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H.R. 5058 (115th)

Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2018

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Introduced

15 February 2018

Last action

8 March 2018 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Sponsors

Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3], Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2], Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46], Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6], Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10], Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40], Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4], Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38], Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]

Subjects

Immigration

Source updated

11 August 2025

Immigration

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Summary

Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2018 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the annual numerical limit on nonimmigrant U visas (victims of crime who are willing to assist law enforcement in investigations and prosecutions). The Department of Homeland Security shall grant work authorizations to aliens with a pending application for a nonimmigrant U visa or a T visa (victims of trafficking in persons who are willing to assist law enforcement in investigations and prosecutions). The bill prohibits, with specified exceptions, the following nonimmigrants from being considered inadmissible or subject to removal or deportation until there is a final denial of status application: a U or T visa applicant, a battered spouse seeking employment authorization, a battered spouse or child seeking permanent resident status, an alien seeking temporary protected status (TPS), or a self-petitioning alien seeking protections under the Violence Against Women Act.

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Timeline

  1. 15 February 2018

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 15 February 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 15 February 2018

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 8 March 2018

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

    Source: Committee

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