HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST

Immigration

H.R.4627 - Afghan Adjustment Act: To provide support for nationals of Afghanistan who supported the United States mission in Afghanistan, adequate vetting for parolees from Afghanistan, adjustment of status for eligible individuals, and special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of certain members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. S.2327 - Afghan Adjustment Act: To provide support for nationals of Afghanistan who supported the United States mission in Afghanistan, adequate vetting for parolees from Afghanistan, adjustment of status for eligible individuals, and special immigrant status for at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of certain members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. S.2324 - Ensuring American Security and Protecting Afghan Allies Act: This bill provides support for nationals of Afghanistan who supported the United States mission in Afghanistan and adjustment of status for eligible individuals, to support at-risk Afghan allies and relatives of certain members of the Armed Forces, and to amend section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform the parole process, and for other purposes. S. 2226 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024: This bill authorizes FY2024 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, military construction, and the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE). Advocated for the inclusion of provisions in the Afghan Adjustment Act. H.R.2 - Secure the Border Act of 2023: This bill makes various changes to immigration law, including by imposing limits on asylum eligibility and requiring employers to use an electronic system to verify the employment eligibility of new employees. H.R.5283 - Protecting our Communities from Failure to Secure the Border Act of 2023: This bill prohibits the federal government from using certain federally administered lands to provide housing to any non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who have not been admitted into the United States. H.R.1325 - Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2023: This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security to provide employment authorization for eligible asylum applicants. Currently, such individuals are not entitled to employment authorization but may be granted such by the Department of Justice. H.R. 5525, H.R. 5860, H.R. 4367, H.R. 4665, H.R. 5860, H.R.2872, H.R. 815, S. 2625, S. 2438 - Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act: These acts provide continuing FY2024 appropriations to federal agencies. Lobbied for key programs to be funded adequately to support processing and benefits to people seeking asylum, and the functioning of relevant agencies (USCIS, ICE, CBP within DHS and the Bureau for Populations, Refugees and Migration within the State Department), and against funding to increase immigration detention and increase in the number of Border Patrol agents, or to otherwise undermine the due process and fair functioning of the asylum system. Lankford/Cotton Senate Republican Working Group Border Supplemental Request Memo outlining key demands from Senate Republicans for inclusion in any potential supplemental funding package addressing the border. H.R.6455 - Climate Displaced Persons Act: To establish the Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons into the United States, and for other purposes. S.3340 - Climate Displaced Persons Act: To establish the Global Climate Change Resilience Strategy, to authorize the admission of climate-displaced persons into the United States, and for other purposes. S. 3065 - Fair Day in Court for Kids Act: To provide counsel for unaccompanied children, and for other purposes. H.R.6145 - Immigration Court Efficiency and Children's Court Act of 2023: To establish the Childrens Court to improve the adjudication of immigration cases involving unaccompanied alien children. S.3178 - Immigration Court Efficiency and Children's Court Act of 2023: To establish the Children's Court to improve the adjudication of immigration cases involving unaccompanied alien children. H.R.3599 - DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2023: This bill addresses immigration-related issues, such as increasing hiring for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel and providing removal deferral for eligible non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law). H.R.4133 - Private Prison Information Act of 2023: To require non-Federal prison, correctional, and detention facilities holding Federal prisoners or detainees under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to make available. S.1983 - Private Prison Information Act of 2023: To require non-Federal prison, correctional, and detention facilities holding Federal prisoners or detainees under a contract with the Federal Government to make the same information available to the public that Federal prisons and correctional facilities are required to make available. Asylum Ban (Circumvention of Lawful Pathways Rule): Encouraged the administration to terminate the rule, increase processing of asylum seekers at ports of entry. Humanitarian parole processing improvements and humanitarian parole programs: Encouraged the State Department to improve humanitarian parole process, including adjudication, increased funding for legal services, and ensuring that USCIS adjudicators receive special training. Given the high rates of denial for humanitarian parole, the administration must do better to help those outside USRAP and other special immigrant processes. Asylum Processing Rule: Encouraged the administration to make amendments and crucial updates in finalizing the asylum processing rule. Families in Expedited Removal Program: encouraged the administration to cease use of expedited removal for families or if continuing to use this program to lengthen time deadlines for people to have meaningful access to counsel. Credible Fear in CBP Custody: Encouraged administration to cease conducting credible fear interviews for individuals in CBP custody. Funding to Panama for deportations: Encouraged the administration and State Department to not provide funding to Panamas government to conduct deportations, and to ensure oversight of any removals are done with observance of non-refoulement obligations.