Immigration

418 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that immigration detention contravenes international human rights standards; and his plans to end this practice. [35655/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011

418 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the fact that immigration detention contravenes international human rights standards; and his plans to end this practice. [35655/11]

404 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will allow migrant women with dependant immigration status who are experiencing domestic violence to be afforded independent status under legislation and be facilitated to access the labour market and-or the social welfare system. [35579/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2011

404 Deputy Jonathan O’Brien asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will allow migrant women with dependant immigration status who are experiencing domestic violence to be afforded independent status under legislation and be facilitated to access the labour market and-or the social welfare system. [35579/11]

Aufbau von Aufnahmeeinrichtungen zur Durchführung von Flughafenverfahren auf dem Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg International

Germany · German Bundestag · 22 November 2011

Durchführung von Flughafenasylverfahren nach Asylverfahrensgesetz, Zurückschiebungen und Duldungen, Asylablehnungen im Rahmen der Dublin-Verordnung, Behandlung unbegleiteter minderjähriger Flüchtlinge, Angaben zu Asyleinrichtungen und -verfahren auf dem Flughafen Berlin-Brandenburg International, Kostentragung, Beistands- und Besuchsregelungen, Rechtfertigung des Verfahrens angesichts gesunkener Antragzahlen, Verhandlungsstand auf EU-Ebene<br /> (insgesamt 19 Einzelfragen)

AGREE Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 November 2011

American Growth, Recovery, Empowerment, and Entrepreneurship Act or the AGREE Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend certain tax expenditure provisions for business taxpayers, including: (1) bonus depreciation and expensing of business and investment assets, (2) the 100% exclusion from gross income of gain from the sale or exchange of qualified small business stock, and (3) the tax credit for increasing research expenses. Increases to 20% the rate of the alternative simplified research tax credit and makes such credit permanent. Increases the research tax credit for the research expenses of manufacturers whose domestic production gross receipts exceed 50% of their total production gross receipts. Allows a business-related tax credit of up to $100,000 for 25% of the franchise fees paid or incurred by a veteran for the purchase of a franchise. Amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to exempt certain small issuers of securities from the internal control reporting and assessment requirements of such Act. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) eliminate the per country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, and (2) increase the per country numerical limitation for family based immigrants from 7% to 15% of the total number of family-sponsored visas. Amends the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 to eliminate the provision requiring the reduction of annual People's Republic of China immigrant visas to offset status adjustments under such Act. Sets forth a transition period for employment-based immigrant visas and per country distribution rules for reserved and unreserved visas. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to share information and provide: (1) unredacted samples of the products, packaging, and labels, or related photos with trademark right holders if United States Customs and Border Protection suspects an import or export violation under specified provisions of the Lanham Act relating to copied or simulated marks or names; and (2) samples to affected parties upon the seizure of material imported in violation of specified federal copyright laws prohibiting the circumvention of technological measures that control access to or protect a copyrighted work.

Verwendung und Haushaltstitel der zur besseren Beratung von Migranten bei der Anerkennung ihrer Berufsqualifikationen in Aussicht gestellten 100 Mio. Euro

Germany · German Bundestag · 18 November 2011

Originaltext der Frage(n):<br /> <br /> Auf welche einzelnen Maßnahmen und zu welcher Höhe verteilen sich die 100 Mio. Euro, die von der Bundesministerin für Bildung und Forschung, Dr. Annette Schavan, zur besseren Beratung von Migranten in Bezug auf das Gesetz zur Verbesserung der Feststellung und Anerkennung im Ausland erworbener Berufsqualifikationen in Aussicht gestellt worden sind?<br /> <br /> Unter welchem Haushaltstitel werden die 100 Mio. Euro in den Haushalt 2012 eingestellt?

COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS The Global Approach to Migration and Mobility

European Union · European Commission · 18 November 2011

167 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the current campaign regarding timed-out students, that is, overseas students whose seven year student visa has run out; his plans to introduce a special immigration stamp rather than the current provision of a six month extension stamp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35232/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2011

167 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if his attention has been drawn to the current campaign regarding timed-out students, that is, overseas students whose seven year student visa has run out; his plans to introduce a special immigration stamp rather than the current provision of a six month extension stamp; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35232/11]

Motie Van Klaveren over onderzoek naar de gevolgen van massa-immigratie

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 17 November 2011

Motie Van Klaveren over onderzoek naar de gevolgen van massa-immigratie

Motie Sterk/Van Nieuwenhuizen-Wijbenga over een sociaal leenstelsel voor migranten

Netherlands · House of Representatives · 17 November 2011

Motie Sterk/Van Nieuwenhuizen-Wijbenga over een sociaal leenstelsel voor migranten

BARN Act

United States · United States Congress · 16 November 2011

Better Agriculture Resources Now Act or the BARN Act - Revises the H-2A nonimmigrant agricultural worker visa program, including provisions regarding: (1) agricultural labor and services, (2) application requirements, (3) wages, (4) period of authorized nonimmigrant status, (5) housing, (6) legal assistance, and (7) violations.

AGREE Act

United States · United States Congress · 15 November 2011

American Growth, Recovery, Empowerment, and Entrepreneurship Act or the AGREE Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend certain tax expenditure provisions for business taxpayers, including: (1) bonus depreciation and expensing of business and investment assets, (2) the 100% exclusion from gross income of gain from the sale or exchange of qualified small business stock, and (3) the tax credit for increasing research expenses. Increases to 20% the rate of the alternative simplified research tax credit and makes such credit permanent. Increases the research tax credit for the research expenses of manufacturers whose domestic production gross receipts exceed 50% of their total production gross receipts. Allows a business-related tax credit of up to $100,000 for 25% of the franchise fees paid or incurred by a veteran for the purchase of a franchise. Amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to exempt certain small issuers of securities from the internal control reporting and assessment requirements of such Act. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) eliminate the per country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, and (2) increase the per country numerical limitation for family based immigrants from 7% to 15% of the total number of family-sponsored visas. Amends the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 to eliminate the provision requiring the reduction of annual People's Republic of China immigrant visas to offset status adjustments under such Act. Sets forth a transition period for employment-based immigrant visas and per country distribution rules for reserved and unreserved visas. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to share information and provide: (1) unredacted samples of the products, packaging, and labels, or related photos with trademark right holders if United States Customs and Border Protection suspects an import or export violation under specified provisions of the Lanham Act relating to copied or simulated marks or names; and (2) samples to affected parties upon the seizure of material imported in violation of specified federal copyright laws prohibiting the circumvention of technological measures that control access to or protect a copyrighted work.

Praxis der Anhörung von Geduldeten durch Vertreter von mutmaßlichen Herkunftsstaaten

Germany · German Bundestag · 11 November 2011

Angaben zu Zwangsanhörungen abzuschiebender Personen ungeklärter Staatsangehörigkeit vor Vertretern ihrer mutmaßlichen Herkunftsstaaten (u. a. Syrien, Nigeria und weiterer westafrikanischer Staaten) zur identitätsfeststellung; Gebührenerhebung für die Ausstellung von Heimreisedokumenten, Abschluss von Rückübernahmeabkommen, Bewertung der rechtlichen Zulässigkeit von Zwangsvorführungen vor dem Hintergrund verwaltungsgerichtlicher Zweifel an der Rechtsstaatlichkeit des Verfahrens<br /> (insgesamt 22 Einzelfragen)

27 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his policy on both the Cambodian and Malaysian governments’ failure to regulate recruiters and employers which leaves Cambodian migrant domestic workers exposed to a wide range of abuses, in which tens of thousands of Cambodian women and girls who migrate to Malaysia have little protection against forced confinement in training centres, heavy debt burdens, and exploitative working conditions. [33713/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 10 November 2011

27 Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his policy on both the Cambodian and Malaysian governments’ failure to regulate recruiters and employers which leaves Cambodian migrant domestic workers exposed to a wide range of abuses, in which tens of thousands of Cambodian women and girls who migrate to Malaysia have little protection against forced confinement in training centres, heavy debt burdens, and exploitative working conditions. [33713/11]

Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act

United States · United States Congress · 10 November 2011

Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to: (1) eliminate the per country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, and (2) increase the per country numerical limitation for family based immigrants. Amends the Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992 to eliminate the provision requiring the reduction of annual Chinese immigrant visas to offset status adjustments under such Act.

A bill to prohibit Federal funding for lawsuits seeking to invalidate specific State laws that support the enforcement of Federal immigration laws.

