Hub LLC had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 20, 2022.
Original Filing: 301368648.xml
Lobbying Issues
Adoption
S. 967, Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2021
Afghanistan
Afghan Adjustment Act
Special Immigrant Visa Program
Humanitarian parole for evacuated and at-risk Afghans
Designated Parole Program for Afghans
Appropriations
H.R. 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
H.R. 4431, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022
S. 3058, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2022
H.R. 4505, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022
H.R. 5305, Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act
Asylum
Expedited removal
Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)
Interim final rule, Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal and Cat Protection Claims by Asylum Officers
Final rule, Security Bars and Processing
Border
S. 2103, Accountability for Federal Law Enforcement Act
GAO Audit of Border Patrol Critical Incident Teams (CITs)
H.R. 4848, the Rescinding DHS' Waiver Authority for Border Wall Act
Build Back Better
H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act
Children
Central American Minors Program
USCIS Special Immigrant Juvenile Petitions
China Initiative
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Notice of proposed rulemaking, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act
S. 264, Dream Act of 2021
Title IV of the Higher Education Act
Detention
S. 1186/H.R. 2222, Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act
Closure of detention centers
Department of Justice
Final rule, Executive Office for Immigration Review; Fee Review
EOIR Policy Memo, Provides EOIR policies regarding the effect of Department of Homeland Security enforcement priorities and initiatives
Executive Order 14006, Reforming Our Incarceration System To Eliminate the Use of Privately Operated Criminal Detention Facilities
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
Request for public input, Identifying Recommendations To Support the Work of the Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families
Haiti
Deportations of Haitian migrants
H.R. 6637 DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act
Infrastructure
H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Interior Enforcement
287(g) program and Secure Communities Program
H.R. 5383, New Way Forward Act
DHS memo, Guidelines for the Enforcement of Civil Immigration Law
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
ICE Memo, Interim Guidance to OPLA Attorneys Regarding Civil Immigration Enforcement and Removal Policies and Priorities
Operation Streamline
S. 3462, to require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take into custody certain aliens who have been charged in the United States with a crime that resulted in the death or serious bodily injury of another person, and for other purposes.
S. 3452, to ensure that state and local law enforcement may cooperate with Federal officials to protect our communities from violent criminals and suspected terrorists who are illegally present in the United States.
S. 3453, to prohibit the payment of certain legal settlements to individuals who unlawfully entered the United States.
ICEs Intensive Supervision Appearance Program (ISAP)
Immigration Courts
H.R. 6577, The Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2022
Addressing immigration court backlogs
Legalization
H.R. 1177/S. 348, U.S. Citizenship Act
Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF)
Marijuana
H.R. 3617, Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act
Naturalization and Integration
H.R. 6715, Bridging the Gap for New Americans Act
Nominations
Nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson for Supreme Court Justice
Public Charge
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility
Refugees
Iraqi Direct Access Asylum (DAP)
Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
S. 306, SECURE Act
Extension and Redesignation of TPS for Somalia
Extension and Redesignation of TPS for South Sudan
Extension and Redesignation of TPS for Syria
Extension and Redesignation of TPS for Yemen
Redesignation of TPS for Haiti
Extension of TPS for El Salvador
Extension of TPS for Nicaragua
Extension of TPS for Honduras
Extension of TPS for Nepal
Redesignation of TPS for Guatemala
Initial designation of TPS for Sudan
Initial designation of TPS for Afghanistan
Initial designation of TPS for Cameroon
Initial designation of TPS for Ethiopia
Initial designation of TPS for Mauritania
Initial designation of TPS for Mexico
Initial designation of TPS for Colombia
Initial designation of TPS for Democratic Republic of Congo
Designation of TPS for Venezuela
Designation of TPS for Burma
Designation of TPS for Ukraine
Title 42
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Order Suspending Introduction of Certain Persons from Countries Where a Communicable Disease Exists
CDC Order, Public Health Determination Regarding an Exception for Unaccompanied Noncitizen Children from the Order Suspending the Right to Introduce Certain Persons from Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Center for Disease Prevention and Control Exemption, Public Health Reassessment and Immediate Termination of Order Suspending the Right to Introduce Certain Persons From Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Diseases Exists with Respect to Unaccompanied Noncitizen Children
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Memo, Title 42 Exceptions for Ukrainian Nationals
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act
Ukraine
TPS/DED and Special Student Relief (SSR) for Ukraine
USCIS
Policy Alert, Bona Fide Determination Process for Victims of Qualifying Crimes, and Employment Authorization and Deferred Action for Certain Petitioners
Women
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
H.R. 3755, Womens Health Protection Act
Visas
243(d) visa sanctions on Southeast Asian and African countries
Voting Rights
S. 2747, Freedom to Vote Act
H.R. 4, John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives White House Office Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS) Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS) Justice - Dept of (DOJ) Office of the Vice President of the United States Natl Security Council (NSC) Executive Office of the President (EOP) State - Dept of (DOS)
4th Quarter, 2021
In Q4, The Immigration Hub LLC had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 20, 2022.
Original Filing: 301336489.xml
Lobbying Issues
S. 1/ H.R. 1, the For the People Act
1033 Program
H.R. 3227, Demilitarizing Local Law Enforcement Act of 2021
Access to Counsel
H.R. 5581, Access to Counsel Act
Access to Benefits
H.R. 5227, LIFT the BAR Act of 2021
S.1660/H.R. 3149, HEAL for Immigrant Families Act
Adjudications
Fair Adjudications for Immigrants Act
Afghanistan
H.R. 3985, the Averting Loss of Life and Injury by Expediting SIVs (ALLIES) Act of 2021
Afghan Adjustment Act
Special Immigrant Visa Program
Humanitarian parole for evacuated and at-risk Afghans
Appropriations
White House FY22 Continuing Resolution (CR) Appropriations Issues, Anomalies Required for a Short-term CR
H.R. 5305, the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act
amendment 3833, To modify the immigration benefits for which certain Afghan nationals are eligible.
H.R. ___, Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.
Rep. Meng Amdt. #1, Allows unused fiscal year 2020 and 2021 diversity visas, employment visas, and family-based visas to remain available in fiscal year 2022 and beyond until they are used. The amendment was adopted by voice vote.
Rep. Meng Amdt. #2, Allows issuance of diversity visas to immigrants who would have otherwise been issued diversity visas but for former President Trumps Muslim Ban. The amendment was adopted by voice vote.
H.R. 7667, Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.
H.R. 7614, Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4346, Making appropriations for Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.
Amdt. #27, Strikes language that will enable noncitizens who meet requirements under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy to be employed by the U.S. Congress.
H.R. 4373, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.
Amdt. #77, Increases funding for the clean technology fund by $1,500,000 to continue providing resources to increase low carbon technologies. Offsets the amendment with a $2 million cut to the administrative expenses account.
Amdt. #88, Increases funding for the Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund by $1,500,000 to support response to small scale emergency humanitarian requirements.
Amdt.#81, Increases funding for the Central America Regional Program account by $1,500,000 million to combat crime, corruption, impunity; advance human rights, and hold partner governments accountable in the region.
Amdt. #5, Increases and decreases funding for consular and border security programs by $100,000,000 to express the intent that additional funding for consular and border security programs be used to address the delays in passport services.
Amdt. #122, Increases and decreases funds for Migration and Refugee Assistance by $1,000,000 to draw attention to the urgent need to provide humanitarian and immigration relief to vulnerable populations in Afghanistan, including human rights defenders, peace negotiators and other officials, civil society, individuals who helped U.S. forces, and women at risk of gender based violence in Taliban-controlled areas and elsewhere.
