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EMMA ISRAEL

KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE · Washington, DC
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Background

Career
Washington, DC · current

The past 12 months

Clients
1
past 12 months
Filings
1
past 12 months
Agencies contacted
Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESHealth & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)Justice, Dept of (DOJ)Labor, Dept of (DOL)Office of Management & Budget (OMB)SENATEState, Dept of (DOS)U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Specific issues

H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (provisions related to unaccompanied children) H.R.4213, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.5342/S.2354, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (issues related to Legal Orientation Program funding and specialized childrens dockets reporting) H.R.5304/S.2587, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 Issues related to State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 Issues related to FY27 appropriations, including legal services for unaccompanied children and funding for child welfare professionals in border patrol facilities Issues related to legal service funding
Budget/Appropriations · 2026 Q1
H.R.3763/S.1965, Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act H.R. 4371, Kayla Hamilton Act S.1297, Fair Day in Court for Kids Act of 2025 H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (provisions related to unaccompanied children) H.R.6938/S.2354, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (issues related to specialized juvenile dockets, EOIR reporting, Legal Orientation program, and fee exemptions) H.R.5304/S.2587, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (issues related to funding for UC legal services) Issues related to State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 H.R.1144, Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025 S.455, Protecting Sensitive Locations Act S.3683, Stop Excessive Force in Immigration Act of 2026 Issues related to limiting military transport and mandatory detention of unaccompanied children; Issues related to mental health impacts of prolonged detention of children Issues related to DNA testing of children Issues related to access to reproductive health services at San Benito, TX shelter Issues related to limiting detention of children and immigration enforcement at sensitive locations Issues related to the Refugee Protection Act Issues related to specialized juvenile dockets Issues related to unaccompanied children fee exemptions Issues related to detention of immigrant children Issues related to victim-centered protections Issues related to oversight of UAC Safety Verification Initiative Issues related to exempting unaccompanied children from OBBBA fees Issues related to parental interests of adults detained by ICE Issues related to missing unaccompanied children Issues related to Plyler v. Doe Issues related to Special Order Hour on immigrant children Issues related to DHS accountability Issues related to the Immigration Court Efficiency and Childrens Court Act Issues related to unaccompanied children's legal and social services and child advocates Issues related to unaccompanied children's legal services contract Issues related to anti-trafficking solutions for unaccompanied children Issues related to family separation and detention Issues related to unaccompanied children's immigration court dockets Issues related to biometrics collection Issues related to HHS Ombuds Issues related to family detention oversight visit Issues related to FY27 appropriations, including legal services for unaccompanied children and funding for child welfare professionals in border patrol facilities Issues related to continued funding for child welfare professionals in the FY27 DHS budget Issues related to education for children in ICE facilities Issues related to prolonged detention of unaccompanied children and unlawful summary removals of kids Issues related to Dignity Act Issues related to juvenile docket court observation in NYC Issues related to Special Immigrant Juvenile Status Issues related to ORR detention and shelter Issues related to ORR sponsor vetting Issues related to bipartisan immigration reform legislation Issues related to the DHS Child Well-Being Program HELP Separated Children Act Executive Office for Immigration Review, Appellate Procedures for the Board of Immigration Appeals (Docket No. EOIR-26-AB37; Dir. Order No. 02-2026] RIN 1125-AB37) Issues related to Executive Order 12866 Issues related to return and reintegration of unaccompanied children Issues related to ORR, including ORR oversight
Immigration · 2026 Q1