United States · United States Congress · 10 November 2011

Prohibits federal funds from being used by a federal agency or instrumentality to participate in a lawsuit to overturn, enjoin, or otherwise invalidate specified immigration-related laws in Oklahoma, Missouri, Arizona, Utah, Indiana, Alabama, South Carolina, or Georgia.

141 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of students that have been designated as timed-out students under the New Immigration Regime for Full Time Non-EEA Students that was published in September 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33531/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 November 2011

141 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of students that have been designated as timed-out students under the New Immigration Regime for Full Time Non-EEA Students that was published in September 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33531/11]

EUFOR Libya und die Zusammenarbeit mit dem Libyschen Übergangsrat in Fragen der Grenzsicherung

Germany · German Bundestag · 9 November 2011

Entsendung von EU-Missionen seit Anfang März 2011 nach Libyen zur Prüfung der humanitären Lage, Mitwirkung von Experten für Fragen der Sicherheit, EU-Büros in Bengasi und Tripolis, humanitäre Zielsetzung, deutsche Polizeihilfe, deutscher VN-Polizeiberater für Libyen, Vorbereitungen für die EU-Militärmission EUFOR Libya, vorgesehene Truppenteile und Aufgaben, Wiederaufnahme von EU-Programmen in Libyen im Bereich Migration, Anzahl und Zusammensetzung der bislang bereits dorthin entsandten EU-Grenzschutzexperten<br /> (insgesamt 29 Einzelfragen)

Qualität der Integrationskurse verbessern

Germany · German Bundestag · 9 November 2011

Vorlage eines Handlungskonzepts und Bereitstellung adäquater Finanzmittel zur Motivierung von Alteinwanderern zum Besuch der Kurse und zur Erweiterung des Kreises der Anspruchsberechtigten, Anhebung der Mindestvergütung für freiberufliche Lehrkräfte auf 24 Euro, Bildung homogener Lerngruppen und Vorlage weiterer Konzepte zur Verbesserung und Evaluation

Die UN-Kinderrechtskonvention bei Flüchtlingskindern anwenden - Die Bundesländer in die Pflicht nehmen

Germany · German Bundestag · 9 November 2011

Anpassung der Landesgesetze an die Konvention: Sicherstellung des Schulbesuchs für alle Kinder unabhängig vom Aufenthaltsstatus, kindgerechte Umsetzung des § 42 SGB VIII; Anpassung des Asyl- und Aufenthaltsrechts: Vorrang des Kindeswohls, Abschaffung der Verfahrensmündigkeit ab 16 Jahren, Anhörung von Kindern nur durch geschultes Personal, Verbot der Inhaftierung Minderjähriger im Abschiebungsverfahren, Sicherstellung kindgerechter Unterbringung für unbegleitete Minderjährige, Einsatz für die Konvention in den Gremien der EU

Staatsangehörigkeitsrecht modernisieren - Mehrfache bzw. doppelte Staatsbürgerschaft ermöglichen

Germany · German Bundestag · 9 November 2011

Einbringung eines Gesetzentwurfs: Abschaffung des Optionsmodells, dauerhafte deutsche Staatsbürgerschaft für in Deutschland geborene Kinder ausländischer Eltern neben der Staatsangehörigkeit der Eltern, Ermöglichung von Mehrfach-Staatsbürgerschaften, Erleichterung der Einbürgerungsvoraussetzungen

