Each individual session features a demonstration for a recipe led by one of our Graduate Fellows. International House will cover the cost of ingredients for those who register in advance, however, this is on the condition that you also join for the virtual program and you must be able to collect them from International House. Participants may choose to cook along or simply enjoy the demonstration and recreate the meal in their own time. Additional unregistered participants may also join the meeting!
View past recipes. Graduate students are invited to perform any kind of talent, or to simply come along to support creative minds. The Graduate Commons Program regularly hosts student mixers, often connected to special cultural events. After concluding its review, the Justice Department announced that in almost all instances it will extend benefits to same-sex married couples.
These actions include the issuance of landmark guidance from the Department of Justice that concluded that the prohibition against sex discrimination in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of encompasses claims of discrimination on the basis of gender identity, the release of a directive of the Veterans Health Administration on the respectful delivery of health care to transgender veterans through VA benefits, a new State Department policy making it easier for U.
Read the Administration's response to a petition on banning conversion therapy. President Obama: It Gets Better. Read the PDF. Many same sex, transgender and gender non-conforming persons have reported discriminatory treatment based on sexual orientation when trying to access housing.
Read more to see what the U. More than , individuals have also successfully renewed DACA. More on DACA. Extending eligibility for employment authorization to certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants is one of several initiatives underway to modernize, improve and clarify visa programs to grow the U. On November 21, , the President established the White House Task Force on New Americans—a government-wide effort tasked with better integrating immigrants and refugees into American communities.
Employer enrollment in E-Verify, which allows employers to verify electronically that an employee is eligible to work in the U. More than 28 million queries were processed in FY Learn More.
USCIS has also expanded partnerships with cities to promote citizenship and create citizenship corners. In , USCIS created a reduced filing fee option for naturalization applicants with family incomes greater than percent and not more than percent as a part the publication of its rule to adjust the fees for application and petitions.
The President announced that the United States will increase the number of refugees we resettle to , in , increasing the number of people we received by almost 40 percent over a two-year period. The Department of Homeland Security DHS has set clear enforcement priorities so that individuals who are a threat to our public safety and national security, such as convicted criminals, are the highest enforcement priority.
These efforts are producing real results. To address concerns from Governors, Mayors, law enforcement and community leaders which have undermined cooperation with DHS, Secretary Johnson replaced the existing Secure Communities program with a new Priority Enforcement Program PEP to remove those convicted of criminal offenses.
The vast majority of state and local jurisdictions participate in PEP, including 20 of the top 25 jurisdictions who previously declined to cooperate with DHS. In FY , the Department of Justice had a net increase of 42 immigration judges and has set a record for the size of the immigration judge corps.
Ninety-five more candidates are moving through various stages of the hiring process. The Department of Justice has taken various steps to enhance legal representation for individuals in removal proceedings by:. The Executive Office for Immigration Review is taking steps to increase awareness of its Fraud and Abuse Prevention Program, which serves as a centralized referral point for issues involving fraud, scams, and the unauthorized practice of immigration law.
EOIR also provides trainings on the unauthorized practice of law and distributes outreach materials for stakeholders and the general public. This Interagency Working Group launched a pilot to identify and prevent instances in which ICE and employment labor enforcement agencies have conflicting enforcement actions and added an Addendum to their MOU to include additional parties to address potential conflicts in civil worksite enforcement activities.
Read the Transcript. In August , President Obama signed the Fair Sentencing Act, which reduces the disparity in the amounts of powder cocaine and crack cocaine required for the imposition of mandatory minimum sentences and eliminates the mandatory minimum sentence for simple possession of crack cocaine. It also increases monetary penalties for major drug traffickers.
President Obama has granted commutations to more prisoners than the past 11 presidents combined, and the majority have been for nonviolent offenders sentenced for drug crimes.
Read the Fact Sheet. Read the Blog post. The Administration has advanced numerous effective reintegration strategies through the work of the Federal Interagency Reentry Council, whose mission is to reduce recidivism and victimization; assist those returning from prison, jail or juvenile facilities to become productive citizens; and save taxpayer dollars by lowering the direct and collateral costs of incarceration.
Through the Reentry Council and other federal agency initiatives, the Administration has improved rehabilitation and reintegration opportunities in meaningful ways, including recent initiatives detailed here.
Learn About TechHire. Read More PDF. The National Body-Worn Camera Toolkit is a comprehensive clearinghouse for criminal justice practitioners interested in planning and implementing a body-worn camera program in an effort to strengthen community trust and confidence in the justice system and improve officer and community safety.
In January , the President created the Law Enforcement Equipment Working Group to identify actions that can improve Federal support for the acquisition of controlled equipment by law enforcement agencies LEAs. In May , the President received and accepted the recommendations from the Working Group which among other things: created a prohibited equipment list LEAs will no longer be able to acquire from the federal government; provided a consistent Government-wide controlled equipment list; standardized Federal procedures governing provision of controlled equipment and ensured that LEAs have proper policies and training in place regarding the appropriate use of controlled equipment.
Read the Press Release. The U. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services created the Collaborative Reform Initiative for Technical Assistance in in response to requests from the law enforcement community for a proactive, nonadversarial, and cost-effective form of technical assistance for agencies with significant law enforcement-related issues.
It provides the DOJ with a middle ground between formal investigation and consent decree monitoring through the Civil Rights Division and smaller-scale resources and assistance currently provided by the department. The Department of Justice established the Office for Access to Justice ATJ in March to address the access-to-justice crisis in the criminal and civil justice system.
ATJ staff works within the Department of Justice, across federal agencies, and with state, local, and tribal justice system stakeholders to increase access to counsel and legal assistance and to improve the justice delivery systems that serve people who are unable to afford lawyers. Read the PDF Report. The White House Data-Driven Justice Initiative brings together a bipartisan coalition of city, county, and state governments to use data-driven strategies to divert low-level offenders with mental illness to effective treatment and to change approaches to pre-trial incarceration so that low-risk offenders no longer stay in jail simply because they cannot afford a bond.
The National Officer Safety and Wellness Group in the Department of Justice to examines difficult issues such as ambush attacks on police officers, automobile fatalities, heart attacks, suicides, substance use and physical fitness, and has focused on ways to create a culture of safety and wellness within police departments.
The Obama Administration released a report setting out more than 50 Guiding Principles to help all correctional systems reduce their use of solitary confinement, which cover a range of important reform areas including the use of the restrictive housing as a form of punishment, the appropriate conditions of confinement in restrictive housing, and the proper treatment of vulnerable inmate populations, such as juveniles, pregnant women, LGBTI inmates, and inmates with serious mental illness.
As of now, more than private companies have signed the pledge. As of now, more than college and university campuses have signed the pledge. Read the reentry handbook. Read the OPM report. For too long, too many Americans with pre-existing conditions were left out of the health insurance marketplace. Health insurance companies could charge these Americans more or simply refuse to cover them.
But thanks to the Affordable Care Act, the health care system will no longer leave out the people who need care the most. The Act creates a new savings account for families with people with disabilities. The Autism CARES Act of , which reauthorizes the Combating Autism Act, continues important investments in research, prevalence monitoring and services for both children and adults on the autism spectrum.
Read the Blog Post. On Tuesday, October 05, , the President signed into law S. The Individuals with Disabilities Act IDEA , is a United States federal law that governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education, and related services to children with disabilities.
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