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Amanda Karras
Wed, Jun 11, 2025 5:56 PM

Dear IMLA Immigration Working Group:

This is a reminder that we have a call beginning shortly at 2 pm eastern.  You can access the zoom link here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81301636785

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Amanda Karras (she/her)
Executive Director / General Counsel
International Municipal Lawyers Association
P: (202) 466-5424 x7116
D: (202) 742-1018
51 Monroe St. Suite 404 Rockville, MD, 20850
Plan Ahead! See IMLA's upcoming eventshttps://imla.org/events/, calls and programming.

Dear IMLA Immigration Working Group: This is a reminder that we have a call beginning shortly at 2 pm eastern. You can access the zoom link here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81301636785 [logo]<https://imla.org/> [facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/InternationalMunicipalLawyersAssociation/>[twitter icon]<https://twitter.com/imlalegal>[linkedin icon]<https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-municipal-lawyers-association-inc./> Amanda Karras (she/her) Executive Director / General Counsel International Municipal Lawyers Association P: (202) 466-5424 x7116 D: (202) 742-1018 51 Monroe St. Suite 404 Rockville, MD, 20850 Plan Ahead! See IMLA's upcoming events<https://imla.org/events/>, calls and programming.
AK
Amanda Karras
Wed, Jun 11, 2025 7:17 PM

Dear IMLA Immigration Working Group:

Here are a couple of updates I mentioned on today's call:

  1. Richardson Declaration in support of defendant's response to the Plaintiff's PI Motion in Illinois v. FEMA.  This declaration serves as the support for the defendants' assertion that FEMA and DHS have made a final determination that the immigration conditions will not apply to the following grant programs:

Disaster : * Public Assistance Programs * Disaster Case Management (DCM) * Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) * Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG)

Mitigation: * National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program - Individual State Earthquake Assistance (NEHRP-ISEA) * Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) * National Dam Safety Program (NDSP) * Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) * National Urban Search & Rescue Response System (US&R) * Cooperating Technical Partners Program (CTP) Preparedness: * State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) * Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP).

You can review the March 25, 2025 Memo mentioned in the declaration here: (https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.rid.59597/gov.uscourts.rid.59597.1.2.pdf)

The declaration and defendants' response to the PI Motion then state that FEMA / DHS are still considering whether to apply the immigration conditions to the following grants: * Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG); * Homeland Security Grant Program - State Homeland Security Program (SHSP); * Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI); * Port Security Grant Program (PSGP)

  • Presidential Residence Protection Assistance (PRPA)

    1. The plaintiffs in California v. DOT have requested relief by 6/20/25 and I understand there are some grants with imminent deadlines so we will keep an eye out for this decision.

Thanks,
Amanda

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Amanda Karras (she/her)
Executive Director / General Counsel
International Municipal Lawyers Association
P: (202) 466-5424 x7116
D: (202) 742-1018
51 Monroe St. Suite 404 Rockville, MD, 20850
Plan Ahead! See IMLA's upcoming eventshttps://imla.org/events/, calls and programming.

From: Amanda Karras via Immigration immigration@lists.imla.org
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2025 1:56 PM
Subject: [Immigration] IMLA Immigration Call

Dear IMLA Immigration Working Group:

This is a reminder that we have a call beginning shortly at 2 pm eastern.  You can access the zoom link here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81301636785https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__us06web.zoom.us_j_81301636785&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=jblVzryv37xz6dGHTIBd0omyr7IZ_ghleJygNWPo2JE&m=J3OG99-yJNyJz2eJI-5LwuFm88mcuKLflFgQxu1vyMUrZSXDPmHhUnjaejgWJi6s&s=kUs_dv0Za4wWSPnS4AFUT5j4yUmUx2qc5v3fuBVB3xo&e=

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Amanda Karras (she/her)
Executive Director / General Counsel
International Municipal Lawyers Association
P: (202) 466-5424 x7116
D: (202) 742-1018
51 Monroe St. Suite 404 Rockville, MD, 20850
Plan Ahead! See IMLA's upcoming eventshttps://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__imla.org_events_&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=jblVzryv37xz6dGHTIBd0omyr7IZ_ghleJygNWPo2JE&m=J3OG99-yJNyJz2eJI-5LwuFm88mcuKLflFgQxu1vyMUrZSXDPmHhUnjaejgWJi6s&s=L_0xt6QV9dqHwE6FeYvGfOmpa6yVEiY6RnnjbTQRhkA&e=, calls and programming.