Protect American Innovation Act of 2011

United States · United States Congress · 8 November 2011

Protect American Innovation Act of 2011 - Establishes within the Department of the Treasury the position of Director of Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement (Director). Directs the Commissioner responsible for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Assistant Secretary for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to appoint coordinators of intellectual property rights enforcement activities. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, acting through the Commissioner, to prescribe regulations to apply risk assessment modeling techniques to border enforcement activities for combating counterfeiting and piracy. Directs the Commissioner to determine the feasibility of training CBP personnel in the use of new technological means for detecting and identifying, at ports of entry, counterfeit and pirated goods, and goods subject to exclusion orders. Requires the Commissioner to improve the process of making samples of shipments of goods suspected of violating intellectual property rights available to the owners of copyrights, trademarks, patents, and other forms of intellectual property (owners) for the purpose of inspection or analysis. Requires the Commissioner to prescribe regulations to ensure that the system for recording copyrights, trademarks, patents, and other forms of intellectual property does not impede the rapid seizure of goods that violate the rights of the owners. Directs the Commissioner to develop a voluntary certification program for low-risk importers that have taken specific measures to prevent the infiltration into the international supply chain of counterfeit and pirated goods, goods subject to exclusion orders, and goods that violate other forms of intellectual property rights. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner, to develop and implement a watch list database of importers, shippers, freight forwarders, and other participants in the import, export, and transshipment process whose activities merit special scrutiny at ports of entry because of the risk of importation, exportation, or transshipment of goods that violate intellectual property rights or exclusion orders. Prohibits the mitigation, dismissal, or vacating of civil fines, except pursuant to regulations. Requires the Commissioner to report to specified congressional committees on effective civil fine collection techniques. Directs the Secretary to take steps to: (1) increase staffing and resources of offices of CBP and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) engaged in providing training and technical assistance to the customs services and enforcement agencies of other countries, and (2) ensure that the Director performs certain actions to maximize the efficient and effective use of resources for international training and technical assistance activities. Amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to: (1) increase certain prohibitions on the importation, exportation, and transshipment of counterfeit or pirated goods, (2) revise requirements for declarations regarding counterfeit and infringing merchandise, and (3) authorize the CBP Chief Counsel to commence and participate in certain civil forfeiture proceedings. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Commissioner and the Assistant Secretary, to establish an Advisory Committee on Import Safety and Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement. Authorizes appropriations to CBP and ICE for additional personnel to carry out specified responsibilities. Revises the requirements for exclusion orders for certain unfair trade practices to divide them into first, second, and third exclusion orders with increasing penalties, including a visa ban.

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to toll, during active-duty service abroad in the Armed Forces, the periods of time to file a petition and appear for an interview to remove the conditional basis for permanent resident status, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 3 November 2011

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to toll, during active-duty service abroad in the Armed Forces, the periods of time for an alien spouse or petitioning spouse to file a petition and appear for an interview to remove the conditional basis for permanent resident status.

Foster Children Opportunity Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 November 2011

Foster Children Opportunity Act - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require state plans for foster care and adoption assistance to have procedures to assist alien children in the child welfare system achieve special immigrant juvenile status and lawful permanent resident status before exiting foster care. Requires case plans to include documentation of the steps the state child welfare agency is taking in assisting children obtain lawful immigrant status before exiting foster care. Requires a permanency hearing to determine whether a petition for special immigrant juvenile status or lawful permanent resident status has been filed on behalf of an alien foster child and, if it has not been filed, whether it is in the child's best interest to have such a petition filed or to have immigration counsel appointed. Authorizes the use of court improvement program grant funds to educate and train child welfare and court staff to assist alien children in achieving special immigrant juvenile status, lawful permanent resident status, and other forms of relief under immigration law. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), on the request of a child welfare agency, to provide technical assistance in carrying out this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to and contract with qualified non-profit or other community-based service providers to perform the assistance. Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to make an exception to the five-year limited eligibility of qualified aliens for federal means-tested public benefits for individuals who have obtained special immigrant juvenile status. Makes a similar exception for such individuals with respect to the limited eligibility of qualified aliens for certain Federal programs.

VISIT USA Act

United States · United States Congress · 3 November 2011

Visa Improvements to Stimulate International Tourism to the United States of America Act or the VISIT USA Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide qualifying nationals of China (PRC) with a five-year multiple entry/exit visitor visa. Requires such persons to be screened through the automated electronic travel authorization system. Transfers authority to establish and collect the premium fee for employment-based petitions and applications from the Attorney General (DOJ) to the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS). Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) offer for a fee premium visitor visa processing; (2) develop, subject to security concerns, a pilot program for processing visitor visas using secure remote videoconferencing technology to conduct visa interviews; and (3) decrease nonimmigrant visa application and issuance fees in selected countries when there is a low demand from such countries for visitor visas. Establishes a W (nonimmigrant)-visa for: (1) a Canadian citizen who is older than 50 years of age and owns a U.S. residence or has rented a U.S. accommodation for the duration of his or her stay; and (2) such alien's accompanying spouse and children. Makes such visa renewable every three years with a maximum stay of 240 consecutive days in each authorized period. Revises the visa waiver program to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate any country as a program country; (2) adjust visa refusal rate criteria, including addition of a 3% maximum overstay rate; and (3) revise probationary and termination provisions. Establishes an X (nonimmigrant)-visa for: (1) an alien who invests (and maintains) at least $500,000 in U.S. residential real estate, of which at least $250,000 must be for a U.S. primary residence where such person will reside for more than 180 days per year; and (2) such alien's accompanying spouse and children. Makes such visa renewable every three years. Amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to include in the Global Entry Trusted Traveler Network individuals who meet security requirements and are employed and sponsored by an international organization which maintains a strong working relationship with the United States.