Amdt. #119, Strikes the exemption for the Attorney Generals of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to meet governance, anti-corruption, and rule of law criteria to receive funding. Ensures these Attorney Generals must meet the standard anti-corruption criteria to receive U.S. funding.
Asylum
Matter of A-C-A-A-
Matter of Cruz-Valdez
Expedited removal
Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)
Interim final rule, Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal and Cat Protection Claims by Asylum Officers
Border
S.2103, Accountability for Federal Law Enforcement Act
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Order Suspending Introduction of Certain Persons from Countries Where a Communicable Disease Exists
CDC Order, Public Health Determination Regarding an Exception for Unaccompanied Noncitizen Children from the Order Suspending the Right to Introduce Certain Persons from Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists
Build Back Better Reconciliation
H.R.5376, Build Back Better Act
S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031.
S.Admt. 3650, To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to prohibiting illegal aliens with criminal records from receiving conditional or lawful permanent resident status in the United States.
S.Admt. 3781, To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to ensuring that the Department of Homeland Security, pursuant to title 42, United States Code, conducts expulsions of illegal immigrants who may contribute to the spread of COVID-19, including any of the dangerous variants originating overseas, in order to protect the public health of the American People, save American lives, and assist in eradicating the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
S.Admt. 3742: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to providing sufficient resources to detain and deport a higher number of illegal aliens who have been convicted of a crime.
S.Admt. 3795, To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to immigration enforcement and addressing the humanitarian crisis at the southern border.
S.Admt. 3797, To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to protecting migrants and local communities against COVID-19.
Legislative proposals to comply with the reconciliation directive included in section 2002 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. Con. Res. 14)
Rep. Issa Amdt. #2, To mandate the vaccination of undocumented individuals
Rep. Steube Amdt. #3, To suspends the use of immigrant visas
Rep. Buck Amdt. #5, To prohibit undocumented individuals from adjusting their status if they are gang members
Rep. Bentz Amdt. #6, To prohibit undocumented individuals from being eligible to adjust their status based on the number of misdemeanors accrued on one day
Rep. Fitzgerald Amdt. #7, To prohibit undocumented individuals who are sex offenders from being eligible to adjust their status
Rep. Johnson of LA Amdt. #8, To prohibit undocumented individuals convicted of a DUI from being eligible to adjust their status
Rep. Johnson of LA Amdt. #9, To require undocumented individuals to demonstrate that they have not had 2 or more DUIs in order to be eligible
Rep. Johnson of LA Amdt. #10, To require undocumented individuals to demonstrate that they have not had 10 or more DUIs in order to be eligible
Rep. Biggs Amdt. #11, To strike all inadmissibility waiver provisions
Rep. Biggs Amdt. #12, To mandate reporting on the use of inadmissibility waiver provisions on a website
Rep. Johnson of LA Amdt. #17, To require DHS to obtain approval from mayors and governors before immigrants are released into communities
Rep. Tiffany Amdt. #18, To strike 3 or more misdemeanors and replace with 2 or more misdemeanors in bars to eligibility section
Rep. Biggs Amdt. #19, To mandate that any changes to regulation be brought to Congress before implementation for oversight purposes
Rep. Bishop Amdt. #20, To prohibit the bill from going into effect until MPP is re-implemented
Rep. Buck Amdt. #22, To ensure that USCIS has access to criminal databases
Rep. Tiffany Amdt. #24, To restrict the use of parole
Rep. Biggs Amdt. #26, To prohibit awarding community violence intervention grants to sanctuary jurisdictions
Rep. Johnson of LA Amdt. #27, To eliminate the diversity visa section of the bill
Rep. Gohmert Amdt. #28, To strike the immigration title in the bill
Children
Central American Minors Program
Whistleblower Complaints of Gross Mismanagement at Fort Bliss Immigrant Children Site
COVID-19 Relief and Recovery
H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Notice of proposed rulemaking, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act
S. 264, Dream Act of 2021
Detention
S. 1186/H.R. 2222, Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act
ICE Memo, Identification and Monitoring of Pregnant Detainees
Department of Justice
Final rule, Executive Office for Immigration Review; Fee Review
EOIR Policy Memo, Provides EOIR policies regarding the effect of Department of Homeland Security enforcement priorities and initiatives
DHS and DOJ Dedicated Docket Process
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
Essential Workers
H.R. 1909/S. 747, Citizenship for Essential Workers Act
Haiti
Deportations of Haitian migrants
Infrastrastructure
H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
S.Amdt. 2228, To prohibit the use of funds for the transportation of illegal aliens who may pose a risk of transmitting COVID-19.
S.Amdt. 2233, To prohibit Federal funding for any entity that fails to enroll in and comply with the E-Verify Program.
S.Amdt. 2234, To terminate the application of Presidential Proclamation 10142, relating to border wall construction.
S.Amdt. 2245, To prohibit the cancellation of contracts for physical barriers and other border security measures for which funds already have been obligated and for which penalties will be incurred in the case of such cancellation and prohibiting the use of funds for payment of such penalties.
Interior Enforcement
287(g) program
H.R. 5383, New Way Forward Act
DHS memo, Guidelines for the Enforcement of Civil Immigration Law
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
ICE Memo, Interim Guidance to OPLA Attorneys Regarding Civil Immigration Enforcement and Removal Policies and Priorities
Operation Streamline
Legal Representation for Individuals in Removal Proceedings
Legalization
H.R. 1177/S. 348, U.S. Citizenship Act
Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF)
Muslim and African Ban
H.R. 1333, NO BAN Act
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
H.R. 4350 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
Amdt. 458, Requires the Department of State's annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices to include information on the treatment of migrants
Amdt. 534, Restricts the Department of Defense (DOD) from transferring certain surplus military property to federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies. Specifically, DOD may not transfer to such agencies specified property such as controlled firearms, ammunition, grenade launchers, explosives, certain vehicles or trucks, armored or weaponized drones, certain controlled aircraft, silencers, or long-range acoustic devices. DOD may waive this limitation and transfer certain vehicles or trucks if DOD determines that the transfer is necessary for disaster or rescue purposes or for another purpose where life and public safety are at risk.
Amdt. 754, Places a moratorium on the transfer of military weapons to law enforcement agencies.
Naturalization and Integration
H.R. 4179, Improving Opportunities for New Americans Act
H.R. 1308/S. 433, New Deal for New Americans Act
Nominations
Nomination of Ur M. Jaddou for Director of USCIS
Nomination of Chris Magnus for Commissioner of CBP
Nomination of Ed Gonzalez for Director of ICE
Nomination of Julie Su for Deputy Secretary of DOL
Nomination of Uzra Zeya for Undersecretary of State for civilian security, democracy and human rights
Public Charge
Advance notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of virtual public listening sessions, Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility
Refugees
Presidential Proposal on the Number of U.S. Refugee Admissions for FY22
Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
S. 306, SECURE Act
Extension and Redesignation of TPS for Somalia
Extension and Redesignation of TPS for South Sudan
Extension and Redesignation of TPS for Syria
Extension and Redesignation of TPS for Yemen
Redesignation of TPS for Haiti
Extension of TPS for El Salvador
Extension of TPS for Nicaragua
Extension of TPS for Honduras
Extension of TPS for Nepal
Redesignation of TPS for Guatemala
Initial designation of TPS for Cameroon
Initial designation of TPS for Ethiopia
Initial designation of TPS for Mauritania
Initial designation of TPS for Mexico
Designation of TPS for Venezuela
Designation of TPS for Burma
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act
USCIS
Policy Alert, Bona Fide Determination Process for Victims of Qualifying Crimes, and Employment Authorization and Deferred Action for Certain Petitioners
Visas
243(d) visa sanctions on Southeast Asian and African countries
Veterans
H.R. 4382, Repatriate our Patriots Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives White House Office Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS) Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS) Justice - Dept of (DOJ) Office of the Vice President of the United States Natl Security Council (NSC) Executive Office of the President (EOP) State - Dept of (DOS)
3rd Quarter, 2021
In Q3, The Immigration Hub LLC had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2021.
