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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1300 5th St. NE |
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City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20002 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 401105003-12
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6. House ID# 441590001
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2023 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Kerri Talbot |
Date | 7/19/2023 1:47:05 PM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code IMM
16. Specific 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
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Parada |
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Daishi |
Miguel-Tanaka |
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Special Assistant, Counselor - Office of the Secretary, Department of Homeland Security |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE
29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery,
extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?
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