509 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Health if he will explain in detail the more than 20% reduction since May 2010 in funding for the Irish Family Planning Association to provide family planning services to GMS clients in Tallaght, Dublin, and, in this context, his views on the commitment during Ireland’s examination under the Universal Periodic Review by the UN Human Rights Council in October 2011 to ensure the availability and accessibility of contraceptive services, supplies, information and education on a national basis and without discrimination, of any kind, in particular discrimination based on age, geography, disability or immigration status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32110/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 2 November 2011

509 Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Minister for Health if he will explain in detail the more than 20% reduction since May 2010 in funding for the Irish Family Planning Association to provide family planning services to GMS clients in Tallaght, Dublin, and, in this context, his views on the commitment during Ireland’s examination under the Universal Periodic Review by the UN Human Rights Council in October 2011 to ensure the availability and accessibility of contraceptive services, supplies, information and education on a national basis and without discrimination, of any kind, in particular discrimination based on age, geography, disability or immigration status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32110/11]

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011

United States · United States Congress · 2 November 2011

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), in coordination with the Secretary of State, during the seven-year period ending on September 30, 2018, to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards to eligible persons, including business leaders and U.S. government officials actively engaged in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) business, who are in good standing in an international trusted traveler program of DHS. Authorizes the DHS Secretary to collect a fee for the issuance of such cards that is sufficient to offset the costs associated with carrying out this Act. Establishes in the Treasury an APEC Business Travel Card Account into which such fees shall be deposited.

H.E.L.P. Act

United States · United States Congress · 1 November 2011

Haitian Emergency Life Protection Act of 2011 or the H.E.L.P. Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to V-visa nonimmigrants (spouses and minor children of lawful permanent residents who come to the United States to wait for completion of the immigrant visa process) to include certain Haitian nationals whose petition for a family-sponsored immigrant visa was approved on or before January 12, 2010. Authorizes the Secretary of State to use secondary evidence to verify eligibility for such status or for immediate relative status. Sunsets the provisions of this Act two years after its enactment.

Förderung der Integrationsarbeit von Migrantenselbstorganisationen

Germany · German Bundestag · 28 October 2011

Angaben zu Haushaltsmitteln für Integrationsförderung durch das Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend, Kriterien für die Förderfähigkeit von Selbsthilfeorganisationen, Abstimmung mit den Bundesländern, Angaben zur Umsetzung des bundesweiten Integrationsprogramms und zur Förderung einzelner Zielgruppen (Migrantinnen, Jugendliche)<br /> (insgesamt 24 Einzelfragen)

50 Jahre Anwerbeabkommen mit der Türkei (30. Oktober 1961)

Germany · German Bundestag · 26 October 2011

Für eine wirksame und stichtagsunabhängige gesetzliche Bleiberechtsregelung im Aufenthaltsgesetz

Germany · German Bundestag · 26 October 2011

Einbringung eines Gesetzentwurfs für ein dauerhaftes Bleiberecht nach fünfjähriger Aufenthaltsdauer oder aus humanitären Gründen, Lockerung der Forderung eigenständiger Lebensunterhaltssicherung, insbesondere bei Kranken und Behinderten; Verzicht auf unverhältnismäßige Anforderungen an Mitwirkungspflichten, Wegfall bestimmter Ausschlusstatbestände, Verzicht auf Deutschkenntnisse, Berechtigung zur Ausübung einer Erwerbstätigkeit

430 Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason behind the refusal to renew a Garda National Immigration Bureau card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31370/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 October 2011

430 Deputy Regina Doherty asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason behind the refusal to renew a Garda National Immigration Bureau card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31370/11]

Deport Convicted Foreign Criminals Act of 2011

United States · United States Congress · 25 October 2011

Deport Convicted Foreign Criminals Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to report quarterly to Congress regarding each country that has refused or unreasonably delayed repatriation of an alien who is a citizen, subject, national, or resident of such country. Requires a report to include the aliens' detention and criminal status. Prohibits the Secretary of State, upon the passage of specified periods of time, from issuing certain nonimmigrant (including certain diplomatic) visas and immigrant visas to a citizen, subject, national, or resident of a listed country. Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to notify the chief law enforcement officer of the state and of the local jurisdiction in which an alien who has been detained by the United States is released. Defines &quot;alien&quot; as an individual who has been detained by the United States and has received a final order of removal but has not been removed.

