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DHS Congressional September Privacy Office Congressional Report Opened between 9/1/2018 - 9/30/2018 - Congressman Name Subject of Request 1168432 9/4/2018 Congressman Richard Burr Writes regarding Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. elections 1168396 9/4/2018 Senator Amy Klobuchar Write regarding social media and online platforms as it relates to election interference. 1168468 9/5/2018 Senator Richard Blumenthal Writes in support of Catholic Charities, INC to receive funding through the DHS FY2018 Citizenship and Assimilation Grant Program. 1168446 9/5/2018 Congressman Michelle Lujan Grisham Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus write with concerns regarding a child who passed away shortly after leaving a detention facility near the SW border. This is a follow up letter from a letter Rep. Castro sent on July 19th. 1168487 9/6/2018 Senator Ron Johnson Write to invite Secretary Nielsen to testify at a hearing titled "Threats to the Homeland" on October 10, 2018 1168539 9/6/2018 Congressman Bennie G. Thompson Write to request information regarding reports of a spike in passport denials to individuals along the southern border 1168534 9/6/2018 Congressman Ted Yoho Writes to request additional H-2B visas for activities related to the management and training of equines for the remainder of FY 18 1168519 9/6/2018 Congressman Steve Yonkers Senator Kamala Harris Forwards a (b)(6) Concerns re REAL ID 1168668 9/10/2018 Congressman Ted E. Deutch Writes to offer support for the Blue Spear Solutions grant application for the DHS School-Age Trauma Training Grant —1168673 9/10/2018 Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer Writes regarding REAL ID extension for the state of Missouri. 1168671 9/10/2018 Senator Maria Cantwell And Patty Write regarding refugee admissions under the Trump Murray Administration 1168666 9/10/2018 Congressman Lucille Roybal-Allard Writes urging the department to withdraw its proposed changes to the Flores Agreement. 1168718 9/11/2018 Congressman Mark Warner Writes to urge the department to give full and fair consideration into the City of Norfolk, VA's request to upgrade a pedestrian walkway next to the Owen B. Pickett Customs House. 1168818 9/13/2018 Senator Catherine Cortez Masto Writes regarding parents who were separated from their children under the zero tolerance policy who are detained or were detained in Nevada 1168837 9/13/2018 Senator Catherine Cortez Masto Write with concern about recent reports that ICE intends to request the recalendaring of thousands of deportation cases that are currently administratively closed September 1, 2018 - September 30, 2018 FY 2018 - Congressional Logs September Privacy Office Congressional Report Opened between 9/1/2018 - 9/30/2018 1168768 9/13/2018 Senator Heidi Heitkamp Writes asking Si to consider the costs of an updated Northern Border Strategy in time to be submitted with the Fiscal Year 2020 budget proposal. 1168819 9/13/2018 Congressman Steny Hoyer Write regarding the Administration's zero-tolerance policy and the separation of children from parents 1168817 9/13/2018 Congressman Frank Lobiondo Write regarding the Federal Air Marshall Service 1168811 9/13/2018 Senator Dan Sullivan Writes in support of the City of Ketchikan's Marine Emergency Response Vessel funding request for the 2018 Fiscal Year 1169355 9/14/2018 Senator Rob Portman Response to Senator Rob Portman's August 15, 2018 verbal request regarding the status of the implementation of recommendations from GAO Reports 15-512 and 16-514. 1168854 9/14/2018 Congressman Keith Rothfus Writes regarding the importance of H-2B visa program to seasonal businesses in Pennsylvania and across the country. 1168877 9/17/2018 Congressman J. Luis Correa Writes regarding DHS guidance concerning the entry into the U.S. of foreign nationals with authorized work visas whoa re associated with the cannabis industry 1168859 9/17/2018 Senator Jeff Merkley Write regarding the DHS Transfer and Reprogramming Notification which moved funds away from FEMA to ICE 1168895 9 17 2018 Senator Jeff Merkley A cohort of Congressional leaders express their concerns over reports that CBP agents are refusing to allow immigrants seeking asylum to enter the US by closing ports of entry. 