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Original Date Announced
July 20, 2018Report: AP reports that DHS is increasing deportation and detention of U-1 status applicants, quoting immigration activists and attorneys. DHS has denied any programmatic changes. [ID #758]
US deporting crime victims while they wait for U visaCurrent Status
Fully in EffectOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: ReportedTrump Administration Action: Change in PracticeSubject Matter: U/T/VAWA Non-Immigrant VisasAssociated or Derivative Policies
Pre Trump-Era Policies
- June 17, 2011 DHS Policy No. 10076.1, Director of ICE: In most cases concerning an immigrant who is a crime victim and does not pose security concerns, have a serious criminal history or threaten public safety, “exercising favorable discretion, such as release from detention and deferral or a stay of removal generally, will be appropriate.” Prosecutorial Discretion: Certain Victims, Witnesses, and Plaintiffs