Für eine neue Bleiberechtsregelung

Germany · German Bundestag · 25 October 2011

Einbringung eines Gesetzentwurfs für ein dauerhaftes Bleiberecht nach fünfjähriger Aufenthaltsdauer, Verhinderung von Kettenduldungen, Übergangsregelung für Personen mit Aufenthaltserlaubnis &quot;auf Probe&quot; zur Verhinderung von Abschiebung

VISIT USA Act

United States · United States Congress · 20 October 2011

Visa Improvements to Stimulate International Tourism to the United States of America Act or the VISIT USA Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide qualifying nationals of China (PRC) with a five-year multiple entry/exit visitor visa. Requires such persons to be screened through the automated electronic travel authorization system. Transfers authority to establish and collect the premium fee for employment-based petitions and applications from the Attorney General (DOJ) to the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS). Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) offer for a fee premium visitor visa processing; (2) develop, subject to security concerns, a pilot program for processing visitor visas using secure remote videoconferencing technology to conduct visa interviews; and (3) decrease nonimmigrant visa application and issuance fees in selected countries when there is a low demand from such countries for visitor visas. Establishes a W (nonimmigrant)-visa for: (1) a Canadian citizen who is older than 50 years of age and owns a U.S. residence or has rented a U.S. accommodation for the duration of his or her stay; and (2) such alien's accompanying spouse and children. Makes such visa renewable every three years with a maximum stay of 240 consecutive days in each authorized period. Revises the visa waiver program to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate any country as a program country; (2) adjust visa refusal rate criteria, including addition of a 3% maximum overstay rate; and (3) revise probationary and termination provisions. Establishes an X (nonimmigrant)-visa for: (1) an alien who invests (and maintains) at least $500,000 in U.S. residential real estate, of which at least $250,000 must be for a U.S. primary residence where such person will reside for more than 180 days per year; and (2) such alien's accompanying spouse and children. Makes such visa renewable every three years. Amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to include in the Global Entry Trusted Traveler Network individuals who meet security requirements and are employed and sponsored by an international organization which maintains a strong working relationship with the United States.

Umsetzung der Abschiebungsrichtlinie der Europäischen Union und die Praxis der Abschiebungshaft

Germany · German Bundestag · 19 October 2011

Umsetzung der Richtlinie in den Bundesländern vor dem Hintergrund des Grundsatzes der Verhältnismäßigkeit, Umsetzung der Vorgabe der Richtlinie nach Unterbringung von Abschiebungshäftlingen in speziellen Hafteinrichtungen, Regelung des Besuchsrechts, Berücksichtigung besonderer Bedürfnisse und Ansprüche Betroffener, Angaben zu Abschiebungshaftanträgen, Haftdauer, Vollzugsregelung, Haftbeendigungen, Rückführungen und Zurückschiebungen vor dem Hintergrund einschlägiger Rechtsprechung; Verfahren bei Kindern und Minderjährigen, Wiedereinreiseverbote, Frage der Zulässigkeit der Inhaftierung von Asylerstantragstellern, Rechtsberatung und Rechtsschutz, Kosten, Inhaftierungen im Rahmen des Dublin-Überstellungsverfahrens, weitere Rechtsfolgen der Richtlinienumsetzung

Situation in deutschen Abschiebungshaftanstalten

Germany · German Bundestag · 19 October 2011

Rechtsgrundlagen in den Bundesländern für den Vollzug der Abschiebungshaft, Angaben zu Anzahl der Abschiebungshäftlinge und Haftdauer, Abschiebungshaft im Rahmen des Verfahrens nach der Dublin-II-Verordnung, Angaben zu Abschiebungshaftanträgen, Haftbeendigungen und -entlassungen; besondere Betreuung Schwangerer, Eltern von Kleinkindern, unbegleiteter Minderjähriger und Kranker; Zugang zu Rechtsberatung, psychologisch-psychiatrische Versorgung, Suizide und Suizidversuche, Umsetzung der EU-Rückführungs-Richtlinie durch die Bundesländer

