34 USCS Section 12291: Crime Control and Law Enforcement

42 USC 13295: Public Health and Welfare

VAWA Confidentiality code section 8 USC 1229(e) lists locations which are protected locations for immigrant victims. Immigration enforcement officials (from both Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP)) are barred from conducting any part of an immigration enforcement action against a victim at a protected location. Should any part of an enforcement action be undertaken at a protected location against a victim, immigration enforcement officials are required to certify to the immigration judge in any removal proceeding initiated in whole or in part as a result of such in enforcement action that immigration enforcement officials did not rely solely upon perpetrator provided information in undertaking that enforcement action. The VAWA 2005 legislative history provides an explanation and examples of what solely means. https://niwaplibrary.wcl.american.edu/pubs/vawa-confidentiality-statutes-leg-history/

8 USC 1367: Penalties for Disclosure of Information. This is the code section governing Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) confidentiality protections including the bars on immigrant enforcement officials, immigration adjudicators, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lawyers, and immigration judges relying upon perpetrator provided information to undertake enforcement actions or use against victims in the context of immigration case adjudications. 8 U.S.C. 1367 (a)(1). This statute also prohibits disclosure to anyone of information about the existence of, information about determinations made in, or information contained in a VAWA confidentiality protected case file. Imposes fines and job sanctions for violations.