Dear IMLA Immigration Working Group: Here are a couple of updates I mentioned on today's call: 1. Richardson Declaration in support of defendant's response to the Plaintiff's PI Motion in Illinois v. FEMA. This declaration serves as the support for the defendants' assertion that FEMA and DHS have made a final determination that the immigration conditions will not apply to the following grant programs: Disaster : * Public Assistance Programs * Disaster Case Management (DCM) * Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) * Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) Mitigation: * National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program - Individual State Earthquake Assistance (NEHRP-ISEA) * Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) * National Dam Safety Program (NDSP) * Community Assistance Program - State Support Services Element (CAP-SSSE) * National Urban Search & Rescue Response System (US&R) * Cooperating Technical Partners Program (CTP) Preparedness: * State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) * Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP). You can review the March 25, 2025 Memo mentioned in the declaration here: (https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.rid.59597/gov.uscourts.rid.59597.1.2.pdf) The declaration and defendants' response to the PI Motion then state that FEMA / DHS are still considering whether to apply the immigration conditions to the following grants: * Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG); * Homeland Security Grant Program - State Homeland Security Program (SHSP); * Homeland Security Grant Program - Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI); * Port Security Grant Program (PSGP) * Presidential Residence Protection Assistance (PRPA) 1. The plaintiffs in California v. DOT have requested relief by 6/20/25 and I understand there are some grants with imminent deadlines so we will keep an eye out for this decision. Thanks, Amanda [logo]<https://imla.org/> [facebook icon]<https://www.facebook.com/InternationalMunicipalLawyersAssociation/>[twitter icon]<https://twitter.com/imlalegal>[linkedin icon]<https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-municipal-lawyers-association-inc./> Amanda Karras (she/her) Executive Director / General Counsel International Municipal Lawyers Association P: (202) 466-5424 x7116 D: (202) 742-1018 51 Monroe St. Suite 404 Rockville, MD, 20850 Plan Ahead! See IMLA's upcoming events<https://imla.org/events/>, calls and programming. From: Amanda Karras via Immigration <immigration@lists.imla.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2025 1:56 PM Subject: [Immigration] IMLA Immigration Call Dear IMLA Immigration Working Group: This is a reminder that we have a call beginning shortly at 2 pm eastern. You can access the zoom link here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81301636785<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__us06web.zoom.us_j_81301636785&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=jblVzryv37xz6dGHTIBd0omyr7IZ_ghleJygNWPo2JE&m=J3OG99-yJNyJz2eJI-5LwuFm88mcuKLflFgQxu1vyMUrZSXDPmHhUnjaejgWJi6s&s=kUs_dv0Za4wWSPnS4AFUT5j4yUmUx2qc5v3fuBVB3xo&e=> [logo]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__imla.org_&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=jblVzryv37xz6dGHTIBd0omyr7IZ_ghleJygNWPo2JE&m=J3OG99-yJNyJz2eJI-5LwuFm88mcuKLflFgQxu1vyMUrZSXDPmHhUnjaejgWJi6s&s=vyuxKM3fqplXlaR3KcpZJAt_-0HUVmOnUAtWN_U6JfM&e=> [facebook icon]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_InternationalMunicipalLawyersAssociation_&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=jblVzryv37xz6dGHTIBd0omyr7IZ_ghleJygNWPo2JE&m=J3OG99-yJNyJz2eJI-5LwuFm88mcuKLflFgQxu1vyMUrZSXDPmHhUnjaejgWJi6s&s=SLevh2w0FXtjDHm-vD_kNQ0HfoGGCbl_sSKKqMNvHzg&e=>[twitter icon]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__twitter.com_imlalegal&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=jblVzryv37xz6dGHTIBd0omyr7IZ_ghleJygNWPo2JE&m=J3OG99-yJNyJz2eJI-5LwuFm88mcuKLflFgQxu1vyMUrZSXDPmHhUnjaejgWJi6s&s=mVWLv5nYaCXbWS8gkNVk3mxy1rxMts-dOrJ0CdbAmZU&e=>[linkedin icon]<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.linkedin.com_company_international-2Dmunicipal-2Dlawyers-2Dassociation-2Dinc._&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=jblVzryv37xz6dGHTIBd0omyr7IZ_ghleJygNWPo2JE&m=J3OG99-yJNyJz2eJI-5LwuFm88mcuKLflFgQxu1vyMUrZSXDPmHhUnjaejgWJi6s&s=MFKokhqPk259tp5vSQpHyYMYPlbJe-sLnN-wG8dvoAE&e=> Amanda Karras (she/her) Executive Director / General Counsel International Municipal Lawyers Association P: (202) 466-5424 x7116 D: (202) 742-1018 51 Monroe St. Suite 404 Rockville, MD, 20850 Plan Ahead! See IMLA's upcoming events<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__imla.org_events_&d=DwMFAg&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=jblVzryv37xz6dGHTIBd0omyr7IZ_ghleJygNWPo2JE&m=J3OG99-yJNyJz2eJI-5LwuFm88mcuKLflFgQxu1vyMUrZSXDPmHhUnjaejgWJi6s&s=L_0xt6QV9dqHwE6FeYvGfOmpa6yVEiY6RnnjbTQRhkA&e=>, calls and programming.