Practice Areas

Immigration and Border Security:

• July 3, 2008 | Federal Identity Programs Boost Biometrics Market, National Journal
• May 13, 2008 | Hoteliers armed with knowledge, Hotel and Motel Management
• May 13, 2008 | Global Entry - Risk Management Alive and Well At CBP, Security Debrief
• April 23, 2008 | Analysis: New DHS airline fingerprint plan, UPI
• April 22, 2008 | Pointing fingers over fingerprinting, Politico
• April 9, 2008 | Los Angles Business Trade Association, Business Travel: The Government Perspective
• March 31, 2008 | Beyond the Beltway 2008: State & Local Government IT Market Watch
• March 24, 2008 | Airlines, Homeland Security Tangle Over Fingerprint Rule
• March 6, 2008 | Registered Traveler Program Finally Hitting Its Stride, Kiplinger Letter
• March 5, 2008 | Lawmakers say fence project comes up short, Politico
• February 25, 2008 | NBTA Raises Lobbying Spending, Hires D.C. Firm
• February 25, 2008 | 3rd Latin American Corporate Travel and Technology Exchange
• February 21, 2008 | NBTA The Masters Program
• February 20, 2008 | Puget Sound Business Travel Association
• January 31, 2008 | Feds score lower in use of travel IT, Government Computer News
• January 29, 2008 | When Your Name Is Mud at the Airport, System to Help Innocent Fliers Get Off Terrorist Watch Lists Hasn't Lived Up to Promise, Wall Street Journal
• January 21, 2008 | 2nd NBTA Mexico Corporate Travel Conference
• January 20, 2008 | ID plan will protect border, privacy, The Buffalo News
• January 14, 2008 | TIA, NBTA Urge CBP to Start Intl RT Effort, Aviation Week
• January 14, 2008 | The License To 'Reconfigure A Society', National Journal Technology Daily
• January 10, 2008 | States Will Get More Time for Secure ID Plan, Washington Post
• January 3, 2008 | Registration to ease international travel, Federal Computer Week
• December 28, 2007 | Stewart Verdery, Guiliani for President Immigration Advisor, C-SPAN
• November 15, 2007 | Government Executive, Staying on Track
• November 5, 2007 | Congress Daily PM, Biz Groups Say U.S. Effort Lags On Foreign Air Travelers (subscription required)
• October 12, 2007 | NYCBTA Education Day
• October 8, 2007 | New York State Senate, Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs and Committee on Transportation, Testimony of C. Stewart Verdery, Jr.
• October 4, 2007 | TRX Client Forum
• September 28, 2007 | UK Corporate Travel Think Tank
• September 28, 2007 | GovExec.com, DHS traveler screening system under fire from privacy advocates
• August 16, 2007 | Bill Bennett Morning in America
• August 12, 2007 | Rudy Giuliani Campaign Announces Immigration Policy Advisors
• August 1, 2007 | U.S., E.U. Partner on New Security Measures, The Transnational
• July 6, 2007 | Privacy Concerns Surround PNR Deal, Business Travel News
• July 5, 2007 | U.S. Seeks to Tighten Int'l Air Security While Promoting Inbound Travel
• July 5, 2007 | Old citizenship rates going, going..., National Public Radio Marketplace
• June 27, 2007 | NBTA lauds EU-U.S. deal on passenger data
• July 20, 2007 | The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative: Perspectives of a Community on the U.S.-Canada Border, Testimony of C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., House Committee on Homeland Security
• June 20, 2007 | Land, Sea Passport Requirements Delayed Until Summer ’08, Congressional Quarterly Homeland Security (subscription required)
• June 15, 2007 | Doubling Down on Real ID, National Review
• June 14, 2007 | Passport Requirement Language in Spending Bill Draws Administration’s Ire, CQ Today (subscription required)
• June 11, 2007 | Analysis: Voinovich urges visa waivers, United Press International
• June 11, 2007 | Breach Shows Borders Still Vulnerable: Inspectors' Workload Is Cited as Factor, The Washington Post
• June 7, 2007 | Visa Waiver Reform: Time for Action, Heritage Foundation
• June 6, 2007 | Immigration amendments offered by Durbin, Reid stir Olympic hopes, The Hill
• May 31, 2007 | Advocacy groups provoke compromise on immigration reform, PR Week
• May 23, 2007 | Immigration reform, MSNBC
• May 10, 2007 | Friend or Foe: Travel in the Age of Terror, Silicon Valley Business Travel Association
• May 9, 2007 | DHS Entry-Exit Plan Alienates Airlines Over Fingerscans, Congressional Quarterly Homeland Security (subscription required)
• April 26, 2007 | REAL ID: Under Fire, Information Technology Information Association
• April 13, 2007 | Homeland security panel demands plan for visitor tracking project, National Journal’s Technology Daily
• March 29, 2007 | New Hampshire Set to Reject Federal IDs, National Public Radio
• March 12, 2007 | Letters to the Editor, The New York Sun
• March 7, 2007 | Transportation and Border Security Conference - What's Next?