50 Jahre deutsch-türkisches Anwerbeabkommen - Assoziationsrecht wirksam umsetzen

Germany · German Bundestag · 19 October 2011

Grundsätzliche Änderung und Ausrichtung der bisherigen restriktiven Einwanderungspolitik an den Grundsätzen der Gleichberechtigung und Menschenrechte: gesetzliche Verankerung des Verschlechterungsverbots, Rücknahme der Regelungen der Sprachnachweise für Ehegattennachzug und längerfristige Aufenthaltserlaubnis, Ausweisungsschutz und weitere Erleichterungen im Aufenthaltsrecht

383 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his proposals and recommendations with regard to reforming the business permission scheme to an enterprise and investment visa. [29753/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 October 2011

383 Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Justice and Equality his proposals and recommendations with regard to reforming the business permission scheme to an enterprise and investment visa. [29753/11]

Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2011

United States · United States Congress · 18 October 2011

Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to redefine &quot;specified unlawful activity&quot; for purposes of money laundering provisions as any act constituting an offense in violation of the laws of the United States punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year. Prohibits: (1) knowingly conducting a monetary transaction involving the proceeds of unlawful activity of a value greater than $10,000; (2) conducting a monetary transaction involving property of a value greater than $10,000 with the intent to promote the carrying out of specified unlawful activity; or (3) transporting more than $10,000 in currency, monetary instruments, or precious metals and jewels in interstate commerce knowing that such property was derived from, or was intended to be used to promote, unlawful activity. Provides that for purposes of reporting requirements on the importation or exportation of monetary instruments, a monetary instrument in bearer form that has the amount left blank shall be considered to have a value in excess of $10,000 if the instrument was drawn on an account that contained more than $10,000 at the time the instrument was transported or during the time period it was negotiated. Increases the penalty for bulk cash smuggling in or out of the United States from 5 to 10 years' imprisonment. Allows the government to satisfy the requirement that a person knowingly engaged in a monetary transaction in criminally derived property of a value greater than $10,000 by showing that the monetary transaction involved the disposition of more than that amount from an account in which more than $10,000 in proceeds of specified unlawful activity was commingled with other funds. Permits a single indictment for multiple money laundering violations that are part of the same scheme or continuing course of conduct. Prohibits illegal (currently, unlicensed) money transmitting businesses. Removes requirements that, to be held liable, a person have: (1) knowledge that property is from the proceeds of a specific felony, and (2) intent to conceal or disguise the proceeds. Extends the jurisdiction of the United States in money laundering cases to include activities outside of the United States that have an effect in the United States. Establishes procedures for freezing the bank account of an individual arrested for an offense involving the movement of funds into or out of the United States. Makes international money laundering provisions applicable to tax evasion. Includes monetary transactions (currently limited to financial transactions) within the scope of money laundering provisions. Authorizes interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications for certain money laundering, currency reporting, and counterfeiting offenses. Prohibits the possession of any material that can be used to counterfeit U.S. obligations or securities. Makes prepaid access devices subject to anti-money laundering reporting requirements. Sets forth procedures governing the issuance of subpoenas in money laundering cases. Prohibits the Secretary of State from denying a request by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), or the Secret Service to authorize a danger pay allowance for any employee. Authorizes the Secret Service, with respect to any undercover investigative operation to detect and prosecute crimes against the United States, to: (1) use appropriated funds to purchase facilities and lease space within the United States and to establish or acquire, and operate on a commercial basis, proprietary corporations or business entities; (2) deposit such appropriations, as well as the proceeds from such an undercover operation, in financial institutions; and (3) use such proceeds to offset necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in such an operation. Authorizes the Secret Service to arrest persons violating U.S. laws relating to money laundering or structured transactions or committing certain other criminal activity against any financial institution (currently, any federally insured financial institution). Directs the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to coordinate to issue informal guidelines regarding money laundering, terrorist financing, counterfeiting, and other matters related to this Act.

Southern New Mexico Economic Development Act

United States · United States Congress · 18 October 2011

Southern New Mexico Economic Development Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to permit a Mexican national who enters the United States with a valid border crossing card and who is admitted to the United States at the Columbus, Santa Teresa, or Antelope Wells port of entry in New Mexico, to remain in New Mexico, within 75 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border, for up to 30 days.

