Immigration

Situation von irakischen Flüchtlingen in Deutschland und die Praxis des Asyl(widerrufs)verfahrens

Germany · German Bundestag · 14 November 2007

<span>Anzahl in Deutschland lebender Iraker, Aufenthaltstatus, Anzahl der Widerrufsverfahren, Anzahl verlorener Widerrufsverfahren, Rechtsgrundlage für Ruhensregelung bezüglich der Widerrufsverfahren bestimmter Personengruppen aus dem Irak, Anzahl abgeschobener Iraker, Auffassung der Bundesregierung hinsichtlich eines Abschiebestopps, Weisungslage und Entscheidungspraxis des BAMF, Anwendung der Richtlinie 2004/83/EG (Qualifikationsrichtlinie), Kenntnis der Bundesregierung über Ausarbeitung des Wissenschaftlichen Dienstes des Bundestages zur Rechtslage und Praxis bei Widerruf und Rücknahme von Asyl- bzw. Flüchtlingsstatus anhand ausgewählter EU-Staaten, Zugang geduldeter Iraker zur Altfallregelung, Initiativen und Äußerungen zu einem Resettlement-Programm</span>

476 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of non-EEA citizen children between the ages of 16 and 18 who are registered with the Garda National Immigration Bureau; the stamps issued on the minor child’s certificate of registration upon registration with the GNIB; the policy considerations for issuing of stamp two, as an international student, to children between the ages of 16 and 18 who are resident in the State for a considerable time and whose parents who have applied for and are probably eligible for long-term residency or citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28589/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 November 2007

476 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of non-EEA citizen children between the ages of 16 and 18 who are registered with the Garda National Immigration Bureau; the stamps issued on the minor child’s certificate of registration upon registration with the GNIB; the policy considerations for issuing of stamp two, as an international student, to children between the ages of 16 and 18 who are resident in the State for a considerable time and whose parents who have applied for and are probably eligible for long-term residency or citizenship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28589/07]

72 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the recent reports (details supplied) which state that non-EU secondary school students, whose parents reside here on student visas, are being removed without notice from the Garda National Immigration Bureau from schools they are attending thus being forced to enroll in fee paying schools or return to their native homelands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28481/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 November 2007

72 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the recent reports (details supplied) which state that non-EU secondary school students, whose parents reside here on student visas, are being removed without notice from the Garda National Immigration Bureau from schools they are attending thus being forced to enroll in fee paying schools or return to their native homelands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28481/07]

Emergency Border Security Funding Act of 2007

United States · United States Congress · 13 November 2007

Emergency Border Security Funding Act of 2007 - Directs the President, within two years, to ensure that: (1) operational control of the U.S.-Mexico border will be met; (2) the Border Patrol will have 23,000 full-time agents; (3) specified barriers will be installed along such border; and (4) specified detention capacities will be met. Authorizes appropriations.

Soziale Existenzsicherung nach dem Asylbewerberleistungsgesetz

Germany · German Bundestag · 12 November 2007

Höhe und Art der Leistungen nach Asylbewerberleistungsgesetz jährlich ab 1994, Anzahl und Einzelheiten zum leistungsberechtigten Personenkreis, Anteil der in Sach- bzw. Geldleistungsform gewährten Grundleistungen, Höhe der monatlichen Mehrkosten aufgrund der Leistungsgewährung in Sach- statt in Geldleistungen, Definition und Begründung für Fristsetzung eines &bdquo;sozialen Integrationsbedarfs&ldquo; bzw. &bdquo;sozialer Integrationsbedürfnisse&ldquo;, Gründe für Verlängerung der Wartefrist, Umsetzung der Empfehlungen des Vermittlungsausschusses zur Verwendung eingesparter Gelder zum Wiederaufbau in Bosnien und Herzegowina, Anteil unerlaubter Einreisen, Gründe für Sachleistungen im Asylbewerberleistungsgesetz und Vereinbarkeit mit Menschenwürde, Konsequenzen aus Studie zur Kinderernährung hinsichtlich der Realisierung einer ausgewogenen Ernährung für Kinder und Jugendliche mit Asylhintergrund, Probleme bei Übernahme von Behandlungskosten traumatisierter Flüchtlinge, irreführende Begründung im Evaluationsbericht zu § 6 AsylbLG, medizinische Versorgung von Asylsuchenden, Problematik einer vollständigen Leistungseinstellung, Umsetzung der im Bericht des Menschenrechtskommissars des Europarates geforderten Unterbringung und Versorgung von Asylsuchenden, völkerrechtliche Bedenken gegen das Asylbewerberleistungsgesetz

SAVE AMERICA COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION ACT OF 2007

United States · United States House of Representatives · 8 November 2007

169 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals in regard to proactive planning, continuous data accumulation and analysis in relation to immigration and integration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27948/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007

169 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals in regard to proactive planning, continuous data accumulation and analysis in relation to immigration and integration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27948/07]

168 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals to produce a green paper on immigration and integration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27946/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 November 2007

168 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform his proposals to produce a green paper on immigration and integration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27946/07]

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the issuance of State driver's licenses and other government-issued photo identification to illegal aliens.

