“Immigration and Law Enforcement Tools for Working with Immigrant Survivors of Human Trafficking and Other Crimes” (September 29, 2016) [pdf]
Congress enacted VAWA self-petitioning (1994) and the U and T
visas (2000) to:
• Improve community policing and community relationships
• Increase prosecution of perpetrators of crimes against
immigrant victims
• Allow victims to report crimes without fear of deportation
• Enhance victim safety
• Keep communities safe
• Why “Criminal Activity”