HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST for HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST

Defense DEF

Transparency and accountability for the administration's use of force policies, including compliance with reporting requirements in National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (P.L. 115-91) Adopt an ISIS AUMF that is time-bound, clearly defines the enemy and mission, provides for transparency and oversight, requires compliance with international law, sunsets the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force, and repeals the 2002 Iraq Authorization for Use of Military Force

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Transparency and accountability for the administration's use of force policies, including compliance with reporting requirements in National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (P.L. 115-91) Adopt an ISIS AUMF that is time-bound, clearly defines the enemy and mission, provides for transparency and oversight, requires compliance with international law, sunsets the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force, and repeals the 2002 Iraq Authorization for Use of Military Force

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office

Foreign Relations FOR

Implement the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act Establish accountability mechanisms for human rights violators in Saudi Arabia Prioritize funding for programs to protect human rights and combat corruption in Central and Eastern Europe Advance human rights protections in Hungary Advance human rights protections in Poland Increase participation in the congressional Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Anti-Semitism Advance protections for LGBT individuals in Russia Expand the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 (Magnitsky Act) to include attacks on journalists and whistleblowers Release of State Department annual report required under the Magnitsky Act Foreign Agent Registration Act reforms H.R.2839: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 Incorporate human rights considerations Establish support for human rights groups in Central and Eastern Europe Increase support for case assessment under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act S.1819: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Permanent General Provisions Act of 2019 Incorporate human rights considerations Establish support for human rights groups in Central and Eastern Europe Increase support for case assessment under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act Highlight issues of rule of law, human rights protection, and accountability mechanisms in the confirmation hearing for Robert Destro to serve as Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 1819 (116th), H.R. 2839 (116th)

Immigration IMM

S.1243: A bill to provide standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security are detained, and for other purposes (Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2019) H.R.2415: To provide standards for facilities at which aliens in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security are detained, and for other purposes (Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act of 2019) H.R.541: To limit the separation of families at or near ports of entry (Keep Families Together Act) H.R.2796: To amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to make 4,000 visas available for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program, and for other purposes (Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2019) S.1474: A bill to amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to make 4,000 visas available for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program, and for other purposes (Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2019) S. 3567: To prohibit the use of funds for the operation or construction of internment camps, and for other purposes. H.R.2839: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 Support for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program Support for continuation of funding for refugee resettlement S.1819: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Permanent General Provisions Act of 2019 Support for Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Program Support for continuation of funding for refugee resettlement H.R.3055: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 Support for funding for additional immigration judge teams Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020 (Not yet introduced) Oppose increase in immigration detention beds and family detention Supported resumption of the Family Case Management Program and funding for the Asylum Office Opposed the nomination of Ronald S. Mortensen for Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration Oversight of Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection violations of U.S. law and treaty obligations regarding access to asylum protections at our ports of entry, family separation, criminal prosecutions, and detention Oversight of Department of Justice management of the Executive Office of Immigration Review and immigration courts, AG Sessions certifications of asylum cases restricting asylum eligibility 83 FR 55934: Aliens Subject to a Bar on Entry Under Certain Presidential Proclamations; Procedures for Protection Claims, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice interim final rule Oppose blocking asylum eligibility for those individuals who contravene a suspension or limitation on entry to the U.S. through the southern border with Mexico

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 541 (116th), S. 3567 (116th), H.R. 2796 (116th), H.R. 2415 (116th), H.R. 3055 (116th), S. 1819 (116th), H.R. 2839 (116th), S. 1474 (116th), S. 1243 (116th)