H-2A Improvement Act

United States · United States Congress · 14 October 2011

H-2A Improvement Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include within the H-2A nonimmigrant visa category (temporary agricultural workers) an alien coming temporarily to the United States to work as a sheepherder, goat herder, or dairy worker. Exempts an employer filing a petition to employ such a worker from the requirement to show that the position is of a seasonal or temporary nature. Provides for a three-year initial period of admission with additional three-year extensions.

Confidential Informant Accountability Act of 2011

United States · United States Congress · 14 October 2011

Confidential Informant Accountability Act of 2011 - Directs the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of the Treasury to report biannually to Congress on all serious crimes, authorized and unauthorized, committed by informants maintained by the respective law enforcement agencies of such Departments (the Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI], the Drug Enforcement Administration [DEA], the U.S. Secret Service, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives [ATF]). Defines a &quot;serious crime&quot; as any serious violent felony or drug offense (as such terms are defined in the federal criminal code) or any offense of racketeering, bribery, child pornography, obstruction of justice, or perjury that an agent or employee of the relevant law enforcement agency has reasonable grounds to believe an informant has committed. Amends the federal judicial code to extend to three years the period within which a tort claim against the United States must be presented in writing to a federal agency when the claim arises out of a government employee's conduct with respect to the criminal misconduct of a government informant. (Current law bars all tort claims against the United States that are not presented within two years after the claim accrues.) Applies the amendment retroactively to any such claim that: (1) accrued on or after May 1, 1982; and (2) is presented within one year after enactment of this Act.

186 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in respect of an application for a Garda National Immigration Bureau card in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29423/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2011

186 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in respect of an application for a Garda National Immigration Bureau card in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29423/11]

185 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in respect of an application for a Garda National Immigration Bureau card in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29422/11]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2011

185 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected position in respect of an application for a Garda National Immigration Bureau card in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 15; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29422/11]

U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT: PRIORITIES AND THE RULE OF LAW

United States · United States House of Representatives · 12 October 2011

Enemy Expatriation Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 October 2011

Enemy Expatriation Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include engaging in or purposefully and materially supporting hostilities against the United States to the list of acts for which U.S. nationals would lose their nationality. Defines &quot;hostilities&quot; as any conflict subject to the laws of war.

DASH Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 October 2011

Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act or the DASH Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include within the H-2A nonimmigrant visa category (temporary agricultural workers) an alien coming temporarily to the United States to work as a sheepherder, goat herder, or dairy worker. Provides: (1) for a three-year initial period of admission with additional three-year extensions, and (2) that no period of U.S. absence may be required for approval of such extensions. Directs the Secretary of Labor to issue housing regulations for such workers.

Illegal Alien Crime Reporting Act of 2011

United States · United States Congress · 12 October 2011

Illegal Alien Crime Reporting Act of 2011 - Prohibits the payment of funds to a state or its political subdivisions&nbsp;under any program or activity administered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)&nbsp;unless such state: (1)&nbsp;compiles statistics on persons arrested, charged, convicted of a crime, or incarcerated by such state, including the immigration status and country of origin of such persons and the crimes for which such persons were arrested, charged,&nbsp;convicted, or incarcerated; (2) reports such statistics monthly to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); and (3) certifies compliance with the requirements of this Act.&nbsp; Requires each federal agency to compile similar statistics and report on such statistics monthly to the FBI. Requires the FBI to annually publish all statistics reported under this Act as a separate data collection of&nbsp;its Uniform Crime Reports.

Enemy Expatriation Act

United States · United States Congress · 12 October 2011

Enemy Expatriation Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to include engaging in or purposefully and materially supporting hostilities against the United States to the list of acts for which U.S. nationals would lose their nationality. Defines &quot;hostilities&quot; as any conflict subject to the laws of war.

To prohibit the Secretary of Labor from implementing certain rules relating to employment of aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 12 October 2011

Prohibits the Secretary of Labor from: (1) implementing, amending, or enforcing the rule "Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-agricultural Employment H-2B Program" or any substantially similar rule; and (2) finalizing, implementing, amending, or enforcing the proposed rule "Temporary Non-agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United States" or any substantially similar rule. Directs the Secretary, in computing the prevailing occupational wage level for employees of institutions of higher education or nonprofit research organizations for certain alien worker labor certifications, to: (1) use Occupational Employment Statistics program data, and (2) comply with specified provisions regarding the number of wage levels required to make such computation.