United States · United States Congress · 8 November 2007

Expresses the sense of the Senate that states should not issue driver's licenses or other photo identification to aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States.

Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2007

United States · United States Congress · 8 November 2007

Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2007 - Revises and reorganizes the federal criminal code. Incorporates into such code all major federal crimes, including national security and related crimes, drug crimes, immigration crimes, transportation related crimes, and regulatory crimes. Consolidates civil and criminal forfeiture provisions related to federal crimes. Sets forth uniform definitions applicable to the entire criminal code. Provides for the punishment of attempts and conspiracies to commit a crime on the same basis as the completed offense, as a general rule.

American Anti-Torture Act of 2007

United States · United States Congress · 8 November 2007

American Anti-Torture Act of 2007 - Amends the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 to prohibit any person in the custody or control of the United States (under current law, the Department of Defense) from being subject to any treatment or technique of interrogation not authorized by and listed in the U.S. Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation. Makes such prohibition inapplicable with respect to any person in the custody or control of the United States (under current law, the Department of Defense) pursuant to a U.S. criminal or immigration law.

242 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the exact criteria used by the Garda National Immigration Bureau and local officers when deciding whether the spouse of an Irish citizen is immediately granted a stamp four on presentation or informed that they have to formally apply for residency to INIS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27657/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2007

242 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the exact criteria used by the Garda National Immigration Bureau and local officers when deciding whether the spouse of an Irish citizen is immediately granted a stamp four on presentation or informed that they have to formally apply for residency to INIS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27657/07]

89 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the discussions he has had with the British authorities regarding their plans for the introduction of an electronic border control system by 2009; if the Government will introduce a similar system here; the implications of the British decision for Ireland’s immigration control system; the implications for travel to and from Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27361/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2007

89 Deputy Pat Rabbitte asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the discussions he has had with the British authorities regarding their plans for the introduction of an electronic border control system by 2009; if the Government will introduce a similar system here; the implications of the British decision for Ireland’s immigration control system; the implications for travel to and from Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27361/07]

81 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he proposes to take to help and assist undocumented migrant workers in the State subjected to deception, exploitation and unfair practices at the hands of employers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27446/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2007

81 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the steps he proposes to take to help and assist undocumented migrant workers in the State subjected to deception, exploitation and unfair practices at the hands of employers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27446/07]

74 Deputy Shane McEntee asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the plight of migrant workers in the State, of no fixed abode who are experiencing difficulty with former employers and who are in need of assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27442/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 November 2007

74 Deputy Shane McEntee asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the plight of migrant workers in the State, of no fixed abode who are experiencing difficulty with former employers and who are in need of assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27442/07]

Entschließungsantrag zum Bericht der Bundesregierung betr. Der Nationale Integrationsplan - Neue Wege - Neue Chancen

Germany · German Bundestag · 7 November 2007

<img style="width: 1px; height: 1px;" src="file:///C:/DOKUME%7E1/VERGOL%7E1/LOKALE%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" /><font size="2"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Rücknahme umfangreicher rechtlicher Verschärfungen des Richtlinien-Umsetzungsgesetzes; Schaffung eines unabhängigen Gremiums unter Beteiligung aller Bundestagsfraktionen zur Erarbeitung eines offenen Integrationskonzepts: Berücksichtigung von rechtlicher Gleichstellung und politischer Partizipation, Einbeziehung von Flüchtlingen, Anti-Diskriminierung, Änderung des Allgemeinen Gleichbehandlungsgesetzes; gleichberechtigte Teilhabe an Bildung, Ausbildung, Erwerbstätigkeit, sozialen Transfers und Dienstleistungen; Beseitigung von Arbeitsverboten, Abschaffung des Asylbewerberleistungsgesetzes, Gleichstellung der Geschlechter, integrative Kommunalpolitik, Anerkennung der Heterogenität der Gesellschaft, Antirassismusarbeit</span></font>

Mögliche Auswirkungen der Entscheidung des Europäischen Gerichtshofs vom 20. September 2007 - (C16/05) auf die Einreise türkischer Staatsangehöriger in Deutschland

