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This bill, known as the Working for Immigrant Safety and Empowerment (WISE) Act, aims to extend and improve immigration protections for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other gender-based crimes. The bill makes comprehensive changes to immigration law to reduce barriers for vulnerable immigrants seeking humanitarian relief. Key provisions include reforming U-visas by expanding qualifying crimes and civil violations, eliminating annual numerical limitations, and providing work authorization more quickly; creating new protections for "abused derivative aliens" who are spouses or children of principal visa holders; prohibiting the detention of certain crime victims with pending applications; providing broader access to basic services for lawfully present non-citizens; strengthening waivers for humanitarian needs; preventing the removal of survivors of violence during their application process; expanding protections for step-children in abuse situations; eliminating visa caps for abused or abandoned children; and modifying naturalization requirements to provide easier paths to citizenship for survivors of domestic violence. The bill seeks to implement these changes with the goal of supporting vulnerable immigrants, ensuring their safety, and providing them meaningful opportunities to rebuild their lives in the United States.

Justice

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2851/all-info