REFUGEES

Articles and editorials

Arthur Helton, 54, Refugee Advocate, Dies, S11342 [10SE]

Hmong Honor Life of Late Priest, S7232 [3JN]

Rev. Robert Wellisch, Pastor to Twin Cities Hmong, Dies, S7231 [3JN]

St. Paul Priest to Hmong Dies, S7232 [3JN]

U.S. Can't Just Throw Away the Key, E810 [30AP]

Unwelcome Truths, E2238 [5NO]

Bills and resolutions

Burma: encourage international intervention to prevent human rights violations against ethnic minorities (see H. Res. 84), H705 [13FE]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (see S. 1691), S12277 [1OC] (see H.R. 3226), H9130 [1OC]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (see S. 1691), S12277 [1OC] (see H.R. 3226), H9130 [1OC]

Dept. of Justice: create a record of lawful admission for permanent residence for certain aliens (see H.R. 83), H54 [7JA]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (see S. 1001), S5771 [6MY] (see H.R. 2536), H5662 [19JN]

Foreign policy: ensure that countries meet U.N. obligations relative to women, peace, and security, and assume implementation of international law that protects human rights of women and girls during and after conflicts (see H. Res. 432), H10340 [4NO]

Golden Venture (vessel): relief of certain aliens who were aboard the immigrant-smuggling ship (see H.R. 510), H245 [29JA]

Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act: amend (see H.R. 3238), H9213 [2OC]

Health care professionals: admission requirements for nonimmigrant nurses (see H.R. 87), H54 [7JA]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend the deadlines for application and payment of fees (see H.R. 2759), H7019 [16JY]

Human rights: authorizing appropriations for domestic and foreign treatment centers for victims of torture and U.S. contributions to the U.N. Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture (see S. 854), S5173 [10AP]

———treatment programs funding for victims of torture (see H.R. 1813), H3353 [11AP]

Immigration: adjust status of certain Colombian and Peruvian nationals (see H.R. 2843), H7615 [24JY]

———adjust status of certain Montserrat nationals (see H.R. 603), H321 [5FE]

———ease requirements for certain aliens seeking nonimmigrant status in order to enter the U.S. for a temporary stay due to certain family obligations (see H.R. 3306), H9613 [16OC]

———expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (see H.R. 85), H54 [7JA]

———moratorium (see H.R. 946), H1395 [26FE]

———permit admission of nonimmigrant students and visitors who are spouses or children of permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 2590), H5814 [24JN]

———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 47), H53 [7JA]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (see S. 1129), S6978 [22MY] (see H.R. 3361), H9811 [21OC]

Immigration and Nationality Act: revise various provisions (see H.R. 200), H59 [7JA]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: allow North Koreans to apply for refugee status or asylum in the U.S. (see S. 1336, 1336), S8559 [25JN] (see H.R. 367, 367), H170 [27JA]

———prohibit foreign assistance and assistance to the Korean Peninsula Development Organization (see S. 145), S230 [13JA]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (see S. 656), S3993 [19MR] (see H.R. 1930), H3635 [1MY]

Middle East: international recognition of plight of Jewish refugees from Arab countries, and the establishment of a U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East resettlement program (see H. Con. Res. 311), H9981 [28OC]

Vietnam: extend eligibility for refugee status of unmarried children of certain Vietnamese refugees (see H.R. 2792), H7169 [18JY]

Remarks in House

Burma: encourage international intervention to prevent human rights violations against ethnic minorities (H. Res. 84), H397 [12FE]

Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, E2001 [8OC]

Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act: extend the deadlines for application and payment of fees (H.R. 2759), E1499 [17JY]

Human rights: treatment programs funding for victims of torture (H.R. 1813), H11547-H11550 [19NO], E1350 [25JN], E1869 [23SE], E2386 [21NO], E2409 [22NO]

Immigration: ease requirements for certain aliens seeking nonimmigrant status in order to enter the U.S. for a temporary stay due to certain family obligations (H.R. 3306), H9608 [16OC]

