Sentences with word «preclearance»

Sources: House Government Bill C - 23; Preclearance Act S.C. 1999; Government of Canada news release; Government of Canada summary

Due to the Voting Rights Act Preclearance requirements for districts located in Manhattan, The Bronx and Brooklyn, there is a deadline to get the job done for federal review.

The new program is available at 28 airports in the United States as well as at preclearance facilities in Canada at six major airports.

What's even better, is that it's now being used under the «bail in» provision of the VRA, which still remains intact, as the evidence that TX should be placed back in preclearance.

A 2013 U.S. Supreme Court ruling did away with preclearance by striking down a key provision in the federal Voting Rights Act.

On Thursday, the US District Court ordered lawyers for the Assembly Majority to advise the Court by next Tuesday, May 15, 2012, about the status of the DOJ preclearance process as it relates to the Assembly Redistricting Plan and the status of the Section 5 litigation before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Canada is in the midst of finalizing preclearance agreements and exit control that will, in my opinion, be a game - changer for immigration.

Global Entry kiosks are currently available at 53 U.S. airports and 15 Preclearance locations in other countries.

establish that the exercise of any power and performance of any duty or function by a United States preclearance officer is subject to Canadian law, including the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Canadian Bill of Rights and the Canadian Human Rights Act;

On Thursday, the US District Court ordered lawyers for the Assembly Majority to advise the Court by next Tuesday, May 15, 2012, about the status of the DOJ preclearance process as it relates to the Assembly Redistricting Plan and the status... Continue reading →

At the time of redistricting, certain states were required to obtain preclearanceA jurisdiction subject to preclearance needed to get approval from the U.S. Department of Justice before changing election laws or district maps.

His boss, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, has said his ultimate prize is introducing preclearance for cargo.

This would come decades after American preclearance facilities were first placed at major Canadian airports, where travellers have long cleared customs before flying to the U.S., with the goal of reducing wait times at the back end.

Texas and South Carolina passed strict photo ID laws in 2011 but were refused preclearance by the DOJ, which argued that these laws could suppress turnout among minority voters.

Because of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, which requires that states with a history of discrimination receive preclearance before making changes to voting laws.

Bill Denny, a Mississippi Republican state representative elected in 1987, sponsored that state's voter - ID bill — awaiting preclearance by the Justice Department — because he thinks voter impersonation is a problem even if there have been few prosecutions.

Also, remember that this isn't the only legal challenge to the redistricting plans, which could yet be derailed — either by court action or failure by the US Justice Department to grant preclearance.

Our home base is Dublin Airport, the only major airport in Europe to offer U.S preclearance, which enables passengers to save time on arrival in the U.S by completing all the necessary immigration and customs checks prior to departure.

Program members use dedicated processing lanes at designated northern border ports of entry, NEXUS kiosks when entering Canada by air and Global Entry kiosks when entering the United States via Canadian Preclearance airports.

* Flights to the U.S. must go through the dedicated preclearance check - in counters in Terminal 3 at Abu Dhabi International Airport and are therefore not eligible for Moonlight incentives.

No judicial preclearance is required.

Supporters of expanded preclearance rules highlight potentially greater efficiency and faster travel procedures.

As The New York Times notes, US - bound passengers flying through the Abu Dhabi airport are already screened by US customs officials; it is one of 15 airports under the DHS's preclearance program, which stations more than 600 customs officials at airports across the world.

Similar issues have been explored on our side of the border, with National Magazine highlighting some of the concerns raised by lawyers here about how our privacy is being compromised as well, focusing in particular on increased powers under Bill C - 21, An Act to Amend the Customs Act and Bill C - 23, Preclearance Act, 2016.

Global Entry is available at 49 U.S. airports and 13 preclearance locations and allows travelers to use dedicated kiosks, bypassing the standard immigration, that use biometrics to authenticate the traveler.

Based on the above, preclearance officers may also detain people for strip searches, but only CBSA officers can perform them.

A jurisdiction subject to preclearance needed to get approval from the U.S. Department of Justice before changing election laws or district maps.

Plus the map has to go to the Justice Department for preclearance.

An update on the court's website posted this afternoon says the panel will hear oral arguments on the motion to dismiss the suit and also calls on attorneys to update the court on the status of the U.S. Department of Justice's preclearance process.

Notably, should plaintiffs succeed in having state senate lines redrawn, there will no longer be a preclearance requirement for the redrawn map.

The measure creates a preclearance procedure for Amtrak passengers traveling across the Canadian border and shared clearance functions especially at small rural crossings.

That led us to certainly talk about a number of specific border issues: implementation of the preclearance agreement, hopefully seeing the re-visitation of the Beyond the Border process, a whole lot of things that we were able to talk about.

Now, you can take care of this interview without making an appointment when you clear United States Customs and Border Protection or Preclearance.

Currently available at 46 US airports and 13 preclearance locations, Global Entry streamlines the screening process at airports for trusted travellers.

specifies how Canadian immigration law will apply to travellers bound for Canada who are in preclearance areas and preclearance perimeters in the United States, and extends the application of other Canadian legislation that relates to the entry of persons and importation of goods into Canada to those preclearance areas and preclearance perimeters; and

On June 17, 2016, Ralph Goodale, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, introduced Bill C - 23, An Act respecting the preclearance of persons and goods in Canada and the United states (short titled the «Preclearance Act, 2016»).

Amongst other things, the Preclearance Act, 2016 provides for the creation of preclearance areas and perimeters in the United States by Canadian officers of travellers and goods bound for Canada.

Preclearance officers may also conduct strip searches based on the above and if «the search is necessary for the purpose of conducting preclearance.»

Planned accessible polling locations and submitted requests for preclearance to the US Department of Justice.