Original Filing: 301312167.xml
Lobbying Issues
S. 1/ H.R. 1, the For the People Act
1033 Program
H.R. 3227, Demilitarizing Local Law Enforcement Act of 2021
Access to Counsel
H.R. 5581, Access to Counsel Act
Access to Benefits
H.R. 5227, LIFT the BAR Act of 2021
S.1660/H.R. 3149, HEAL for Immigrant Families Act
Adjudications
Fair Adjudications for Immigrants Act
Afghanistan
H.R. 3985, the Averting Loss of Life and Injury by Expediting SIVs (ALLIES) Act of 2021
Afghan Adjustment Act
Special Immigrant Visa Program
Humanitarian parole for evacuated and at-risk Afghans
Appropriations
White House FY22 Continuing Resolution (CR) Appropriations Issues, Anomalies Required for a Short-term CR
H.R. 5305, the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act
amendment 3833, To modify the immigration benefits for which certain Afghan nationals are eligible.
H.R. ___, Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.
Rep. Meng Amdt. #1, Allows unused fiscal year 2020 and 2021 diversity visas, employment visas, and family-based visas to remain available in fiscal year 2022 and beyond until they are used. The amendment was adopted by voice vote.
Rep. Meng Amdt. #2, Allows issuance of diversity visas to immigrants who would have otherwise been issued diversity visas but for former President Trumps Muslim Ban. The amendment was adopted by voice vote.
H.R. 7667, Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.
H.R. 7614, Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4346, Making appropriations for Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.
Amdt. #27, Strikes language that will enable noncitizens who meet requirements under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy to be employed by the U.S. Congress.
H.R. 4373, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.
Amdt. #77, Increases funding for the clean technology fund by $1,500,000 to continue providing resources to increase low carbon technologies. Offsets the amendment with a $2 million cut to the administrative expenses account.
Amdt. #88, Increases funding for the Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund by $1,500,000 to support response to small scale emergency humanitarian requirements.
Amdt.#81, Increases funding for the Central America Regional Program account by $1,500,000 million to combat crime, corruption, impunity; advance human rights, and hold partner governments accountable in the region.
Amdt. #5, Increases and decreases funding for consular and border security programs by $100,000,000 to express the intent that additional funding for consular and border security programs be used to address the delays in passport services.
Amdt. #122, Increases and decreases funds for Migration and Refugee Assistance by $1,000,000 to draw attention to the urgent need to provide humanitarian and immigration relief to vulnerable populations in Afghanistan, including human rights defenders, peace negotiators and other officials, civil society, individuals who helped U.S. forces, and women at risk of gender based violence in Taliban-controlled areas and elsewhere.
Amdt. #119, Strikes the exemption for the Attorney Generals of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to meet governance, anti-corruption, and rule of law criteria to receive funding. Ensures these Attorney Generals must meet the standard anti-corruption criteria to receive U.S. funding.
Asylum
Matter of A-C-A-A-
Matter of Cruz-Valdez
Expedited removal
Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)
Interim final rule, Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal and Cat Protection Claims by Asylum Officers
Border
S.2103, Accountability for Federal Law Enforcement Act
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Order Suspending Introduction of Certain Persons from Countries Where a Communicable Disease Exists
CDC Order, Public Health Determination Regarding an Exception for Unaccompanied Noncitizen Children from the Order Suspending the Right to Introduce Certain Persons from Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists
Build Back Better Reconciliation
H.R.5376, Build Back Better Act
S.Con.Res.14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2023 through 2031.
S.Admt. 3650, To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to prohibiting illegal aliens with criminal records from receiving conditional or lawful permanent resident status in the United States.
S.Admt. 3781, To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to ensuring that the Department of Homeland Security, pursuant to title 42, United States Code, conducts expulsions of illegal immigrants who may contribute to the spread of COVID-19, including any of the dangerous variants originating overseas, in order to protect the public health of the American People, save American lives, and assist in eradicating the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
S.Admt. 3742: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to providing sufficient resources to detain and deport a higher number of illegal aliens who have been convicted of a crime.
S.Admt. 3795, To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to immigration enforcement and addressing the humanitarian crisis at the southern border.
S.Admt. 3797, To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to protecting migrants and local communities against COVID-19.
Legislative proposals to comply with the reconciliation directive included in section 2002 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. Con. Res. 14)
Rep. Issa Amdt. #2, To mandate the vaccination of undocumented individuals
Rep. Steube Amdt. #3, To suspends the use of immigrant visas
Rep. Buck Amdt. #5, To prohibit undocumented individuals from adjusting their status if they are gang members
Rep. Bentz Amdt. #6, To prohibit undocumented individuals from being eligible to adjust their status based on the number of misdemeanors accrued on one day
Rep. Fitzgerald Amdt. #7, To prohibit undocumented individuals who are sex offenders from being eligible to adjust their status
Rep. Johnson of LA Amdt. #8, To prohibit undocumented individuals convicted of a DUI from being eligible to adjust their status
Rep. Johnson of LA Amdt. #9, To require undocumented individuals to demonstrate that they have not had 2 or more DUIs in order to be eligible
Rep. Johnson of LA Amdt. #10, To require undocumented individuals to demonstrate that they have not had 10 or more DUIs in order to be eligible
Rep. Biggs Amdt. #11, To strike all inadmissibility waiver provisions
Rep. Biggs Amdt. #12, To mandate reporting on the use of inadmissibility waiver provisions on a website
Rep. Johnson of LA Amdt. #17, To require DHS to obtain approval from mayors and governors before immigrants are released into communities
Rep. Tiffany Amdt. #18, To strike 3 or more misdemeanors and replace with 2 or more misdemeanors in bars to eligibility section
Rep. Biggs Amdt. #19, To mandate that any changes to regulation be brought to Congress before implementation for oversight purposes
Rep. Bishop Amdt. #20, To prohibit the bill from going into effect until MPP is re-implemented
Rep. Buck Amdt. #22, To ensure that USCIS has access to criminal databases
Rep. Tiffany Amdt. #24, To restrict the use of parole
Rep. Biggs Amdt. #26, To prohibit awarding community violence intervention grants to sanctuary jurisdictions
Rep. Johnson of LA Amdt. #27, To eliminate the diversity visa section of the bill
Rep. Gohmert Amdt. #28, To strike the immigration title in the bill
Children
Central American Minors Program
Whistleblower Complaints of Gross Mismanagement at Fort Bliss Immigrant Children Site
COVID-19 Relief and Recovery
H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Notice of proposed rulemaking, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act
S. 264, Dream Act of 2021
Detention
S. 1186/H.R. 2222, Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act
ICE Memo, Identification and Monitoring of Pregnant Detainees
Department of Justice
Final rule, Executive Office for Immigration Review; Fee Review
EOIR Policy Memo, Provides EOIR policies regarding the effect of Department of Homeland Security enforcement priorities and initiatives
DHS and DOJ Dedicated Docket Process
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
Essential Workers
H.R. 1909/S. 747, Citizenship for Essential Workers Act
Haiti
Deportations of Haitian migrants
Infrastrastructure
H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
S.Amdt. 2228, To prohibit the use of funds for the transportation of illegal aliens who may pose a risk of transmitting COVID-19.