• March 1, 2007 | Former DHS Officials Urge Lawmakers to Provide at Least $1 Billion to States for Real ID (subscription required)
• February 28, 2007 | Former DHS Officials Urge Lawmakers to Provide at Least $1 Billion to States for Real ID, Congressional Quarterly Homeland Security (subscription required)
• February 28, 2007 | An Open Letter to Policymakers Regarding Drivers License Security
• January 18, 2007 | CQ, Homeland Security, Lawmakers Puzzled by DHS Plan to Merge U.S.-VISIT, Cyber-security, Infrastructure Protection (subscription required)
• December 19, 2006 | CQ, Homeland Security, DHS Official Rebukes Notion That Privacy Concerns Outweigh Benefits of Screening (subscription required)
• December 18, 2006 | CQ Weekly, Tourism Group Pushing for Security with a Smile (subscription required)
• December 15, 2006 | CQ, Homeland Security, Funding for Exit portion of US-VISIT May Be Tied to Immigration Overhaul (subscription required)
• December 8, 2006 | GovExec, Chertoff: Traveler screening program wasn't a secret
• November 22, 2006 | The Brooks Bulletin, World News, U.S. trying to hit original deadline on passports
• November 21, 2006 | CSIS Presentation in Audio, Implementing the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative
• November 9, 2006 | UPI, Some GOPers want immigration reform now
• September 21, 2006 | The Washington Post, Plenty of Holes Seen In a 'Virtual Fence'
• August 7, 2006 | San Jose Mercury News, Immigration reform bills at standstill
• July 10, 2006 | Wall Street Journal, A Conservative Statement for Immigration Reform
• June 19, 2006 | New York Times, Company Ties Not Always Noted in Security Push
• June 19, 2006 | Immigration Enforcement at the Workplace: Learning from the Mistakes of 1986, Testimony of C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship
• May 16, 2006 | New York Times, The Immigration Debate: The Reaction; Plan Met With Warnings That It Won't Be Enough
• April 8, 2006 | The Press-Enterprise, Experts say stick needs carrot to work
• April 4, 2006 | Coalition for Immigration Security letter
• March 1, 2006 | National Review, Broken Borders? Solutions beyond the sound-bites
• January 3, 2006 | Boston Globe, European visitors drawing US scrutiny
• June 23, 2005 | Migration Policy Institute, One Face at the Border: Behind the Slogan
• June 22, 2005 | Ensuring the Security of America's Borders Through the Use of Biometric Passports and Other Identity Documents, Testimony of C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Economic Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Cyber-security
• June 17, 2005 | SUNY Levin School, Global Talent Pool Conference
• February 18, 2005 | Science, New Rules Ease Scientific Exchanges
• October 11, 2004 | Business Week, Flying High?: Long the innovation leader, the U.S. now has serious competition from abroad. Is America's research lead in danger?
• October 4, 2004 | President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, S&T Collaboration: Ideas for Enhancing European-American Cooperation, Enhancing International Mobility for European and American Researchers
• September 30, 2004 | Disrupting Terrorist Travel: Safeguarding America's Border,
  Testimony of Assistant Secretary C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., U.S. House Select Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittees on Infrastructure and Border Protection and on Intelligence and Counterterrorism
• September 27, 2004 | Migration Policy Institute, Immigration Policy at the Department of Homeland Security
• September 20, 2006 | Independent Task Force on Immigration and America's Future, Migration Policy Institute
• September 9, 2004 | Cooperation between DOS and DHS on Issues Affecting US Visa Policy, Testimony of Assistant Secretary C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., U.S. House Committee on Governmental Reform
• Fall 2004 | St. John’s Journal of Legal Commentary, Keynote Address: Changing the Face of Immigration: A Year in Transition
• June 23, 2004 | Travel, Tourism, and Homeland Security: Improving Both without Sacrificing Either, Testimony of Assistant Secretary C. Stewart Verdery, Jr. before U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection
• June 10, 2004 | U.S. Department of Commerce, International Travel to the U.S., Dialogue on the Current State of Play - Finding the Needle, Facilitating the Haystack
• May 28, 2004 | Associated Press, Europe And United States Agree To Share Airline Passenger Info
• May 13, 2004 | Challenges and Accomplishments as the European Union and the United States Promote Trade and Tourism in a Terrorism Environment, Testimony of Assistant Secretary C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
• May 10, 2004 | European Institute, Bridging US-European Homeland Security Concerns, The Evolution of Transatlantic Border and Immigration Security
• April 13, 2004 | U.S. Department of State, Roundtable with European journalists regarding travel issues
• April 1, 2004 | Washington Technology, RFID adoption could boost homeland security
• March 23, 2004 | U.S. and Mexico: Immigration Policy and The Bilateral Relationship, Testimony of Assistant Secretary C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
• March 4, 2004 | American Enterprise Institute, Fortress America: The Implications of Homeland Security on Transatlantic Relations
• February 18, 2004 | GovExec.com, New technology drives changes in border policy
• December 17, 2003 | New York Times, U.S. and Europeans agree on sharing of airline passenger data
• October 23, 2003 | The Post-9/11 Visa Reforms and New Technology: Achieving the Necessary Security Improvements in a Global Environment, Testimony of Assistant Secretary C. Stewart Verdery, Jr. , U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
• October 1, 2003 | Identification Documents Fraud and The Implications For Homeland Security, Testimony of Assistant Secretary C. Stewart Verdery, Jr., U.S. House Select Committee on Homeland Security