Germany · German Bundestag · 7 November 2007

Auswirkungen der Entscheidung des Europäischen Gerichtshofs zur Auslegung des Zusatzprotokolls des Assoziierungsabkommens zwischen der Europäischen Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft (EWG) und der Türkei betr. Niederlassungsfreiheit und selbstständige Erwerbstätigkeit von türkischen Staatsangehörigen, Auswirkungen auf bestehende Gesetze, Folgen des Urteils für die Visumpflicht türkischer Staatsangehöriger, Verhältnis von Assoziationsrecht zu Gemeinschaftsrecht, Einsetzen für Änderungen im Bereich Visumpflicht hinsichtlich Verordnung (EG) 539/2001, vergleichbare Regelungen zur Aufnahme einer selbstständigen und nichtselbstständigen Tätigkeit, Anwendbarkeit von Ausweisungsregelungen für türkische Staatsangehörige, Art und Zeitraum der Inkenntnissetzung zuständiger Behörden über Änderungen im Ausländerrecht bzw. Assoziationsrecht

SAVE Act of 2007

United States · United States Congress · 6 November 2007

Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007 or SAVE Act of 2007 - Sets forth border security and enforcement provisions, including provisions respecting: (1) increases in Border Patrol and investigative personnel; (2) recruitment of former military personnel; (3) use of Department of Defense (DOD) equipment; (4) infrastructure improvements; (5) aerial and other surveillance; (5) a national strategy to secure the borders; (6) emergency deployment of Border Patrol agents; and (7) expansion of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism along the northern and southern borders. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act and specified maritime law sections to revise alien smuggling provisions. Sets forth provisions respecting border security on certain federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior. Border Law Enforcement Act - Authorizes a border relief grant program for a tribal, state, or local law enforcement agency in a county within 25 miles of the southern border of the United States. Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to make the basic employment eligibility confirmation pilot program permanent. Sets forth conditions for the mandatory use of the E-verify system. Requires: (1) employer/employee notification of social security number mismatches and multiple uses, and related information sharing with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS); and (2) establishment of electronic birth and death registration systems. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) penalize specified employers for failure to correct information returns; and (2) prohibit employers from deducting from gross income wages paid to unauthorized aliens, with an exception for an employer participating in the basic employment eligibility confirmation program. Increases criminal alien program (CAP) personnel. Establishes within DHS a rewards program to assist in the elimination of commercial operations to produce or sell fraudulent immigration-related documents and to assist in the investigation, prosecution, or disruption of commercial alien smuggling operations. Provides for: (1) increased alien detention facilities; (2) additional district court judgeships; and (3) a media campaign to inform the public of changes made by this Act including a multilingual media campaign explaining noncompliance penalties.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the issuance of State driver's licenses or other government-issued photo identification to illegal aliens.

United States · United States Congress · 6 November 2007

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that states should not issue driver's licenses or other government-issued photo identification to aliens who are unlawfully present in the United States.

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service should incorporate consideration of global warming and sea-level rise into the comprehensive conservation plans for coastal national wildlife refuges, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 6 November 2007

Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) should incorporate consideration of the effects of global warming and sea-level rise into the comprehensive conservation plan for each coastal national wildlife refuge. Calls for such plans to address how global warming and sea-level rise will affect: (1) the ecological integrity, archaeological and cultural values, and distribution, migration patterns, and abundance of fish, wildlife, and plant populations and related habitats of the refuge; (2) areas within the refuge that are suitable for use as administrative sites or visitor facilities; and (3) opportunities for compatible wildlife-dependent recreational uses of the refuge. Calls for the Director of the USFWS to conduct an assessment of the potential impacts of global warming and sea-level rise on coastal national wildlife refuges.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a separate nonimmigrant classification for fashion models.

United States · United States Congress · 5 November 2007

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to replace the current nonimmigrant H-1B visa category for fashion models with a new (P-4) visa category. Defines such category as a fashion model who is of distinguished merit and ability and who is seeking to enter the United States temporarily to perform fashion modeling services that involve events or productions which have a distinguished reputation or that are performed for an organization or establishment that has a distinguished reputation for, or a record of, utilizing prominent modeling talent.