S.Amdt. 2233, To prohibit Federal funding for any entity that fails to enroll in and comply with the E-Verify Program.
S.Amdt. 2234, To terminate the application of Presidential Proclamation 10142, relating to border wall construction.
S.Amdt. 2245, To prohibit the cancellation of contracts for physical barriers and other border security measures for which funds already have been obligated and for which penalties will be incurred in the case of such cancellation and prohibiting the use of funds for payment of such penalties.
Interior Enforcement
287(g) program
H.R. 5383, New Way Forward Act
DHS memo, Guidelines for the Enforcement of Civil Immigration Law
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
ICE Memo, Interim Guidance to OPLA Attorneys Regarding Civil Immigration Enforcement and Removal Policies and Priorities
Operation Streamline
Legal Representation for Individuals in Removal Proceedings
Legalization
H.R. 1177/S. 348, U.S. Citizenship Act
Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF)
Muslim and African Ban
H.R. 1333, NO BAN Act
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
H.R. 4350 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
Amdt. 458, Requires the Department of State's annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices to include information on the treatment of migrants
Amdt. 534, Restricts the Department of Defense (DOD) from transferring certain surplus military property to federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies. Specifically, DOD may not transfer to such agencies specified property such as controlled firearms, ammunition, grenade launchers, explosives, certain vehicles or trucks, armored or weaponized drones, certain controlled aircraft, silencers, or long-range acoustic devices. DOD may waive this limitation and transfer certain vehicles or trucks if DOD determines that the transfer is necessary for disaster or rescue purposes or for another purpose where life and public safety are at risk.
Amdt. 754, Places a moratorium on the transfer of military weapons to law enforcement agencies.
Naturalization and Integration
H.R. 4179, Improving Opportunities for New Americans Act
H.R. 1308/S. 433, New Deal for New Americans Act
Nominations
Nomination of Ur M. Jaddou for Director of USCIS
Nomination of Chris Magnus for Commissioner of CBP
Nomination of Ed Gonzalez for Director of ICE
Nomination of Julie Su for Deputy Secretary of DOL
Nomination of Uzra Zeya for Undersecretary of State for civilian security, democracy and human rights
Public Charge
Advance notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of virtual public listening sessions, Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility
Refugees
Presidential Proposal on the Number of U.S. Refugee Admissions for FY22
Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
S. 306, SECURE Act
Extension and Redesignation of TPS for Somalia
Extension and Redesignation of TPS for South Sudan
Extension and Redesignation of TPS for Syria
Extension and Redesignation of TPS for Yemen
Redesignation of TPS for Haiti
Extension of TPS for El Salvador
Extension of TPS for Nicaragua
Extension of TPS for Honduras
Extension of TPS for Nepal
Redesignation of TPS for Guatemala
Initial designation of TPS for Cameroon
Initial designation of TPS for Ethiopia
Initial designation of TPS for Mauritania
Initial designation of TPS for Mexico
Designation of TPS for Venezuela
Designation of TPS for Burma
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act
USCIS
Policy Alert, Bona Fide Determination Process for Victims of Qualifying Crimes, and Employment Authorization and Deferred Action for Certain Petitioners
Visas
243(d) visa sanctions on Southeast Asian and African countries
Veterans
H.R. 4382, Repatriate our Patriots Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives White House Office Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS) Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS) Justice - Dept of (DOJ) Office of the Vice President of the United States Natl Security Council (NSC) Executive Office of the President (EOP)
2nd Quarter, 2021
In Q2, The Immigration Hub LLC had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 20, 2021.
Original Filing: 301287298.xml
Lobbying Issues
S. 1/ H.R. 1, For the People Act
1033 Program
H.R. 3227, Demilitarizing Local Law Enforcement Act of 2021
Access to Counsel
H.R. 5581, Access to Counsel Act
Access to Healthcare
S.1660/H.R. 3149, HEAL for Immigrant Families Act
Appropriations
H.R. ___, Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes.
H.R. 7667, Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.
H.R. 7614, Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.
Asylum
Matter of A-B-
Matter of L-E-A-
Matter of O-F-A-S-
Matter of R-A-F-
Matter of A-C-A-A-
Expedited removal
Final rule, Security Bars and Processing
Border
S. 1358/ H.R. 2839, Bipartisan Border Solutions Act
S.1949, Border Response Resilience Act
S.2103, Accountability for Federal Law Enforcement 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
Central American Minors Program
COVID-19 Relief and Recovery
H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
American Families Plan
American Jobs Plan
S. 937, COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act
S. 264, Dream Act of 2021
Detention
S. 1186/H.R. 2222, Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act
Department of Justice
Final rule, Executive Office for Immigration Review; Fee Review
EOIR Policy Memo, Provides EOIR policies regarding the effect of Department of Homeland Security enforcement priorities and initiatives
DHS and DOJ Dedicated Docket Process
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
HHS and DHS 2018 information sharing agreement
Farmworkers
H.R. 1603, Farm Workforce Modernization Act
Essential Workers
H.R. 1909/S. 747, Citizenship for Essential Workers Act
Interior Enforcement
H.R. 5383, New Way Forward Act
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
ICE Memo, Interim Guidance to OPLA Attorneys Regarding Civil Immigration Enforcement and Removal Policies and Priorities
Operation Streamline
Legal Representation for Individuals in Removal Proceedings
Legalization
H.R. 1177/S. 348, U.S. Citizenship Act
Legal Immigration Family Equity (LIFE) Act
Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF)
Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)
Muslim and African Ban
H.R. 1333, NO BAN Act
Naturalization and Integration
H.R. 1308/S. 433, New Deal for New Americans Act
Nominations
Nomination of Merrick Garland for Attorney General
Nomination of Xavier Becerra for Secretary of HHS
Nomination of Ur M. Jaddou for Director of USCIS
Nomination of Chris Magnus for Commissioner of CBP
Nomination of Ed Gonzalez for Director of ICE
Refugees
Transmission of the Presidents Report to Congress on the Proposed Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2021
Presidential Determination on the Number of U.S. Refugee Admissions
S.Res. 283, A resolution reaffirming the importance of the United States to promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons.
S. 1260, the Endless Frontier Act
S.Amdt.1518, To prohibit the cancellation of contracts for physical barriers and other border security measures for which funds already have been obligated and for which penalties will be incurred in the case of such cancellation and prohibiting the use of funds for payment of such penalties.
S.1708, Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act
Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
S. 306, SECURE Act
Extension and Redesignation of TPS for South Sudan
Extension and Redesignation of TPS for Syria
Redesignation of TPS for Haiti
Redesignation of TPS for Yemen
Redesignation of TPS for El Salvador
Redesignation of TPS for Guatemala
Redesignation of TPS for Honduras
Initial designation of TPS for Cameroon
Initial designation of TPS for Ethiopia
Initial designation of TPS for Mauritania
Initial designation of TPS for Mexico
Designation of TPS for Venezuela
Designation of TPS for Burma
Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act
USCIS
Request for Public Input: Identifying Barriers Across U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Benefits and Services Request for Public Input
Policy Alert, Bona Fide Determination Process for Victims of Qualifying Crimes, and Employment Authorization and Deferred Action for Certain Petitioners
Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
H.R.1620, Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2021
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives White House Office Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS) Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS) Justice - Dept of (DOJ) Office of the Vice President of the United States Natl Security Council (NSC)
1st Quarter, 2021
In Q1, The Immigration Hub LLC had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 20, 2021.
