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H.R 4431: Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes Sec. 217(2) Implement a program to conduct Know Your Rights presentation, provided by a nonprofit organization or an entity that provides pro-bono legal counsel, to be made available to all individuals prior to any asylum-based interview or proceeding who are placed into expedited removal proceedings under section 235 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)) and indicate an intention to apply for asylum or a fear of persecution H.R.4373: Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30,2022, and other purposes Migration and Refugee Assistance H.R.4505: Making appropriations for the Department of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September30, 2022, and for other purposes Office of Justice Programs, State and Local Justice Assistance Sec.29: $50,000,000 for a grant pilot program to provide legal representation to immigrant children and families seeking asylum and other forms of legal protection in the United States H.R.4502: Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes SEC. 235: Refugee and Entrant Assistance H.R.6577: 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 (Real Courts, Rule of Law Act of 2022) Safe Zones Act (not yet introduced) H.R. 5618: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish humanitarian processing centers for asylum seekers along the southern border of the United States, and for other purposes (Reimagining Asylum Processing Act of 2021) S.1949: A bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a plan to respond to irregular migration at the border, to establish an irregular migration border response fund, and for other purposes (Border Response Resilience Act) Refugee Protection Act (not yet introduced): A bill to amend the Immigration and Naturalization Act and to provide for the admission and protection of refugees, asylum seekers, and other vulnerable individuals, to provide for the processing of refugees and asylum seekers in the Western Hemisphere, and to modify certain special immigrant visa programs, and for other purposes S.1358: A bill to establish regional processing centers, to improve the asylum and credible fear processes to promote fairness and efficiency, to require immigration court docketing priorities during irregular migration influx events, and to improve the capability of the Department of Homeland Security to manage migration flows, and for other purposes (Bipartisan Border Solutions Act of 2021) H.R.2839: To establish regional processing centers, to improve the asylum and credible fear processes to promote fairness and efficiency, to require immigration court docketing priorities during irregular migration influx events, and to improve the capability of the Department of Homeland Security to manage migration flows, and for other purposes (Bipartisan Border Solutions Act of 2021) H.R.6637: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make mandatory and permanent requirements relating to use of an electronic employment eligibility verification system, and for other purposes (DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act) S.2570: A bill to establish grant programs to improve the health of residents along the United States-Mexico and United States-Canada borders and for all hazards preparedness in the border areas, including with respect to bioterrorism, infectious disease, and other emerging biothreats, and for other purposes (Border Health Security Act of 2021) H.R.7257: To require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to perform an initial health screening on detainees, and for other purposes (Humanitarian Standards for Individuals in Customs and Border Protection Custody Act) H.R.3985: To amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2019 to expedite the special immigrant visa process for certain Afghan allies, and for other purposes (Averting Loss of Life and Injury by Expediting SIVs Act of 2021; Allies Act of 2021) S.2216: A bill to require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State to develop a plan for the relocation and admission to the United States of certain citizens of Afghanistan, and for other purposes (Save Our Afghan Allies Act) H.R.3385: To waive the requirement to undergo a medical exam for aliens who are otherwise eligible for special immigrant status under the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009, and for other purposes (Honoring Our Promises through Expedition for Afghan SIVs Act of 2021; HOPE for Afghan SIVs Act of 2021) Afghan Adjustment Act (not yet introduced): To create a process for Afghans who entered the country under humanitarian parole via the Non-combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) to adjust status to become Legal Permanent Residents Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security, State Department, and Health and Human Services (ORR) processing of Afghan evacuees into the United States and resettlement to final destination communities Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection violations of U.S. law and treaty obligations regarding access to asylum protections at ports of entry, family separation, criminal persecutions, migrant protection protocols, asylum cooperative agreements, transit ban, and detention Oversight of the Department of Justice management of the Executive Office of Immigration Review and immigration courts, Attorney General certifications of asylum cases restricting asylum eligibility Ending Title 42 expulsions Ending Migrant Protection Protocols

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 1949 (117th), H.R. 6577 (117th), H.R. 4502 (117th), H.R. 5618 (117th), H.R. 4505 (117th), H.R. 2839 (117th), H.R. 4373 (117th), H.R. 3385 (117th), H.R. 7257 (117th), S. 2216 (117th), H.R. 6637 (117th), H.R. 3985 (117th), S. 2570 (117th), H.R. 4431 (117th), S. 1358 (117th)