Dateien, die von der Bundespolizei eigenständig und mit anderen Behörden gemeinsam geführt werden

Germany · German Bundestag · 2 November 2007

<span>Art und Anzahl der bei der Bundespolizei bestehenden Dateien, auf Daten zugreifende und Daten übermittelnde Behörden; Mitarbeit an Dateien des Gemeinsamen Analyse- und Strategiezentrums illegale Migration, des Gemeinsamen Terrorismusabwehrzentrums, des Luftsicherheitszentrums Kalkar, des Maritimen Sicherheitszentrums, des Gemeinsamen Zentrums Kehl, des Gemeinsamen Zentrums Luxemburg und internationaler Sicherheitsbehörden; Zugriff auf Dateien internationaler Sicherheitsbehörden</span>

Deutschspracherwerb und Deutschprüfungen im Ausland im Zusammenhang der Sprachanforderungen beim Ehegattennachzug

Germany · German Bundestag · 2 November 2007

<span>Erfahrungen mit Umsetzung der §§ 28 und 30 Aufenthaltsgesetz, Anzahl der erteilten Visa zum Ehegattennachzug und Verpflichtungen zur Integrationskursteilnahme, fehlende Übergangsbestimmungen vor Einführung der Sprachnachweispflicht, Rechtslage, Förderung von Sprachkursen insbesondere in der Türkei, niederländische und französische Regelungen, Kosten der Sprachkurse, Bedeutung des Goethe-Instituts bei Sprachkursdurchführung; unterschiedliche Aussagen zur Prognose der Zuwanderungszahlen nach Inkrafttreten der Neuregelungen zum Familiennachzug, fehlende Sprachkursangebote, unterschiedliche Spracherwerbangebote, Berücksichtigung von Lernschwächen, Analphabetismus oder Berufstätigkeit bei Spracherwerb, Verfassungsmäßigkeit der durch den Spracherwerb verursachten &bdquo;Wartezeit&ldquo;, Wirksamkeit der Zuzugsbeschränkungen gegen Zwangsverheiratung, Bedeutung der Integrationskurse zur Vermittlung von Frauenrechten</span>

Immigration Enforcement and Border Security Act of 2007

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 2007

Immigration Enforcement and Border Security Act of 2007 - Sets forth border control provisions, including provisions respecting: (1) assets, personnel, and infrastructure; (2) ports of entry; (3) border security initiatives; (4) seizure of conveyances; (5) United States-Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology system (US-VISIT); (6) human smuggling: and (7) detention space. Northern Border Prosecution Initiative Reimbursement Act - Establishes the Northern Border Prosecution Initiative to reimburse eligible northern border entities for costs incurred in handling criminal case dispositions that are federally initiated but federally declined-referred. Sets forth interior enforcement provisions, including provisions respecting: (1) personnel; (2) detention and removal; (3) gang members; (4) alien smuggling; (5) illegal entry; (6) unlawful presence and illegal reentry; (7) passport, visa, and immigration fraud; (8) voluntary departure; (9) background checks; (10) state criminal alien assistance program; (11) state and local law immigration enforcement and federal transfer authority; (12) terrorists; (13) alien criminals; and (14) alien reporting requirements. Sets forth worksite enforcement provisions, including provisions respecting: (1) unlawful employment of aliens; (2) disclosure of taxpayer information; (3) social security cards and identity documents; and (4) establishment of a voluntary advanced verification program to allow employers to verify an employee's fingerprints in order to determine identity and work status.