Original Filing: 301266532.xml
Lobbying Issues
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
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Vice President of the United States Natl Security Council (NSC) White House Office Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS) Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS) U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) U.S. Customs & Border Protection
4th Quarter, 2020
In Q4, The Immigration Hub LLC had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 21, 2021.
Original Filing: 301245080.xml
Lobbying Issues
Appropriations
H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021
H.R. 7669, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021
H.R. 8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act
H.R. 7667, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
Asylum
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"
Border
S.2174/H.R. 8772, Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Order Suspending Introduction of Certain Persons from Countries Where a Communicable Disease Exists
Coronavirus
H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act
S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act
Department of Homeland Security memo, Reconsideration of the June 15, 2012 Memorandum Entitled Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children
Detention
H. Res. 1153, Condemning unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their full, informed consent
S. 4741/H.R. 8799, End Transfers of Detained Immigrants Act
Employment-Based Immigration
H.R. 1044/S. 386, the Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019
Family Separation
H.R. 2731/S. 1554, Adoptee Citizenship Act
Haitian Family Reunification Program and Filipino World War II Veteran Parole Program
Notice, Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Application for Travel Document. Removal of Instructions Regarding the Haitian Family Reunification Program and Filipino World War II Veteran Parole Program
Healthcare
H.R. 6637, Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020
Interior Enforcement
H.R.7569/ S.4011, Immigration Enforcement Moratorium Act
H.R. 5383, New Way Forward Act
International Students
Notice of proposed rulemaking, Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media
Immigrant Workers
Interim Final Rule, Strengthening Wage Protections for the Temporary and Permanent Employment of Certain Aliens in the United States
H.R. 3881, Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act
H.R. 8954, Seasonal Worker Solidarity Act
Notice of proposed rulemaking, Employment Authorization for Certain Classes of Aliens With Final Orders of Removal
Immigration Courts
Notice of proposed rulemaking, Good Cause for a Continuance in Immigration Proceedings
Notice of proposed rulemaking, Motions To Reopen and Reconsider; Effect of Departure; Stay of Removal
Notice of proposed rulemaking, Executive Office for Immigration Review Electronic Case Access and Filing
Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Program
Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)
NDAA
H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2021
Nominations
Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
Refugees
Transmission of the Presidents Report to Congress on the Proposed Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2021
Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
18 month Extension and Redesignation of TPS for South Sudan
18 month Extension and Redesignation of TPS for Syria
Notice, Continuation of Documentation for Beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status Designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Sudan, Honduras, and Nepal
H.R. 8793, Hurricane Eta Relief Act of 2020
U-Visas
H.R. 4319, Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2019
USCIS
Notice of proposed rulemaking, Collection and Use of Biometrics by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2020
In Q3, The Immigration Hub LLC had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 20, 2020.
Original Filing: 301220724.xml
Lobbying Issues
Access to Counsel
S. 2389/H.R.4155, FAIR Proceedings Act
H.R. 5581, Access to Counsel Act of 2020
Appropriations
H.R. 7617, Defense, Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2021
H.R. 7669, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021
H.R. 8337, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act
H.R. 7667, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
Asylum
Notice of proposed rulemaking, Security Bars and Processing.
Joint notice of proposed rulemaking, Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal; Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Review.
Border
S. 4224, the Southwest Border Security Technology Improvement Act of 2020
Census
Executive Memorandum on Excluding Illegal Aliens from the Apportionment Base Following the 2020 Census
Coronavirus
H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act
S. 4526, Coronavirus Language Access Act
S. 4381, Coronavirus Assistance for American Families Act
S. 4071, American Citizen Coronavirus Relief Act
The HEALS (Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools) Act
S. 4318, To provide assistance to American workers, families, and employers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
S. 4317, To lessen the burdens on interstate commerce by discouraging insubstantial lawsuits relating to COVID-19 while preserving the ability of individuals and businesses that have suffered real injury to obtain complete relief.
S. 4319, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to temporarily expand the deduction for business meals provided at a restaurant.
S. 4320, Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
S. 4321, To establish the Paycheck Protection Program Second Draw Loan and amend the 7(a) loan guaranty program for recovery sector business concerns, and for other purposes.
S. 4322, To help Americans safely get back to school and back to work, and for other purposes.
S. 4323, To save and strengthen critical social contract programs of the Federal Government.
S. 4324, To facilitate the availability, development, and production of domestic re- sources to meet national personal protective equipment and material needs, and ensure American leadership in advanced research and develop- ment and semiconductor manufacturing.
Memorandum on Authorizing the Other Needs Assistance Program for Major Disaster Declarations Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019
Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster
Memorandum on Continued Student Loan Payment Relief During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Executive Order on Fighting the Spread of COVID-19 by Providing Assistance to Renters and Homeowners
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
H.R. 6, the Dream and Promise Act
Department of Homeland Security memo, Reconsideration of the June 15, 2012 Memorandum Entitled Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children.
Detention
H. Res. 1153, Condemning unwanted, unnecessary medical procedures on individuals without their full, informed consent.
Employment-Based Immigration
H.R. 1044/S. 386, the Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019
Family Separation
H.R. 2214/S. 1123, NO BAN Act
H.R. 2731/S. 1554, Adoptee Citizenship Act
H.R. 3884, Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment & Expungement (MORE) Act
Immigration Courts
Notice of proposed rulemaking, Appellate Procedures and Decisional Finality in Immigration Proceedings; Administrative Closure.
Integration
H.R. 8046, the Improving New Americans Act
Interior Enforcement
H.R.7569/ S.4011, Immigration Enforcement Moratorium Act
Deployment of DHS officers to protests in Portland
S. 285, Sarahs Law
International Students
Notice of proposed rulemaking, Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media.
Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)
National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
H.R. 6395, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
Nominations
Nomination of Chad Wolf to Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
Nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
Racial Justice
H.R. 585, BREATHE Act
H.R. 7120/S.3912, George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
Refugees
Transmission of the Presidents Report to Congress on the Proposed Refugee Admissions for Fiscal Year 2021
Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED)
Designation of TPS for Venezuela
18 month Extension and Redesignation of TPS for South Sudan
18 month Designation of TPS or DED for Lebanon
H.R. 549, the Venezuela TPS Act of 2019
USCIS
H.R. 8089, the Emergency Stopgap USCIS Stabilization Act
Final rule, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements.
Policy alert, Changes to USCIS Policy Manual, Applying Discretion in USCIS Adjudications.
Unaccompanied Migrant Children
Detention of children in hotels
Flores Settlement Agreement (Flores v. Reno Stipulated Settlement Agreement, 1997)
Final rule, Apprehension, Processing, Care, and Custody of Alien Minors and Unaccompanied Alien Children.
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2020
In Q2, The Immigration Hub LLC had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 17, 2020.
