HR 515 / International Megans Law

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…

International

Philippines: BI bars 145 convicted sex offenders to PH

·January 4, 2019
·7 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…

General News

Overseas Registrant Wins Battle with Angel Watch Center

·October 17, 2018
·93 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…

General News

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…

Janice's Journal

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…

International National

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…

National

Passport revoked

·April 27, 2018
·59 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…

ACSOL General News

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…

National

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

·April 24, 2018
·14 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…

General News

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…

General News

State Department Revokes Second Passport

·February 8, 2018
·209 Comments

The State Department has revoked the passport of a second California registrant. Similar to the first known revocation, a State Department letter dated January 22, 2018, informed the registrant that he is "not entitled to…

General News

State Department Revokes Registrant’s Passport

·February 6, 2018
·101 Comments

The State Department has revoked the passport of a registrant who was convicted in and resides in California. This is the first known passport revocation following passage of the International…

ACSOL

IML Lawsuit Filed

·January 11, 2018
·185 Comments

A lawsuit was filed today in the Central District of the U.S. District Court of California challenging regulations issued by the State Department that announced the addition of a “unique…

Meetings / Events

Call-in meeting regarding IML on Jan 30 [Updated with Call Audio]

·January 10, 2018
·44 Comments

Please join ACSOL for a call-in meeting regarding International Megan's Law (IML), including the recent lawsuit filed challenging the State Department's regulations regarding passport identifiers. The conference call will be…

National

PA courts put Megan’s Law in limbo

·January 10, 2018
·34 Comments

[altoonamirror.com] HOLLIDAYSBURG — Following the sentencing of an area man last month for indecent assault, Blair County District Attorney Richard A. Consiglio informed the judge that the next step in…

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