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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 L Street, NW |
Address2 | Suite 1100 |
| 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 | 2017 |
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 |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Cory W Smith |
Date | 11/3/2017 11:28:36 AM |
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
KIND advocated on the FY 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services Appropriations bills
(Including H.R. 601 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017) to secure federal funding for legal representation of unaccompanied alien children. KIND advocated on the FY 2018 State, Foreign Operations and Related Agencies appropriations bill to support funding to address the root causes of violence in the northern triangle (Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras). KIND also advocated with the Office of Management and Budget on the FY19 budget request for Labor, Health and Human Services and State, Foreign Operations.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 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 |
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Smith |
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Shindel |
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Jennifer |
Podkul |
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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 IMM
16. Specific lobbying issues
KIND advocated on the following legislation: H.R. 391 Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017 (Chaffetz), H.R. 495 Protection of Children Act of 2017 (Carter), H.R. 2798 Strengthening Refugee Resettlement Act (Ellison), H.R. 2826 Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act (Labrador), H.R. 3548 Border Security of America Act (McCaul), H.R. 3697 Criminal Alien Gang Member Removal Act (Comstock), S. 1757 Building Americas Trust Act of 2017 (Cornyn), S. 1312, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017 (Grassley), S. 1311, Abolish Human Trafficking Act (Cornyn) . KIND also advocated with the Department of Justice (Executive Office of Immigration Review) Department of Homeland Security, Department of Health and Human Services and Department of State on administrative measures and policy related to access to justice for unaccompanied immigrant children, access to counsel and due process for unaccompanied immigrant children and addressing root causes of violence in the northern triangle, the Central American Refgees minors (CAMS) program and return and reintegration including:
HHS/ORR policy:
- Requiring special review of any child who may have had contact with a gang, even as a victim.
- Reliance on secure and staff secure facilities and reopen more beds in secure facilities.
- Represent the government in bond hearings when a child in ORR custody seeks a bond when reunification has been delayed or denied.
DHS policy
- Immigration enforcement raids redetaining UACs who have either turned 18 or who are merely suspected of gang affiliation
- Targeting sponsors of UAC for immigration enforcement and criminal prosecution as an attempt to deter future refugee flows.
- Denying detained children the protection afforded to them under VAWA and instead of developing post-18 plans and releasing children from federal custody when they age out of ORR care, they are ignoring the law and immediately transferring those children to ICE custody at midnight on their 18th birthday.
- DHS/ICE/Office of Chief Counsel opposing motions to continue, administratively close and/or terminate UAC cases with pending applications for relief at USCIS or in a state court proceeding including petitions for asylum, SIJS and related state court proceedings, T and U visa applications, and even approved SIJS applications based on the backlog for LPR status.
- Requests for Evidence (RFEs) and/or Notices of Intent to Deny (NOIDs) in response to SIJS applications following centralized processing and implementation of new policy guide.
- Questioning children at their asylum interviews about their reunification and status as a UAC.
- Requiring additional review of gang-based asylum claims, causing delay and heightened requirements in the adjudication of cases
- Turning back asylum seekers, including UACs at Ports of Entry when they ask for asylum.
EOIR policy
- Allowing Immigration Judges to redetermine UAC status and deny children the opportunity to have their asylum case heard by the asylum office in a non-adversarial setting or be exempt from the one year filing deadline.
- Denying requests for termination, administrative closure or continuances for UAC with pending SIJS visa petitions and/or UAC with approved SIJS visa petitions who are subject to visa retrogression (not having the visa category current)
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)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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Podkul |
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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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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
27. Add the following 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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