This document is for educational use only. This case found that Allowing U visa discovery from the claimants themselves in this high-profile case will undermine the spirit, if not the letter, of those Congressionally sanctioned assurances and may sow confusion over when and how U visa information may be disclosed, deterring immigrant victims of abuse–many of whom already mistrust the government–from stepping forward and thereby frustrating Congress’s intent in enacting the U visa program.