Border Enforcement, Employment Verification, and Illegal Immigration Control Act

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 2007

Border Enforcement, Employment Verification, and Illegal Immigration Control Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) to: (1) take all appropriate actions, including development of a national border strategy, to maintain operational control over the U.S. international land and maritime borders; (2) report on cross-border security agreements with Mexico and Canada; (3) provide for biometric data enhancements; (4) increase port of entry inspection personnel; (5) report on the airspace security mission's impact on the National Capital Region; (6) reimburse private owners along the border for certain property damage; (7) establish at least one Border Patrol unit for the Virgin Islands; (8) report on Central American gang travel across the U.S.-Mexico border; and (9) deploy radiation portal monitors at U.S. ports of entry to screen inbound cargo for nuclear and radiological material. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) with respect to alien smuggling and illegal entry and presence to: (1) provide mandatory minimum sentences on smuggling convictions, and expand seizure and forfeiture authority; (2) make illegal U.S. presence a crime; (3) increase penalties for improper U.S. entry and for marriage fraud; (4) provide mandatory minimum sentences for aliens convicted of reentry after removal; (5) include among smuggling crimes the carrying or use of a firearm during such activity; and (6) revise voluntary departure provisions. Revises passport, visa, and immigration fraud provisions. Provides for immigration backlog reduction. Continues the institutional removal program (IRP) and expands it to all states. Authorizes appropriations for the state criminal alien assistance program (SCAAP). Directs the Secretary: (1) and the Secretary of Defense to develop a plan to increase the availability of Department of Defense (DOD) surveillance equipment along the U.S. international land and maritime borders; (2) to assess border security vulnerabilities on Department of Interior land directly adjacent to the U.S. border; (3) establish a Border Security Advisory Committee; and (4) establish a university-based Center of Excellence for Border Security. Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to border security cooperation with sovereign Indian Nations. Requires the mandatory detention of illegal aliens apprehended at a U.S. port of entry or along the U.S. land or maritime borders. Requires that the Secretary place an alien (other than from Mexico or Canada) who has not been admitted or paroled into expedited removal if apprehended within 100 miles of the border and within 14 days of unauthorized entry. Provides for listing of immigration violators in the National Crime Information Center database. Directs the Secretary to take specified actions to ensure coordination of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) border security efforts. Establishes in DHS an Office of Air and Marine Operations whose primary mission shall be to prevent the entry of terrorists, other unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, narcotics, and other contraband into the United States. Directs the Secretary to transfer to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement all functions of the Customs Patrol Officers unit operating on the Tohono O'odham Indian reservation (the "Shadow Wolves" unit). Authorizes the Secretary to establish within United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement additional Customs Patrol units to operate on Indian lands. Bars an alien: (1) deportable on terrorist grounds from receiving withholding of removal; (2) convicted of an aggravated felony, unlawful procurement of citizenship, or domestic violence, stalking, or child abuse from admissibility; (3) convicted of an aggravated felony from refugee or asylee status adjustment; (4) removable on terrorist grounds from becoming naturalized; and (5) from being naturalized while in removal proceedings. Revises and enhances detention provisions for certain dangerous aliens subject to removal, including establishment of a detention review process for cooperating aliens. Increases penalties and sets mandatory minimum sentences for aliens who fail to comply with removal provisions. Makes an unlawful alien deportable for driving while under the influence or a similar violation. Authorizes (and reimburses) local sheriffs or sheriff coalitions in specified counties along the southern border to enforce the immigration laws and to transfer illegal aliens to federal custody. Sets forth provisions respecting inadmissibility and deportability of alien street gang members. Authorizes the Attorney General to designate a group or association as a criminal street gang. Requires mandatory detention of alien gang members subject to removal. Makes such aliens ineligible for asylum and protection from removal to certain countries. Bars naturalization of an alien determined to be or have been a terrorist. Authorizes expedited removal for aliens inadmissible for security or criminal grounds. Makes sexual abuse of a minor an aggravated felony for immigration purposes. Increases penalties for document fraud. Directs the Secretary to establish, and sets forth the provisions for, an employment eligibility verification system. Expands the employment eligibility verification system to include: (1) previously hired individuals; and (2) recruitment and referral. Sets forth civil and criminal penalty provisions for noncompliance. Provides for: (1) voluntary employer verification utilizing such system two years after enactment of this Act for previously hired individuals; (2) mandatory employer verification three years after enactment of this Act by federal, state, and local governments, and the military for employees not verified under such system working at federal, state or local government buildings, military bases, nuclear energy sites, weapons sites, airports, or critical infrastructure sites; and (3) mandatory employer verification six years after enactment of this Act for all employees not previously verified under such system. Makes employer participation in the basic pilot program mandatory two years after enactment of this Act. Employment Eligibility Verification and Anti-Identity Theft Act - Directs: (1) the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration to notify a person or entity that the name and Social Security account number submitted by the person or entity for an individual does not match Social Security Administration (SSA) records; (2) the Secretary to notify a person or entity that an immigration status document or employment authorization document required for employment eligibility verification was assigned to another person or that there is no agency record of document assignment; and (3) the Secretary to establish a verification system through which persons or entities that have received such notice shall verify an individual's employment authorization and identity. Provides for improved birth certificate security. Stop the Misuse of ITINS Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the Secretary of the Treasury to notify the Secretary of any employer tax return showing wages paid to an employee who is not authorized to be employed in the United States. Authorizes the Board of Immigration Appeals to reverse an immigration judge's removal decision without remand. Eliminates judicial review of visa revocation. Requires an alien applying for withholding of removal to establish that his or her life or freedom would be threatened in the country of return, and that race, religion, nationality, or political or social group would be a central factor in such threat. Provides for an international passenger prescreening pilot program. Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2007 or SAFE for America Act - Eliminates the diversity immigrant program. Taking Action to Keep Employees Accountable in Immigration Matters Act of 2007 or TAKE AIM Act of 2007 - Revises the structure of the Office of Security and Internal Investigation. Revises the temporary agricultural worker program.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the Secretary of State to waive certain requirements with respect to special immigrants described in section 101(a)(27)(D) of such Act who have performed service for the United States abroad under extraordinary conditions.

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 2007

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to permit the Secretary of State to reduce the period of an alien's required service performed for the U.S. government or the American Institute in Taiwan in order for such alien to qualify for special immigrant status in instances of service performed under extraordinary conditions.