1168897 9/17/2018 Congressman Jerrold Nadler Write to express opposition to the establishment of a safe third country agreement with Mexico. 1168919 9/18/2018 Congressman Gre2orio Sablan Write regarding violations of the nondisplacement prohibitions under the H-2B program. 1168915 9/18/2018 Congressman John Sarbanes Security Clearance 1168993 9/19/2018 Congressman John Faso Writes in favor of the (b)(6) of America's application for the Non-Profit Security Grant Program. 1169093 9/20/2018 Congressman Brian Higgins Writes in support of the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority's application to FY18 Transit Security Grant Program. 1169105 9/21/2018 Congressman Don Bacon Personal note from Rep. Bacon thanking the Secretary for her work on election security. 1169148 9/21/2018 Congressman Yvette D. Clarke Writes regarding EO 13841 "Affording Congress an Opportunity to Address Family Separation" 1169132 9/21/2018 Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand Writes with questions regarding family unification and children being held in NY state facilities. September 1, 2018 - September 30, 2018 FY 2018 - Congressional Logs September Privacy Office Congressional Report Opened between 9/1/2018 - 9/30/2018 1169122 9/21/2018 Congressman Tim Ryan Writes regarding TSA at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport 1169124 9/21/2018 Senator Dough Jones Sen Jones letter of 30 May 18 re: Q-Track 1169349 9/21/2018 congressman Carlos Curbelo Pine Prarie Ice Detention Center 1169151 9/24/2018 Senator Shelley Moore Capito Writes on behalf of constituent's immigration issue. 1169150 9/24/2018 Congressman Elijah E. Cummings Insists that the Department comply with the March 17. 2017 subpoena to TSA. 1169213 9/25/2018 Senator Ron Johnson Letter to Chairman Johnson 1169359 9/25/2018 Congressman Zoe Lofgren Writes expressing concern regarding treatment and housing of unaccompanied alien children in ICE custody. 1169361 9/25/2018 Congressman Cedric Richmond Writes regarding plans to publish a rule that would expand the definition of "public charge" when determining whether immigrants can adjust their status. 1169311 9/25/2018 Congressman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Writes urging Si to maintain the United States Refugee Admissions Program. 1169368 9/26/2018 Congressman Mike Coffman Writes requesting that the Department reverse the TPS decision for El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Haiti, Sudan, and Nepal. 1169403 9/26/2018 Senator Richard J. Durbin A cohort of Senators write regarding the proposed September 7, 2018 legislation, which aims to keep family units detained for prolonged period and that the detention violates the Flores Settlement Agreement as it pertains to children. 1169387 9/26/2018 Congressman Jennifer Gonzalez-Colon Invites Si or the Chief Acquisition Officer to the Puerto Rico Federal Business Opportunities Conference. 1169405 9/26/2018 Senator Kamala D. Harris Urges the Department to reconsider the terms of a proposal that would revoke the employment authorization of certain H-4 dependent spouses of nonimmigrant H-1B workers - the "H-4 rule". 1169370 9/26/2018 Congressman Norma Torres Write regarding the humanitarian crisis in the Northern Triangle of Central America 1169439 9/27/2018 Congressman Bob W. Goodlatte Writes to request information on an individual who has been arrested in connection with several murders and attacks in Santa Monica, California 1169451 9/28/2018 Senator Amy Klobuchar Writes regarding the Administration's proposed regulations to all for the detention of immigrant children and their parents beyond the limits allowed under current law. 1169472 9/28/2018 Congressman Greg Walden Write regarding the threat posed by fentanyl shipped from China and trafficked by cartels in Mexico has on the American public. September 1, 2018 - September 30, 2018 FY 2018 - Congressional Logs .
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