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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10111 · Aug 21, 2026
Immigration Oversight and Accountability Act of 2025
…state or local law enforcement), the Commission must first obtain a judicial warrant based on probable cause that the records are relevant to an ongoing investigation of a violation of federal immigration law. No compelled production of…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 4973 · Jul 17, 2026
Birthright Citizenship Clarification Commission Act of 2025
…providing a pathway to a constitutional amendment if the Commission finds it warranted, thereby respecting the amendment process rather than unilateral statutory action. The Fourteenth Amendment's Citizenship Clause is self-executing and…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10106 · Aug 18, 2026
Visa Integrity and Congressional Oversight Act of 2025
…over immigration enforcement. It may have exceeded Congress's enumerated powers by attempting to regulate entry of foreign nationals outside the scope of immigration and naturalization power. Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 (immigration and…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.R. 10105 · Aug 16, 2026
Immigration Detention Commissary Fair Pricing Act of 2025
…government overreach. Direct price caps may exceed Congress's enumerated powers if applied to private vendors operating on federal property, as price regulation is traditionally a state police power. Potential Fifth Amendment takings issue…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 2 · Jun 06, 2026
Border Security and Naturalization Enforcement Act of 2025
…enforcement activities strictly limited to the federal government's enumerated powers under Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 (naturalization) and Clause 3 (interstate and foreign commerce, including border security). Funding is authorized…
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 4786 · Jun 18, 2026
Inspector General Access and State Notification Act for Immigration Detention Facilities
…state inspections cannot interfere with federal operations. Tenth Amendment — powers not delegated to the United States are reserved to the states respectively; this bill provides a cooperative state role without commandeering.
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to S. 4771 · Jun 16, 2026
Credible Fear Interview Cost Recovery and Integrity Act of 2025
…and uniform rule of immigration) Tenth Amendment (reserves to states powers not delegated; this Act does not infringe on state authority)
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VFA SI Solution · SI Solution responding to H.J.Res. 172 · May 14, 2026
Joint Resolution Proposing Amendment to Clarify and Protect Birthright Citizenship
…States have seven years to ratify. Congress provides no new enforcement powers; citizenship determinations follow existing processes by the State Department and USCIS, now guided by the clarified constitutional text. The Archivist of the…