Keeping Families Together Act of 2007

United States · United States Congress · 31 October 2007

Keeping Families Together Act of 2007 - Amends the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Act) to repeal the provision amending the definition of &quot;aggravated felony,&quot; and restore provisions of law amended by such provision as if it had not been enacted, including residency-or status-related rights of an affected legal alien. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise detention of criminal alien provisions, effective as if included in the Act. Repeals, as if included in the Act: (1) certain provisions respecting termination of continuous presence or physical presence in the United States; and (2) the definition of &quot;conviction.&quot; Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to admit certain lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens returning to the United States who temporarily proceeded abroad voluntarily and not under an order of deportation or removal, effective as of a specified date, as if certain sections of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 and the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 had not been enacted. Revises provisions respecting judicial review of removal orders. Requires the Secretary to establish a post-proceeding removal relief process for affected aliens.

Pay for All Your Undocumented Procedures (PAY UP!) Act of 2007

United States · United States Congress · 31 October 2007

Pay for All Your Undocumented Procedures (PAY UP!) Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to pay emergency ambulance and medical service providers for the cost of uncompensated care of aliens aided by a border patrol officer or other federal immigration official.

Amerasian Paternity Recognition Act

United States · United States Congress · 30 October 2007

Amerasian Paternity Recognition Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to confer automatic citizenship on aliens residing in the United States in lawful permanent resident status: (1) pursuant to a classification petition approved under a provision that gives preferential treatment to persons born in Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, or Thailand after 1950 and before October 22, 1982, and fathered by a U.S. citizen; or (2) who were born in Vietnam after January 1, 1962, and before January 1, 1976, and fathered by a U.S. citizen.

Combat Illegal Immigration Through Employment Verification Act

United States · United States Congress · 29 October 2007

Combat Illegal Immigration Through Employment Verification Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to make employment of unauthorized aliens unlawful. Sets forth provisions respecting: (1) employer document verification requirements; and (2) employment authorization and/or identity documents. Sets forth employment eligibility verification system (EEVS) provisions. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide for the disclosure of certain taxpayer identity information to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to assist in immigration enforcement; and (2) increase specified penalties for employer failure to provide correct information returns. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish within the Criminal Investigation office of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) a unit to investigate tax-related violations related to the employment of unauthorized aliens. Sets forth IRS and Social Security Administration (SSA) immigration-related enforcement provisions. Provides for increases in worksite enforcement and immigration fraud detection personnel.

Nachweis einfacher Deutschkenntnisse beim Ehegattennachzug von Spätaussiedlern

Germany · German Bundestag · 29 October 2007

Informierung betroffener Spätaussiedler über die seit August 2007 geltende Neuregelung zum Familiennachzug (Nachweis von Deutschkenntnissen im Herkunftsland) durch Botschaften und Konsulate, fehlende Übergangsregelungen, mögliche Ausnahmeregelung für ca. 40 bereits eingereiste Spätaussiedlerfamilien

Families First Immigration Enforcement Act

United States · United States Congress · 25 October 2007

Families First Immigration Enforcement Act - Requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in a workplace enforcement operation that is calculated to apprehend or does apprehend at least 50 aliens, to do the following: (1) give state agencies sufficient notice to arrange for representatives who speak the detainees' language and to provide for any special needs; (2) afford access to state social service agencies to screen and interview detainees to determine if medical risks or risks to relatives exist; (3) consider, upon recommendation, the release of detainees on age, medical, or family related humanitarian grounds; and (4) provide a toll-free number for families of detainees to report their relationship to DHS or state social services. Requires that such aliens have access to legal orientation presentations through the Executive Office for Immigration Review's legal orientation program. States that detainees should be held within the jurisdiction of the local United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office to the extent that space allows. Requires a detainee's release within 72 hours of apprehension if such alien is not subject to mandatory detention, does not pose a flight risk, or is subject to humanitarian release. States that such alien shall be released: (1) on his or her own recognizance; (2) by posting a minimum bond; (3) on parole under the Immigration and Nationality Act; or (4) through the intensive supervision appearance or similar program.

106 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of cases and prosecutions that have taken place against employers for violations of immigration and employment law under the Employment Act, 2003 and the Employment Permits Act, 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25352/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 24 October 2007

106 Deputy Phil Hogan asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of cases and prosecutions that have taken place against employers for violations of immigration and employment law under the Employment Act, 2003 and the Employment Permits Act, 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25352/07]

Todesopfer unter Flüchtlingen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und der Europäischen Union im Jahr 2006

Germany · German Bundestag · 24 October 2007

<span>Anzahl im Jahr 2006 tot oder verletzt aufgefundener Flüchtlinge an Landesgrenzen und EU-Grenzen, Anzahl bei Grenzübertritt verletzter Flüchtlinge, Anzahl durch Privatpersonen verletzte Flüchtlinge, Todesart, Verletzungsart, Datenlage, Datenerhebung durch FRONTEX</span>

