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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 1201 L Street, NW |
Address2 | Floor 2 |
City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20005 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 401104557-12
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6. House ID# 438060001
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2020 |
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: Jennifer Podkul |
Date | 7/22/2020 4:54:45 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
H.R. 3524, Northern Triangle and Border Stabilization Act of 2019, provisions related to unaccompanied children, standards for children and use of child welfare professionals in federal facilities, expansion of refugee and asylum processing, root causes of migration
H.R.2836, the Central American Women and Children Protection Act of 2019, all provisions
H.R. 3729/S. 661, Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act, all provisions related to treatment and legal rights of migrant and refugee children at the border, training of staff, screening by child welfare professionals, conditions for children in custody, and tracking of families in immigration system.
S. 662, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2019, all provisions
H.R. 3239/S. 2135, Humane Standards for Individuals in CBP Custody Act, provisions related to standards for children in custody
S. 2113, Stop Cruelty to Migrant Children Act, provisions related to access to counsel, family separation, standards for CBP facilities
H.R.5581, the Access to Counsel Act of 2020, all provisions
House, legislation related to processing of children and families
Senate, legislation related to hiring child welfare professionals to ensure safety and well-being of children in CBP facilities
Senate, legislation related to standards for influx facilities housing unaccompanied children
Budget/appropriations:
House and Senate FY21 Homeland Security appropriations-- provisions related to hiring child welfare professionals at the border, improving medical care for children, provisions and report language related to preventing family separation, reporting on use of such practices, preventing the use of sponsor information for immigration enforcement purposes, limits on use of information from confidential ORR counseling sessions.
House and Senate FY21 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs appropriations--provisions and report language related to addressing country conditions and root causes of migration; preventing and combating violence (including sexual and gender-based violence), corruption and impunity, and increasing support services and safe shelter for survivors; funding to support strengthening asylum systems and access to protection in the region; funding for US Strategy for Engagement in Central America.
House and Senate FY21 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations-- provisions related to funding of UAC program and legal services; oversight/monitoring of ORR facilities, use of small-scale facilities, and standards for influx facilities; post-18 planning; due process related to use of video teleconference hearings, expedited dockets and notices to appear; preventing use of sponsor information for immigration enforcement purposes, limits on sharing of information from confidential ORR counseling sessions; safeguards when fingerprinting youth in ORR custody; tracking and reunification of separated children; care and reunification of children in Category 4.
H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - provisions referenced above.
Issues:
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and response on unaccompanied children (including importance of postponement of EOIR hearings, extension of EOIR and USCIS case and filing deadlines; prevention and treatment of COVID-19 and care, services, and prompt release for unaccompanied children in ORR custody; extension of deadlines for regulatory public comment periods)
Impact of COVID-19 response and related border closure on access to protection for unaccompanied children and asylum seekers (expulsions of unaccompanied children and asylum seekers, TVPRA protections, international legal obligations)
Access to legal representation for unaccompanied children
Detention of and enforcement against migrant and refugee families and children (including impact of
Migrant Protection Protocols on unaccompanied children; separation of families and related oversight; DHS-HHS MOA and sharing of information from confidential ORR counseling sessions)
Treatment of children and conditions in CBP custody (hiring of child welfare professionals for screening, improved care and medical care for children; monitoring and oversight of facility conditions, compliance with standards, and treatment of children; standards for separations; prevention of abuse)
Use, monitoring and oversight, standards for and conditions in ORR influx facilities; oversight of
ORR facilities housing unaccompanied children
Protections for immigrant and refugee youth and unaccompanied children (including the Flores Settlement Agreement; Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act; determinations of unaccompanied child status)
Administration of the immigration courts/immigration proceedings (impacts of video teleconferencing hearings, expedited dockets, duplicate proceedings/notices to appear (MPP) on unaccompanied children, postponement of hearings during COVID-19 pandemic).