S.920, International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2024 (issues related federal funds to support counsel for children in removal proceedings and the trafficking and exploitation of unaccompanied children) S.4723, Keep Families Together Act H.R.9029/S.4942, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (issues related to unaccompanied children and legal funding) H.R. 9654, Stop Alien Children Trafficking Act H.J.Res.171/S.J.Res.94, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the proposed rule submitted by the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to the Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule H.R.6145/S.3178, Immigration Court Efficiency and Children's Court Act of 2023 H.R.10504/S.5587, To establish in the Department of Homeland Security the Task Force on the Reunification of Families, and for other purposes H.R.10274, POD Act of 2024 H.R. 3194, U.S. Citizenship Act Issues related to the Childrens Court Act Issues related to the Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule Issues related to missing children Issues related to Notice to Appear filings Issues related to family separation Issues related to juvenile dockets Issues related to unaccompanied children legal services and funding Issues related to USCIS case adjudications Issues related to child welfare professionals at border facilities Issues related to unaccompanied childrens safe return and reintegration Issues related to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) sensitive locations Issues related to Department of Labor child labor enforcement Issues related to root causes of migration Issues related to the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration funding restrictions Issues related to Department of Homeland Securitys Center for Countering Human Trafficking Issues related to the Central American Minors Program and counsel Issues related to unaccompanied childrens border processing, sponsor vetting, and social services Issues related to Maritime interdiction/Guantanamo Bay detention camp Issues related to Special Immigrant Juveniles (SIJ) deferred action Issues related to future reconciliation packages Issues related to ORR shelter and care Issues related to sexual abuse and sexual harassment of unaccompanied children in ORR facilities Issues related to advance parole documents Issues related to bi-partisan immigration legislation Issues related to asylum backlogs Issues related to USCIS form blank spaces RIN 0970-AD10, ORR/HHS, Investigations of Child Abuse and Neglect Rule Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision of a Currently Approved Collection: Petition for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immigrant, DHS Docket No. USCIS-2007-0024, OMB Control Number 1615-0020, 89 Fed. Reg. 66732 (Aug. 16, 2024)
Immigration · 2024 Q4
S.920, International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2024 (issues related federal funds to support counsel for children in removal proceedings) H.R.9029/S.4942, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (issues related to unaccompanied children and legal services funding) Issues related to the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration funding restrictions
Budget/Appropriations · 2024 Q4
Issues related to funding for Child Well-being Specialists in CPB facilities Issues related to barring federal funding to states/localities for health, nutrition, transportation, DV, and other programs
Budget/Appropriations · 2024 Q3
S.4723, Keep Families Together Act S.5247, Witness Assistance and Criminal Accountability Act H.R.6145/S.3178, Immigration Court Efficiency and Children's Court Act of 2023 H.R.5717, No Bailout for Sanctuary Cities Act H.J.Res.171/S.J.Res.94, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the proposed rule submitted by the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to the Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule H.R.9029/S.4942, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 (Issues related to prohibitions on placing unaccompanied children with sponsors without lawful immigration status) H.R.2670/S.2226, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Issues related to advance parole documents Issues related to root causes of migration Issues related to unaccompanied children in Rhode Island Issues related to sexual abuse and sexual harassment of unaccompanied children in ORR facilities Issues related to oversight of childrens care by ORR and prevention of harm Issues related to EOIR case load management Issues related to regional protection mechanisms and binational mechanisms Issues related to border screening and care Issues related to ORR shelter and care Issues related to EOIR and USCIS case adjudications Issues related to forced child migration, return, and reintegration Issues related to family separation Issues related to juvenile dockets Issues related to child welfare professionals Issues related to USCIS case processing delays Issues related to unaccompanied children legal services Issues related to Notice to Appear filings Issues related to migrant child access to education Issues related to Canadian reunifications Issues related to ORR Verification of Release cards Issues related to Department of Labor child labor enforcement Issues related to co-location/Trusted Adult Relative Program Issues related to the Securing Help for Immigrants through Education and Legal Development Act (SHIELD Act) Issues related to ORR sponsor vetting protocols Issues related to the Central American Minors Program and counsel Issues related to legal and social services for unaccompanied children Issues related to the Flores settlement agreement Issues related to Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General reports Issues related to online AR-11 (Aliens Change of Address) Issues related to trafficking, including referral protocols Issues related to unaccompanied children Issues related to ORR grant/contract policies CARE for Families First Act
Immigration · 2024 Q3

Clients

2024-2026 · 5 filings
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Sources

This profile is built from the public record: filings in the U.S. Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act system. lda.senate.gov ↗

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2026 Q1
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