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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
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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 | 2024 |
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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| 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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Kerri Talbot |
Date | 7/19/2024 9:39:20 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
Nonimmigrant visa access and related waivers;
Parole for spouses of US Citizens;
Cancellation of removal as a legal relief outside of INA 240 removal proceedings;
INA 212(d)(3) Waivers;
Work permits for long-term immigrants, mixed status families, Dreamers without DACA and spouses of U.S. citizens;
Streamlining pathways for lawful status for undocumented immigrants.
Asylum
Reducing the asylum backlog by resourcing USCIS;
Guaranteed access to counsel for asylum seekers in federal custody;
President Bidens Executive Order to Limit Asylum Seekers at the Southern Border.
Border and Interior Enforcement
Opposing H.R. 2 - Secure the Border Act of 2023;
Opposing federal support to Operation Lone Star;
DHS FY 2025 Appropriations;
DHS/DOJ announcement to increase border prosecutions;
Opposing anti-immigrant amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act;
Opposing S. 4361 - Border Act of 2024;
Opposing H.R. 7343 - Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Assault Cops Act;
Opposing H.R. 8146 - Police Our Border Act;
Opposing H. Res. 1210 - Condemning the Biden border crisis and the tremendous burdens law enforcement officers face as a result;
Opposing H. Res. 1112 - Denouncing the Biden Administration's Immigration Policies;
Opposing Fiscal Year 2025 Request for Customs and Border Protection;
Opposing H.R. 3602 - Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act;
Opposing H.R. 7109 - Equal Representation Act;
Opposing motion to proceed for Senate bipartisan Border Act;
Opposing H.R. 7739 - To require the implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols at the northern border of the United States;
Opposing S. Res. 608 - A resolution denouncing the Biden Administration's immigration policies;
Opposing Senate Supplemental bill exchanging asylum for foreign aid funding;
Opposing H.R. 7733 - To amend section 236A of the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the requirement to cross reference the terrorist screening database;
Opposing H.R. 7909 - Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act;
Opposing H.R. 7048 - No Funding for Sanctuary Cities Act.
Children
Opposing S.J. Res. 94 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the proposed rule submitted by the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to the Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule;
Exempting SIJS youth from EB visa caps;
S. 4393 - Childrens Safe Welcome Act of 2024.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
H.R. 16 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2023;
S. 365 - Dream Act of 2023;
DACA recipients receiving coverage under the ACA.
Detention
Opposing S. 4032 - Improving Public Safety Through Immigration Warrant Issuance Act;
Ending the use of solitary confinement in ICE detention centers;
Opposing the expansion of immigrant detention;
End detention of Haitians intercepted at sea;
Limit CBP detention of new parents and infants.
Employment Authorization
Easing work authorization backlogs to asylum seekers;
Expanding work permit automatic extensions;
Expand work authorizations for asylum seekers.
Foreign Relations & National Security
Opposing the expansion of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA);
Opposing FISA Section 702 Surveillance.
Immigration Courts
H.R.7724 - To establish, under article I of the Constitution of the United States, a court of record to be known as the United States Immigration Courts;
Legal representation funding.
Legalization
H.R. 3599 - DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act.
Parole
Humanitarian Parole for Sudan;
Humanitarian Parole for Haiti.
Refugees
Opposing amendments 49 and 137 of H.R. 3602 - Transnational Criminal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimination Act;
Refugee funding in FY 2025 appropriations;
H. Res. 526 - A resolution reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around the world;
S. Res. 258 - A resolution reaffirming the importance of the United States promoting the safety, health, and well-being of refugees and displaced persons in the United States and around the world
Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
Designation of TPS for Guatemala;
Initial designation of TPS for Mali;
Initial designation of TPS/SSR for Democratic Republic of Congo;
Redesignation and extension of TPS for Haiti;
Initial designation of TPS for Ecuador;
Initial designation of TPS for Lebanon;
Improved Access, Education, and Communication for TPS Designation Notices and Information.
Visas & Benefits Access
S. 4040 - A bill to establish a new nonimmigrant visa for mobile entertainment workers;
H.R. 7833 - To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make changes related to family-sponsored immigrants and to reduce the number of such immigrants, and for other purposes(Nuclear Family Priority Act);
Recapture visas;
S. 2038 - LIFT the Bar Act of 2023;
S. 2646 - HEAL for Immigrant Families Act of 2023;
H.R. 5008 - HEAL for Immigrant Families Act of 2023;
Opposing H.R. 7772 - To restrict certain Federal assistance benefits to individuals verified to be citizens of the United States.
Voting
Opposing H.R. 7640 - No Foreign Persons Administering Our Elections Act;
Opposing H.R. 6942 - Count Only Citizens Act;
H.R. 7179 - To amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to treat United States Citizenship and Immigration Services field offices as voter registration agencies, and for other purposes;
Opposing H.R. 8281 - Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act (SAVE Act).
Other
Opposing Mayorkas Impeachment H. Res. 863 - Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors;
S. 3705 - Human Rights Defenders Protection Act of 2024;
Opposing H.R.7185 - HIDTA Reauthorization Act of 2024;
Opposing H.R.7246 - American Land and Property Protection Act;
Opposing H.R.7311 - Combating International Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling; Partnership Act of 2024;
Opposing S. 3659 - Equal Representation Act;
H.R. 7263 - VISITOR Act;
Opposing H.R.7083 - RAZOR Act;
H.R.7173 - GRACE Act;
H.R.7262 - Closing the Workforce Gap Act of 2024;
H.R. 6980 - DOCTORS Act;
Opposing H.R. 7057 - Evaluating Financial Impacts of Illegal Immigration Act;
H.R. 6831 - VERDAD Reauthorization Act;
Opposing H.R. 7582 - Equal Protection for American Workers Act;
H.R. 7574 - Closing the Workforce Gap Act of 2024;
S. 317 - Reproductive Freedom for All Act;
S. 3987 - A bill to protect stateless persons in the United States, and for other purposes;
H.R. 7755 - To protect stateless persons in the United States, and for other purposes;
S. 4007 - A bill to direct the Attorney General to study issues relating to human trafficking, and for other purposes;
Opposing anti-immigrant funding in FY 2025 - National Defense Authorization Act.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
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), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Miguel-Tanaka |
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Guevara |
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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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LOBBYIST UPDATE
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ISSUE UPDATE
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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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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