Administration of benefits, procedures, and protections for child asylum seekers, child victims of trafficking or severe crime, and those seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile status
Root causes of migration/regional stability (funding and policies to address country conditions and violence, including sexual and gender-based violence, and corruption/impunity; enhancing capacity of protection systems and access to protection)
Ability of unaccompanied children and asylum seekers to access U.S. to request humanitarian protection (use of metering, turn-backs, Migrant Protection Protocols for families, border closure/guidance in relation to COVID-19)
Availability of asylum protection and applicable standards/scope of review for survivors of domestic and gang violence, and families
USCIS initial jurisdiction over unaccompanied children's asylum claims, policies related to protections for UACs and asylum claims
DHS and HHS final rule on the Flores Settlement Agreement
Implementation and oversight of asylum agreements with Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, and impact on unaccompanied children
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), State - Dept of (DOS), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Cory |
Shindel |
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Jennifer |
Podkul |
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Boyd |
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DHS Detailee, House of Representatives Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
House and Senate FY21 Homeland Security appropriations--provisions related to hiring child welfare professionals at the border, improving medical care for children, provisions and report language related to preventing family separation, reporting on use of such practices, preventing the use of sponsor information for immigration enforcement purposes, limits on use of information from confidential ORR counseling sessions.
House and Senate FY21 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs appropriations--provisions and report language related to addressing country conditions and root causes of migration; preventing and combating violence (including sexual and gender-based violence), corruption and impunity, and increasing support services and safe shelter for survivors; funding to support strengthening asylum systems and access to protection in the region; funding for US Strategy for Engagement in Central America.
House and Senate FY21 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies appropriations-- provisions related to funding of UAC program and legal services; oversight/monitoring of ORR facilities, use of small-scale facilities, and standards for influx facilities; post-18 planning; due process related to use of video teleconference hearings, expedited dockets and notices to appear; preventing use of sponsor information for immigration enforcement purposes, limits on sharing of information from confidential ORR counseling sessions; safeguards when fingerprinting youth in ORR custody; tracking and reunification of separated children; care and reunification of children in Category 4.
H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 - provisions referenced above.
Issues:
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and response on unaccompanied children (including importance of postponement of EOIR hearings, extension of EOIR and USCIS case and filing deadlines; prevention and treatment of COVID-19 and care, services, and prompt release for unaccompanied children in ORR custody; extension of deadlines for regulatory public comment periods)
Impact of COVID-19 response and related border closure on access to protection for unaccompanied children and asylum seekers (expulsions of unaccompanied children and asylum seekers, TVPRA protections, international legal obligations)
Access to legal representation for unaccompanied children
Detention of and enforcement against migrant and refugee families and children (including impact of
Migrant Protection Protocols on unaccompanied children; separation of families and related oversight; DHS-HHS MOA and sharing of information from confidential ORR counseling sessions)
Treatment of children and conditions in CBP custody (hiring of child welfare professionals for screening, improved care and medical care for children; monitoring and oversight of facility conditions, compliance with standards, and treatment of children; standards for separations; prevention of abuse)
Use, monitoring and oversight, standards for and conditions in ORR influx facilities; oversight of
ORR facilities housing unaccompanied children
Protections for immigrant and refugee youth and unaccompanied children (including the Flores Settlement Agreement; Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act; determinations of unaccompanied child status)
Administration of the immigration courts/immigration proceedings (impacts of video teleconferencing hearings, expedited dockets, duplicate proceedings/notices to appear (MPP) on unaccompanied children, postponement of hearings during COVID-19 pandemic).
Administration of benefits, procedures, and protections for child asylum seekers, child victims of trafficking or severe crime, and those seeking Special Immigrant Juvenile status
Root causes of migration/regional stability (funding and policies to address country conditions and violence, including sexual and gender-based violence, and corruption/impunity; enhancing capacity of protection systems and access to protection)
Ability of unaccompanied children and asylum seekers to access U.S. to request humanitarian protection (use of metering, turn-backs, Migrant Protection Protocols for families, border closure/guidance in relation to COVID-19)
Availability of asylum protection and applicable standards/scope of review for survivors of domestic and gang violence, and families
USCIS initial jurisdiction over unaccompanied children's asylum claims, policies related to protections for UACs and asylum claims
DHS and HHS final rule on the Flores Settlement Agreement
Implementation and oversight of asylum agreements with Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras, and impact on unaccompanied children
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
Cory |
Shindel |
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Jennifer |
Podkul |
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Jason |
Boyd |
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DHS Detailee, House of Representatives Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security |
19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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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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