The Raben Group is working on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Texas branch to lobby Congress in an effort to protect the civil rights of immigrants and asylum seekers and fight abuses at the U.S. border with Mexico.
Work for the ACLU will be led by Raben principal Maunica Sthanki, an expert on immigration law and policy who formerly served as Counsel to the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.The ACLU of Texas details its mission to defend immigrants’ rights in the Lone Star State through challenging the ongoing detention of asylum seekers, working to stop unnecessary immigration detention and inhumane conditions of confinement, ending abuses by immigration authorities and local law enforcement’s collaboration with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), supporting comprehensive immigration reform, protecting immigrants’ rights to safe community environments and education and supporting refugee resettlement in Texas
Robert Raben, a former aide to Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) and assistant attorney general for legislative affairs, heads the Washington, D.C.-based lobbying and consulting firm.
Ballard Partners has signed to a represent the US unit of Rheinmetall, Germany’s biggest defense contractor, on Army procurement issues.
BGR Group signs on to provide lobbying and PR services for Terzo, an AI financial intelligence platform. Douglas Lute, chair of BGR’s international and defense practices, will join Terzo’s board of directors.
Avoq has landed Palantir Technologies, the controversial surveillance company founded by right-wing billionaire Peter Thiel, as a client.
Anne Kierig, who was senior manager of public policy at Amazon, has joined the American Advertising Federation as VP-government affairs. She takes over for Clark Rector, who is retiring after a 37-year run at AAF.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which was established in compliance with the executive order signed by President Trump, has hired Valcour LLC, which has close ties with his administration.