Original Filing: 301190601.xml
Lobbying Issues
FY21 Appropriations
FY 21 National Defense Authorization Act
H.R. 6395 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
S.4049 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Agricultural Workers
Proposed rule on H2-A visas, Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in the United States
S. 4042 - Frontline At-Risk Manual (FARM) Laborers Protection Act
Asylum
Joint notice of proposed rulemaking, Procedures for Asylum and Withholding of Removal; Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear Review
Final rule, Asylum Application, Interview, and Employment Authorization for Applicants
Final rule, Removal of 30-Day Processing Provision for Asylum Applicant-Related Form I-765 Employment Authorization Applications
Expulsions at the border of unaccompanied children and asylum seekers
Border Closure
Interim final rule, Control of Communicable Diseases; Foreign Quarantine: Suspension of Introduction of Persons Into United States From Designated Foreign Countries or Places for Public Health Purposes
Coronavirus
H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act
H.R. 748/S.3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
H.R. 6800 - Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act
S. 3609/H.R. 6437 - Coronavirus Immigrant Families Protection Act
H.R. 6537/S.3645 - Federal Immigrant Release for Safety and Security Together (FIRST) Act
S. 3669 - COVID-19 International Response and Recovery (CIRRA) Act
H.R. 6616 - Stronger Medicaid Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Act
H.R. 6485 - Recovery Rebates Improvement Act
H.R. 6623 - COVID-19 Language Access Act
S. 3752 - State Municipal Assistance for Response and Transition Act or the SMART Act
Presidential Proclamation, Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak
Center for Disease Control, Order Suspending Introduction of Certain Persons from Countries where a Communicable Disease Exists.
Center for Disease Control, Extension of Order Under Sections 362 and 365 of the Public Health Service Act; Order Suspending Introduction of Certain Persons from Countries Where a Communicable Disease Exists
S. 3599 - Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act
S. 4011 - Immigration Enforcement Moratorium Act
S. 4071 - American Citizen Coronavirus Relief Act
H.R. 7346 - Economic Impact Payment Fairness Act
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
H.R. 6 - Dream and Promise Act
Interim final rule, Eligibility of Students at Institutions of Higher Education for Funds Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
FY21 Appropriations
FY 21 National Defense Authorization Act
H.R. 6395 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
S.4049 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA)
Family Separation
Healthcare for Immigrants
S. 3799 - Health Equity and Access Under the Law (HEAL) for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2020
Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)
Racial Justice
H.R. 7120 - George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
H.R. 7085 - Ending Qualified Immunity Act
S. 3985 - Just and Unifying Solutions To Invigorate Communities Everywhere (JUSTICE) Act of 2020
H.R. 7133 - Police Receiving Overly Traumatizing Equipment Changes Today (PROTECT) Act
H.Con.Res.100 - Urging the establishment of a United States Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation.
H.Res.988 - Condemning all acts of police brutality, racial profiling, and the use of excessive and militarized force throughout the country.
H.R.7143 - Demilitarizing Local Law Enforcement Act of 2020
Presence of ICE and CBP at protests
Refugees
H.Res.902/S.Res.545 - Commemorating March 17, 2020, as the 40th anniversary of the Refugee Act of 1980, and the amendments made by that Act, at a time when the need for bipartisan support of the refugee resettlement program of the United States is critical to the survival of the program
Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure
Extension of TPS designation for Yemen until September 3, 2021.
Extension of TPS designation for Somalia until September 17, 2021.
Unaccompanied Immigrant Children
Flores Settlement Agreement (Flores v. Reno Stipulated Settlement Agreement, 1997)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2020
In Q1, The Immigration Hub LLC had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 19, 2020.
Original Filing: 301172520.xml
Lobbying Issues
The Presidents FY21 budget request for the U.S. government
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Coronavirus
H.R. 6201 - Families First Coronavirus Response Act
H.R. 6379 - Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act
H.R. 748/S.3548 - Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
H.R. 6074 - Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020
Center for Disease Control - Order Suspending Introduction of Certain Persons from Countries where a Communicable Disease Exists
Asylum
Joint notice of proposed rulemaking on asylum eligibility, Procedures for Asylum and Bars to Asylum Eligibility
Department of Homeland Security proposed rule, Removal of 30- Day Processing Provision for Asylum Applicant- Related Form I-765 Employment Authorization Applications
H.R. 2662 - Asylum Seeker Protection Act
Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)
S. Res. 484, A resolution recognizing January 27, 2020, as the anniversary of the first refugee and Muslim ban, calling on Congress to defund the Migrant Protection Protocols, and urging the President to restore refugee resettlement to historic norms.
Humanitarian Asylum Review Process (HARP)
Asylum Cooperative Agreements (ACA) with Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador
Refugee Resettlement
Executive Order on Enhancing State and Local Involvement in Refugee Resettlement
H.R. 2146 - Guaranteed Refugee Admissions Ceiling Enhancement (GRACE) Act
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Muslim Ban
H.R. 2214/S.1123 - National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants (No Ban) Act
Presidential proclamation on, Improving Enhanced Vetting Capabilities and Processes for Detecting Attempted Entry
H.R. 5734 - Neighbors Not Enemies Act
H.R. 5767 - Eritrean Nationals Safety from Unjust Removal or Expulsion (ENSURE) Act
Pregnancy Ban Rule
Department of State final rule on limiting access to visas, Visas: Temporary Visitors for Business or Pleasure
Public Charge
Department of Homeland Security final rule, Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds
H.R. 5814 - No Public Charge Deportation Act
Decriminalization of Migration
H.R. 5383 - New Way Forward Act
Access to Counsel
H.R. 5581 - Access to Counsel Act of 2020
Sanctuary Cities
S.2750 - Operation Stonegarden Authorization Act
Veterans
S. 3294 - Strengthening Citizenship Services for Veterans Act
Customs and Border Patrol Targeting Iranians and Iranian-Americans
Deaths of Migrants in ICE/CBP Custody
Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure
Extension of TPS designation for Yemen until September 3, 2021.
Extension of TPS designation for Somalia until September 17, 2021.
S. 879 - Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act
Census
Executive Order on Collecting Information about Citizenship Status in Connection with the Decennial Census.
USCIS Fee Schedule
Proposed rule on USCIS fees, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements
Border Wall
H.R. 1232 - Rescinding DHS' Waiver Authority for Border Wall Act
Federal Register Notice, Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to the Southern Border of the United States.
Unaccompanied Immigrant Children
Flores Settlement Agreement (Flores v. Reno Stipulated Settlement Agreement, 1997)
Final rule on Flores settlement, Apprehension, Processing, Care, and Custody of Alien Minors and Unaccompanied Alien Children
Workers Rights
H.R. 2474, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2019
Immigrant Integration
H.R. 4928 - New Deal for New Americans Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2019
In Q4, The Immigration Hub LLC had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 21, 2020.