Ergebnisse der Bleiberechtsregelung der Innenministerkonferenz

Germany · German Bundestag · 24 October 2007

<span>Anzahl der Aufenthaltsgestattungen und Duldungen nach den Bleiberechtsregelungen der Innenministerkonferenz, Anzahl der Antragstellungen auf Aufenthaltserlaubnis im Sinne des IMK-Beschlusses, Anzahl der Arbeitsmarktzugänge, erteilte Aufenthaltserlaubnisse anhand der Ausnahmeregelungen des IMK-Beschlusses, Begründung der erfolgten Ablehnungen, Ausschlussgründe wie Straftaten o. ä., Kriterien für Prüfung der Lebensunterhaltssicherung, mit Integrationsvereinbarungen und &ndash;gesprächen verbundene Aufenthaltserlaubnisse, Abschiebestoppregelungen der Bundesländer, Einsparungen öffentlicher Haushalte durch Arbeitsaufnahme von geduldeten Personen, Anzahl der Duldungen und Aufenthaltsgestattungen, Anzahl der Aufenthaltserlaubnisse nach gesetzlicher Altfallregelung</span>

Gentests in Visa- und Passangelegenheiten

Germany · German Bundestag · 24 October 2007

DNA-Analysen in Visa- und Passangelegenheiten zur Verwandtschaftsfeststellung, Staaten in denen von der Deutschen Botschaft Gentests verlangt werden, rechtliche Grundlagen, Anzahl der gengetesteten Antragsteller, analysierende Institute, Kosten, getestete Gensequenzen, rechtliche Regelungen für Datenspeicherung, weiterer Umgang mit den gewonnenen Daten

Das Visumverfahren beim Ehegattennachzug und der Nachweis einfacher Deutschkenntnisse

Germany · German Bundestag · 24 October 2007

<span>Visumverfahren beim Ehegattennachzug zu deutschen Staatsangehörigen nach </span>Inkrafttreten des Richtlinien-Umsetzungsgesetzes<span>, Bekanntmachung der geänderten Bestimmungen, Anwendung von </span>Übergangsregelungen,<span> Nachweis von Deutschkenntnissen bei der Visabeantragung, Sprachlern- und Sprachprüfungsangebote in den Herkunftsstaaten</span><span>, Anzahl der Teilnehmer

UN-Wanderarbeiterkonvention endlich ratifizieren

Germany · German Bundestag · 24 October 2007

<span>Unterzeichnung der Konvention und Einleitung der Ratifikation, Hinwirken auch auf europäischer Ebene, schon jetzt Einbeziehung der Menschenrechte von Migranten in alle menschenrechtlichen Berichtsverfahren, Informationspflicht aller staatlichen Stellen betr. Aufklärung über subjektive Rechte, Einrichtung einer zentralen Beratungs- und Dokumentationsstelle betr. Menschenrechtsverletzungen an Migranten, Aufhebung der Datenübermittlungspflichten von Krankenhäusern, Schulen, Kindergärten, Schutz der sozialen Rechte am Arbeitsplatz, Sicherstellung eines Schulzuganges unabhängig vom aufenthaltsrechtlichen Status</span>

568 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the naturalisation application by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if same can be expedited as the applicant, a spouse of an Irish citizen, reports regular harassment on their visits to their native country including demands for bribes from local immigration officials, which foreign passport holders are not generally subjected to. [25459/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2007

568 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the naturalisation application by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if same can be expedited as the applicant, a spouse of an Irish citizen, reports regular harassment on their visits to their native country including demands for bribes from local immigration officials, which foreign passport holders are not generally subjected to. [25459/07]

566 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if non-EU nationals who enter the State as the spouse of an Irish citizen are entitled to a C or a D visa while their application for residency is pending; if the Garda National Immigration Bureau are empowered to grant Stamp 4 status to such spouses; if so, the grounds upon which it may or may not be granted; if the nationality of the spouse is a factor in determining what visa or status is granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25330/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 October 2007

566 Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if non-EU nationals who enter the State as the spouse of an Irish citizen are entitled to a C or a D visa while their application for residency is pending; if the Garda National Immigration Bureau are empowered to grant Stamp 4 status to such spouses; if so, the grounds upon which it may or may not be granted; if the nationality of the spouse is a factor in determining what visa or status is granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25330/07]

To approve a final rule of the Department of Homeland Security relating to employers who receive a "no-match" letter from the Commissioner of Social Security.

United States · United States Congress · 23 October 2007

Approves the final rule promulgated by the Department of Homeland Security entitled &quot;Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter.&quot; Declares that such rule shall have the force and effect of enacted law until changed by law.

