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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) US-Mexico Border Wall

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In Historic First, DHS Waives Procurement Laws to Expedite Border Wall Construction

On February 20, 2020, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that, effective immediately, it is waiving procurement laws related to the U.S. border wall construction. The unprecedented step is the Trump...more

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Window On Washington - Vol. 3, Issue 20

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Congress.  The House this week will likely take up HR 5, the Equality Act legislation, as well as HR 987, which is actually seven separate bills that have been combined into...more

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DC District Court Follows Ninth Circuit’s Lead Dismissing NABA’s Border Wall Case

On February 14, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed the complaint of the National American Butterfly Association (NABA) alleging that the U.S. Government’s border wall preparation and law...more

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Ninth Circuit Affirms Grant of Summary Judgment to DHS in Executive Order 13767-Related Litigation

On February 11, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the District Court’s decision to grant a motion for summary judgment disposing of a complaint that the decision of the Secretary of Homeland Security...more

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Window On Washington - Vol. 3, Issue 6

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Congress: House Democrats are gearing up for what’s likely to be their first subpoena fight with the Trump administration — targeting the Treasury Department’s decision to lift...more

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E-Verify is Back in Operation, but Post-Shutdown Delays and Concerns Remain

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E-Verify, the electronic immigration system that employers use to confirm employees’ eligibility to work in the United States, has resumed operation. E-Verify was unavailable during the longest federal government shutdown in...more

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Window On Washington - Vol. 3, Issue 3

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Partial Government Shutdown Continues With No End in Sight: The ongoing partial government shutdown, a result of 7 of the 12 annual appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2019...more

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POTENTIAL PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN – What Government Contractors Need To Know

A partial government shutdown may soon be upon us. According to the Washington Post, “[t]he White House and a number of federal agencies have started advanced preparations for a partial government shutdown, as President...more

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Border-Wall: Environmental Groups File U.S. District Court (District of Columbia) Action Against Department of Homeland Security...

The Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, and Animal Legal Defense Fund (collectively “CBD”) filed an October 17th Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief (“Complaint”) challenging the issuance of...more

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Window On Washington - Vol. 2, Issue 31

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Outlook for This Week in the Nation's Capital - Recess. Both the House and Senate are in recess this week. President Trump is in Bedminster, NJ, and while the White House has not publically disclosed how long he is expected...more

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Border Wall Waiver: Environmental Organizations U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit Appeal

A number of environmental organizations filed a Notice of Appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit Challenging the United States Department of Homeland Security Secretary’s August 2, 2017,...more

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Infrastructure Series: Border Wall Litigation Update

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This is the sixth issue of WilmerHale's 10-in-10 Infrastructure Series. In this series, our attorneys share insights on current and emerging issues affecting infrastructure project developers in the United States. Attorneys...more

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Congress Passes, President Signs FY2018 Omnibus Spending Package

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Congress passed a $1.3 trillion spending bill early on March 23, 2018, narrowly averting a government shutdown. Following a 256-167 vote in the House and a 65-32 vote in the Senate, the FY 2018 (FY18) omnibus spending package...more

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Trump Administration’s DHS FY2018 Budget Request, Increase on Immigration Enforcement and Border Security Funding

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The Trump administration’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was recently released and highlights proposed funding increases across the DHS, including U.S. Customs and Border...more

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President Trump Signs Two Executive Orders on Immigration

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 25, 2017, President Trump signed two Executive Orders, one focusing on border security and the construction of a physical wall along the southern border and another focusing on improving public...more

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