———indefinite detention of individuals seeking asylum, E810 [30AP]

———moratorium, H2560 [1AP]

———moratorium (H.R. 946), H2466 [27MR]

———national policy, H126 [8JA], H2918-H2922 [8AP]

———restore fairness to immigration law (H.R. 47), E32 [8JA]

———restore fairness to immigration laws, H9195 [2OC]

———treatment of Haitian refugees, H3559 [30AP]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (H.R. 3361), E2106 [21OC]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: treatment of refugees by the People's Republic of China and the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, H7024 [17JY]

Middle East: status of Jewish refugees from Arab countries, H3737 [7MY]

Nepal: condemn expulsion of Tibetan asylum seekers to the People's Republic of China, H4795 [3JN], E1108 [3JN]

U.N.: limit contributions to Relief and Works Agency until establishment of refugee resettlement program and replacement of textbooks and educational materials promoting anti-Semitism, H7427 [23JY]

World Refugee Day: observance, E1296 [18JN], E1307 [19JN], E1339 [24JN]

Remarks in Senate

Civil liberties: indefinite detention of immigrants, material witnesses, and enemy combatants suspected of terrorism, without identification or due process, S9321-S9323 [14JY]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of European Americans: establish (S. 1691), S12278 [1OC]

Commission on Wartime Treatment of Jewish Refugees: establish (S. 1691), S12278 [1OC]

Cuba: repatriation of Cubans interdicted on the high seas, S10034 [28JY]

Dept. of State: require report on U.S. admission, S13345 [28OC]

Foreign aid: make protection of women and children who are affected by a complex humanitarian emergency a priority (S. 1001), S5779 [6MY]

Human rights: authorizing appropriations for domestic and foreign treatment centers for victims of torture and U.S. contributions to the U.N. Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture (S. 854), S5180 [10AP], S16052 [25NO]

———support victims of torture, S8713 [26JN]

———treatment programs funding for victims of torture (H.R. 1813), S16052 [25NO]

Immigration: restore fairness to immigration law, S14314 [10NO]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children, S11333, S11334 [10SE]

———treatment of unaccompanied alien children (S. 1129), S7019-S7027 [22MY]

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: allow North Koreans to apply for refugee status or asylum in the U.S., S9093, S9094 [9JY]

———human rights violations, S5516 [30AP]

———prohibit foreign assistance and assistance to the Korean Peninsula Development Organization (S. 145), S198 [10JA]

Liberia: adjust immigration status of certain nationals (S. 656), S9189 [10JY]

Reports filed

Treatment Programs Funding for Victims of Torture: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1813) (H. Rept. 108-261), H8380 [17SE]

———Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 1813) (H. Rept. 108-261), H7948 [4SE]

Wartime Treatment Study Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1691), S12737 [16OC]

Statements

Tribute to Arthur C. Helton: Casper Henderson and David Hayes, openDemocracy Ltd., S11343 [10SE]

———Council on Foreign Relations, S11342 [10SE]

———Dennis W. Archer, ABA, S11342 [10SE]

———Human Rights Watch (organization), S11343 [10SE]

———Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, S11342 [10SE]

———Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service, S11343 [10SE]

———Physicians for Human Rights (organization), S11343 [10SE]

Texts of

H.R. 1813, treatment programs funding for victims of torture, H11547 [19NO]

S. 145, North Korea Democracy Act, S232 [13JA]

S. 854, domestic and foreign treatment centers for victims of torture and U.S. contributions to the U.N. Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture appropriations, S5180 [10AP], S16052 [25NO]

S. 1001, Women and Children in Conflict Protection Act, S5780-S5784 [6MY]

S. 1129, Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act, S7021-S7026 [22MY]

S. 1336, allow North Koreans to apply for refugee status or asylum in the U.S., S8573 [25JN]

S. 1691, Wartime Treatment Study Act, S12279-S12281 [1OC]