HR 515 / International Megans Law

CA Dept. of Justice Changes Registration Form, Misstates Federal Law

·October 27, 2020
·20 Comments

The California Department of Justice (CA DOJ) recently changed the state's registration form (CJIS 8102S). In doing so, it added the following sentence: "Federal law requires me to notify my…

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International Megans Law as Compelled Speech

·July 7, 2020
·38 Comments

“The bearer was convicted of a sex offense against a minor, and is a covered sex offender pursuant to 22 United States Code Section 212b(c)(l).” International Megan’s Law (IML), passed…

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Rep. Smith Meets With Trump; Says Int’l Megan’s Law Is Working

·January 31, 2020
·68 Comments

Your local congressman, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ4) held a press conference with U.S. Dept. of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao Tuesday, where he talked about the success of his 2008 bill,…

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Rep. Chris Smith Speaks About The Dangers Of Human Trafficking

·December 4, 2019
·19 Comments

Speaking at at the Borgata hotel in Atlantic City during the week before Thanksgiving, Rep. Chris Smith, R-NJ 4, delivered the following speech to hundreds of prosecutors at the County…

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Data shows upswing in child exploitation cases

·November 14, 2019
·12 Comments

Homeland Security investigators who uncover child exploitation initiated more than 4,000 cases around the world in the 2019 budget year, resulting in thousands of arrests and the identification of more…

International

Philippines: US gives BI pat on the back for blocking 200 American sex offenders

·February 11, 2019
·33 Comments

The United States government has commended the Bureau of Immigration (BI) for preventing 200 American registered sex offenders (RSOs) from entering the Philippines in 2018. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said…

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Philippines: BI bars 145 convicted sex offenders to PH

·January 4, 2019
·8 Comments

The Bureau of Immigration barred 145 foreigners convicted of sex crimes in their home countries from January to November of the 2018. BI Port Operations Division Chief Grifton Medina said…

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Overseas Registrant Wins Battle with Angel Watch Center

·October 17, 2018
·97 Comments

A registrant who has lived overseas for more than two years recently won a battle with the Angel Watch Center after the Center falsely notified the State Department that he…

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Case Spotlight: International Travel Notification

·August 4, 2018
·104 Comments

In 2011, the Supplemental Guidelines for Sex Offender Registration and Notification officially included in SORNA’s standards the obligation that jurisdictions require their registered sex offenders to provide 21 days’ notice…

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Janice’s Journal: Three Courts Issue Three Harmful Decisions

·July 13, 2018
·75 Comments

In the span of just one week, three courts have issued decisions that significantly harm registrants. Those decisions affect registrants’ marriages, homes and overseas travel. It’s a lot to absorb…

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Federal District Court Dismisses IML Challenge

·July 13, 2018
·115 Comments

A federal district court dismissed the recent IML challenge yesterday when it granted the government's Motion to Dismiss a legal challenge to the International Megan's Law (IML). That challenge, filed…

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IML Judge Cancels Hearing on Motion to Dismiss

·July 9, 2018
·50 Comments

The federal judge to whom the IML lawsuit was assigned has canceled today's hearing on the government's Motion to Dismiss the entire case. According to Judge John F. Walter, he…

International

Ireland and US agree to share travel information of convicted child sex offenders

·July 7, 2018
·11 Comments

MINISTER SIMON COVENEY today secured approval to sign a letter of intent with the US to allow the exchange of international travel information of convicted child sex offenders. The approval…

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IL: Good news. A Win in Illinois!

·June 15, 2018
·33 Comments

[floridaactioncommittee.org - 6/15/18] In April, we wrote about an FAC member currently exiled from his home country because of International Megan’s Law. One of our members, who has a decades-old…

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Passport revoked

·April 27, 2018
·68 Comments

[narsol.org 4/27/18] By Scott . . . I’m on the board of Illinois Voices for Reform and have been actively involved with the organization since 2012. I am on the…

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State Department Files Motion to Dismiss IML Lawsuit (Updated)

·April 25, 2018
·181 Comments

UPDATE 06/07: The date of the IML hearing has been changed from June 25 to July 9 at the government’s request. The State Department today filed a Motion to Dismiss the…

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Is this a trap? US Marshals Service puts up IML Complaint form

·April 24, 2018
·20 Comments

[floridaactioncommittee.org 4/24/18] As part of the International Megan’s Law, the US Marshals Service has been notifying receiving countries when a registrant is traveling. You can imagine how the immigration officials…

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Child trafficking expert speaks at William and Mary

·April 11, 2018
·10 Comments

Mosby is an expert in child trafficking in Thailand and founder of the HUG project, an organization dedicated to helping victims of child trafficking. In 2017 she won the TIP…