Original Filing: 301129162.xml
Lobbying Issues
FY20 Appropriations
H.R.3055, Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019
H.R. 3931/S. 2582, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020
S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
H.R. 1158, DHS Cyber Hunt and Incident Response Teams Act
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Conditions at the Southern Border/Asylum Cooperative Agreements
S. 2162, Securing Americas Borders Act
H.R. 2932, Homeland Security for Children Act
H.R. 471, Department of Homeland Security Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Authorization Act
Joint interim final rule on asylum cooperative agreements, Implementing Bilateral and Multilateral Asylum Cooperative Agreements Under the Immigration and Nationality Act
Asylum
Proposed rule on work permits for asylum seekers, Asylum Application, Interview, and Employment Authorization for Applicants
Joint notice of proposed rulemaking on asylum eligibility, Procedures for Asylum and Bars to Asylum Eligibility
Employment and Family-Based Immigration
S. 2603, Resolving Extended Limbo for Immigrant Employees and Families (RELIEF) Act
Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure
Notice on work permits for TPS beneficiaries, Continuation of Documentation for Beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status Designations for El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and Sudan
S. 879, Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act
Refugee Resettlement
Executive Order on Enhancing State and Local Involvement in Refugee Resettlement
H.R. 5210/S. 2936, Refugee Protection Act
H.Res. 444, Reaffirming the importance of the United States to promote the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons
H.R. 2146, Guaranteed Refugee Admissions Ceiling Enhancement (GRACE) Act
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
USCIS Fee Schedule
Proposed rule on USCIS fees, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule and Changes to Certain Other Immigration Benefit Request Requirements
Health Care Ban
Presidential proclamation on denying green cards to individuals who cannot prove they can afford health insurance, Presidential Proclamation on the Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Will Financially Burden the United States Healthcare System
Migrant Farmworkers
H.R. 5038, Farm Workforce Modernization Act
Immigrant Integration
H.R. 4928, New Deal for New Americans Act
Decriminalization of Migration
H.R. 5383, New Way Forward Act
Naturalization
H.R. 3328/S. 1862, Citizenship Affordability Act
Sanctuary Cities
S.2059, Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act of 2019
U-Visas
H.R. 5225, Protect Our Workers from Exploitation and Retaliation (POWER) Act
Military
H.R. 4803, Citizenship for Children of Military Members and Civil Servants Act
S. 2797, Military Family Parole in Place Act
DNA Sample Collection
Proposed rule on DNA sample collection, DNA-Sample Collection from Immigration Detainees
Courts
Interim rule on the internal organization of the Executive Office for Immigration Review, Organization of the Executive Office for Immigration Review
Public Charge
H.R. 3222, No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act
Interim final rule on public charge, Visas: Ineligibility Based on Public Charge Grounds
Access to In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students
Amendment #35 to H.R. 4674, the College Affordability Act, which would prohibit a school from offering in-state tuition or a reduced fee rate to a person not lawfully present in the United States.
Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2019
In Q3, The Immigration Hub LLC had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 10, 2019.
Original Filing: 301064358.xml
Lobbying Issues
FY20 Appropriations
H.R. 3931/S. 2582 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020
S. 2584 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
DHS transfer of military construction project funds for construction of the southern border wall
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Interior Enforcement
ICE raids
H.R. 3451 - HELP Separated Children Act of 2019
H.R. 3452 - Help Separated Families Act of 2019
H.R. 1011/S. 2097 - Protecting Sensitive Locations Act
Notice on fast-track deportation, Designating Aliens for Expedited Removal
Conditions at the Southern Border
H.R. 2203 - Homeland Security Improvement Act
H.R. 3525 - U.S. Border Patrol Medical Screening Standards Act
H.R. 3239 - Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act
H.R. 2415 - Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act
H.R. 3731 - Strategic and Humane Southern Border Migrant Response Act
S. 2162 - Securing Americas Borders Act of 2019
Misuse of U.S. military personnel at the southern border.
Asylum
S.1494 - Secure and Protect Act of 2019
Interim final rule on third country transit asylum
Employment and Family-Based Immigration
H.R. 1044/S.386 - Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act
H.R. 3799 - Reuniting Families Act
Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure
Termination of TPS designations
Oversight of TPS and DED programs.
H.R. 549 - Venezuela TPS Act of 2019
Unaccompanied Immigrant Children
H.R. 7311 - William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008
H.R. 898 - Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013
Flores Settlement Agreement (Flores v. Reno Stipulated Settlement Agreement, 1997)
Final rule on Flores settlement
Zero Tolerance/Family Separation
H.R. 3918/S. 2113 - Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act
Access to Counsel
H.R. 3775 - Equal Justice for Immigrants Act of 2019
S.2219 - A bill 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
Emergency Declaration
S.J.Res 54 - A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019
Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)
Muslim Ban
Refugee Resettlement
Proposed elimination of refugee resettlement for FY2020.
Executive Order on Enhancing State and Local Involvement in Refugee Resettlement
H.Res. 444 - Reaffirming the importance of the United States to promote the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons
DACA
U-Visas
H.R. 5058 - Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2018
Medical Deferred Action
Non-military deferred action requests
Citizenship of Military Children Born Abroad
USCIS policy alert on citizenship of military children born abroad
H.R. 4226 - Protecting Children of Public Servants and Service Members Abroad Act of 2019
USCIS Processing Backlog
Public Charge
Final rule on public charge
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
2nd Quarter, 2019
In Q2, The Immigration Hub LLC had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on July 10, 2019.
Original Filing: 301044335.xml
Lobbying Issues
Supplemental FY19 Appropriations
H.R. 3401 - Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019
H.Res. 466 - Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 3401) making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes
H.Res. 462 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3401) making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes
Senate Amendment to H.R. 3401
H.R. 2157 - Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019
Senate Appropriations Committee business meeting, Full Committee Markup of the Emergency Border Supplemental
FY20 DHS Appropriations
House Appropriations Committee markup, FY2020 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill and the FY2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill and the Report on the Further Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations for FY2020
House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee markup, Subcommittee Markup of FY2020 Homeland Security
House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing, FY2020 Budget Hearing - Department of Homeland Security
House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing, Member Day Hearing
House Homeland Security Committee hearing, A Review of the Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security
House Homeland Security Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations Subcommittee hearing, A Review of the FY2020 Budget Request for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Senate Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing, Review of the FY2020 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, Resources Needed to Protect and Secure the Homeland
FY20 HHS Appropriations
H.R. 2740 - Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020
H.Amdt. 270 to H.R. 2740
House Appropriations Committee markup, Full Committee Markup of FY2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee markup, FY2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing, Review of the FY2020 Budget Request for the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
FY20 CJS Appropriations
H.R. 3055 - Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
H.Res. 445 - Providing for Consideration of the bill (H.R. 3055) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes
House Appropriations Committee markup, Full Committee Markup of FY2020 Commerce-Justice-Science; Interior-Environment
House Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Subcommittee markup, FY2020 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Markup
House Appropriations Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing, Department of Justice Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2020
Legal Orientation Program
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Legalization (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure)
H.R. 6 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2019
H.Res. 415 - Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain aliens, and for other purposes
H.R. 2820 - Dream Act of 2019
H.R. 2821 - American Promise Act of 2019
H.R. 549 - Venezuela TPS Act of 2019
S. 879 - SECURE Act
S.874 - Dream Act of 2019
House Judiciary Committee markup, H.R. 2820, the Dream Act of 2019; H.R. 2821, the American Promise Act of 20191; and H.R. 549, the Venezuelan TPS Act of 2019
House Rules Committee hearing, H.R. 6 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2019
H.R. 3312 - Family Reunification Act of 2019
S.1862 - Citizenship Affordability Act
H.R. 3328 - Citizenship Affordability Act
Asylum
Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)