Haltung der Bundesregierung zu einer EU-Richtlinie bezüglich Einführung einer sog. "Blue-Card" zur Einwanderung qualifizierter Fachkräfte

Germany · German Bundestag · 19 October 2007

DREAM Act of 2007

United States · United States Congress · 18 October 2007

Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2007 or DREAM Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to cancel the removal of, and adjust to conditional permanent resident status, an alien who: (1) entered the United States before his or her sixteenth birthday, and has been present in the United States for at least five years immediately preceding enactment of this Act; (2) is a person of good moral character; (3) is not inadmissible or deportable under specified grounds of the Immigration and Nationality Act; (4) at the time of application, has been admitted to an institution of higher education, or has earned a high school or equivalent diploma; (5) from the age of 16 and older, has never been under a final order of exclusion, deportation, or removal; and (6) is under 30 years old on the date of enactment of this Act. Sets forth the conditions for conditional permanent resident status, including: (1) termination of status for violation of this Act; and (2) removal of conditional status to permanent status. Authorizes an alien who has satisfied the appropriate requirements prior to enactment of this Act to petition the Secretary for conditional permanent resident status. Provides for: (1) exclusive jurisdiction; (2) penalties for false application statements; (3) confidentiality; (4) fee prohibitions; (5) higher education assistance; and (6) a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report respecting the number of aliens adjusted under this Act.

Opinion of Mr Advocate General Mengozzi delivered on 18 October 2007.#Philippe Derouin v Union pour le recouvrement des cotisations de sécurité sociale et d’allocations familiales de Paris - Région parisienne (Urssaf de Paris - Région parisienne).#Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunal des affaires de sécurité sociale de Paris - France.#Social security for migrant workers - Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 - Self-employed workers living and working in France - General social contribution - Social debt repayment contribution - Account taken of income received in another Member State and taxable in that State under a double-taxation treaty.#Case C-103/06.

European Union · Court of Justice of the European Union · 18 October 2007

346 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if assistance will be given to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [24196/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2007

346 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if assistance will be given to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9. [24196/07]

ARTS Act

United States · United States Congress · 17 October 2007

Arts Require Timely Service Act or ARTS Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for expedited adjudication of an employer petition for a nonimmigrant alien with extraordinary ability in the arts (O-visa), or for a nonimmigrant alien who seeks to enter the United States as an artist or entertainer, or athlete (P-visa).

Non-Citizen Enforcement Act of 2007

United States · United States Congress · 16 October 2007

Non-Citizen Enforcement Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to increase the number of Border Patrol agents by at least 2,000 in each post-FY2010 fiscal year year until effective control of the border has been achieved through the Secure Border Initiative. Empowers state or local officers and employees to arrest an alien unlawfully present in the United States who has been ordered removed in abstentia. Provides for such aliens' listing on the absconder category of the national criminal information center database. Increases funding for the state criminal alien assistance program (SCAAP). Subject an individual unlawfully present in the United States to criminal penalties. Increases penalties for firearms possession and controlled substance distribution violations by aliens unlawfully present in the United States. Provides a 20-year maximum penalty for smuggling into the United States an alien previously deported on criminal conviction grounds.

PROTECT Our Children Act of 2007

United States · United States Congress · 16 October 2007

Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2007 or the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2007 - Requires the Attorney General to appoint a Special Counsel for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office of Deputy Attorney General to coordinate Department of Justice (DOJ) policies and strategies for the prevention and investigation of child exploitation cases. Establishes within the Office of Justice Programs in DOJ an Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC Task Force), consisting of state and local task forces (one task force for each state) to address online enticement of children, child exploitation, and child obscenity and pornography cases. Requires the Attorney General to establish a National Internet Crimes Against Children Data Network Center to assist the ICAC Task Force program and federal, state, local, and tribal agencies investigating and prosecuting child exploitation. Authorizes the Office of Justice Programs to award grants to state and local ICAC task forces to combat Internet crimes against children. Requires the Attorney General to establish additional computer forensic capacity to address backlogs, including for child exploitation investigations. Authorizes funding for additional agents and personnel for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Requires the Attorney General to report to Congress annually on resources used to investigate and prosecute child exploitation and child obscenity cases.

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the use of DNA testing for purposes of confirming a biological relationship, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 16 October 2007

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require DNA testing for an alien seeking a visa based on a biological relationship to a family member. Sets forth related provisions respecting fees and testing facilities.

To require that funds awarded to States and political subdivisions for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program be distributed no later than 120 days after the last day of the annual application period for such Program.

United States · United States Congress · 15 October 2007

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require distribution of state criminal alien assistance program funds no later than 120 days after the last day of the annual program application period.