Safe Third Country Agreements
S.1494 - Secure and Protect Act of 2019
H.R. 2662 - Asylum Seeker Protection Act of 2019
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, The Secure and Protect Act: a Legislative Fix to the Crisis at the Southwest Border
Unaccompanied Immigrant Children
H.R. 7311 - William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008
H.R. 898 - Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013
Flores Settlement Agreement (Flores v. Reno Stipulated Settlement Agreement, 1997)
S. 1303 - HUMANE Act
H.R. 2522 - HUMANE Act of 2019
Refugee Resettlement
S. 1088 - Guaranteed Refugee Admission Ceiling Enhancement (GRACE) Act of 2019
H.R. 2146 - GRACE Act of 2019
S.Res. 254 - A resolution commemorating June 20, 2019, as World Refugee Day
H.Res.444 - Reaffirming the importance of the United States to promote the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons
House Foreign Affairs Committee markup, Markup Notice: H.R. 3190, H.R. 2327, H.R. 1632, H.R. 3252, H.Res. 259, H.Res. 432, H.Res. 441, H.Res. 444, H.R. 2229
Central American Migration
H.R. 3524 - Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization Act
S. 1445 - Central America Reform and Enforcement Act
H.R. 2347 - Border and Refugee Assistance Act of 2019
House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing: "The Importance of U.S. Assistance to Central America"
Memorandum of Cooperation with Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador on border security cooperation in Central America
Memorandum of Cooperation with Guatemala to target human smuggling and trafficking networks
Muslim-Travel Ban
H.R. 2214 - No BAN Act
S. 1123 - No BAN Act
Zero Tolerance/Family Separation
House Oversight and Reform Committee Hearing, "Failure of Administration to Comply with Subpoenas on Child Separation Policy"
Interior Enforcement
H.R. 2792 - PROTECT Act
S. 1440 - PROTECT Immigration Act
H.R. 532 - Alternatives to Detention Act
H.R. 3451 - Humane Enforcement and Legal Protection (HELP) for Separated Children Act of 2019
H.R. 3452 - Help Separated Families Act of 2019
S.1591 - End Mass Deportation Act
Border Security
S.Amdt. 514 to S. 1790 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing, "At the Breaking Point: The Humanitarian and Security Crisis at Our Southern Border"
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Hearing, "Unprecedented Migration at the U.S. Southern Border: By the Numbers"
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Hearing, "Unprecedented Migration at the U.S. Southern Border: Perspectives from the Frontline"
House Homeland Security Hearing, "Examining the Dept. of Defense's Deployment to the U.S. Mexico Border"
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, Unprecedented Migration at the U.S. Southern Border: The Exploitation of Migrants through Smuggling, Trafficking and Involuntary Servitude
Office of the Attorney General Memorandum - Renewed Commitment to Criminal Immigration Enforcement
Detention Standards
H.R. 2415 - Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act
S. 1243 - Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act
H.R. 3239 - Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act
Family Case Management Program
Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Compliance in ICE and ORR facilities
Public Charge
H.R. 3222 - No Federal Funds for Public Charge Act of 2019
Social Security No-Match Letters
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Nomination of Chad Wolf for Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy and Plans, DHS
Nomination of Troy Edgar for CFO, DHS
Nomination of Ronald D. Vitiello for Assistant Secretary, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Appointment of Kevin McAleenan as Acting Secretary, DHS
Appointment of Ken Cuccinelli as Acting Director, USCIS
House Homeland Security Committee hearing, Trouble at the Top: Are Vacancies at the Department of Homeland Security Undermining the Mission?
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
1st Quarter, 2019
In Q1, The Immigration Hub LLC had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on April 20, 2019.
Original Filing: 301032370.xml
Lobbying Issues
FY19 Appropriations
H.J.Res.1 - Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes
H.R.21 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 264 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 267 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 265 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 266 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019
H.J.Res.27 - Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019
H.J.Res.28 - Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 268 - Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2019, Senate Amendment 5, Senate Amendment 6
H.R. 648 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
H.J.Res 31 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
H.Rept.116-9 - Making Further Continuing Appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for Fiscal Year 2019, and For Other Purposes
FY20 Appropriations
Office of Management and Budget: Presidents Budget FY2020
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
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
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Nomination of William Barr to be Attorney General of the United States
Nomination of Ronald D. Vitiello to be Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Nomination of Joseph V. Cuffari, Ph.D. to be Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
4th Quarter, 2018
In Q4, The Immigration Hub LLC had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Jan. 18, 2019.
Original Filing: 301010491.xml
Lobbying Issues
FY19 Appropriations
H.J.Res.143 - Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes
H.R. 695 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2018 (As amended by the Senate, as amended by the House)
S. 3109 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019
H.R. 6776 - Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Central American Migration
S. 3540 - Central America Reform and Enforcement Act
Asylum
Presidential Proclamation Addressing Mass Migration Through the Southern Border of the United States
Rule by the Homeland Security Department and the Executive Office for Immigration Review: Aliens Subject to a Bar on Entry Under Certain Presidential Proclamations; Procedure for Protection Claims
Treatment & Detention of Unaccompanied Minors
H.R. 898 - Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013
H.R. 7030 - Prevent CHILD Harm Act of 2018 introduced by Rep. Wasserman Schultz
Flores Settlement Agreement (Flores v. Reno Stipulated Settlement Agreement, 1997)
Proposed Rule by the Department of Homeland Security and the Health and Human Services Department: Apprehension, Processing, Care and Custody of Alien Minors and Unaccompanied Alien Children
Memorandum of Agreement among the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Department of Health and Human Services and Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection of the Department of Homeland Security Regarding the Consultation and Information Sharing in Unaccompanied Alien Children Matters
Zero-Tolerance Policy
Amendment to S.3109 intended to be proposed by Sen. Blumenthal to grant lawful permanent residency to certain aliens who were separated from immediate family members by the Department of Homeland Security
Border Security
H.R. 7059 - Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act
S. 3538 - DHS Body-Worn Camera Act of 2018
Senate Judiciary Committee: Oversight of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing: Transnational Criminal Organizations, Border Security and the "Caravan"
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Hearing: Threats to the Homeland
Deployment of Active-Duty Troops to the Border & Use of Military Basis for Immigration Enforcement
Temporary Protected Status
Termination of TPS Designations
H.R. 4235 - American Promise Act of 2017
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
S. 1615/H.R. 3440 - Dream Act of 2017
Public Charge
Proposed Rule by the Department of Homeland Security: Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds
International Student Visas
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Nominations and Resignations of Executive Branch Officials
Call for Sec. Nielsen's resignation in light of her role in the family separation crisis and terminating DACA/TPS
Nomination of Ronald D. Vitiello to be Assistant Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Kathy Kraningers Nomination for the position of Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
3rd Quarter, 2018
In Q3, The Immigration Hub LLC had in-house lobbyists. The report was filed on Oct. 22, 2018.
Original Filing: 300995289.xml
Lobbying Issues
FY19 Appropriations
H.R. 6157 - Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019
FY18 Appropriations
DHS Transfer Request
HHS Transfer Request
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. House of Representatives U.S. Senate
Lobbying Issues
Family Detention
S. 3478 - FAMILIES Act
S. 3474 - Responsibility for Unaccompanied Minors Act
Immigration Enforcement
H.R. 6691 - Community Safety and Security Act
Voting
H.Res. 1071 - Recognizing that allowing illegal immigrants the right to vote devalues the franchise and diminishes the voting power of United States citizens
Refugee Resettlement
H.R. 6909 - Lady Liberty Act
H.Res. 1073 -Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Presidential Determination of the annual refugee admissions limit in fiscal year 2019 shall be no less than 110,000 and that President Trump and his administration must operate the United States Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) in good faith
E-Verify
S.3386 - E-Verify System Act of 2018
H.R. 6417 - AG and Legal Workforce Act
Central America
S. 3540- A bill to provide a coordinated regional response to manage effectively the endemic violence and humanitarian crisis in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras
Flores Settlement Agreement
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Apprehension, Processing, Care and Custody of Alien Minors and Unaccompanied Alien Children
Agencies Lobbied
U.S. Senate U.S. House of Representatives
Lobbying Issues
Nomination of Ron Vitiello as Assistant Secretary of ICE
Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate