H.R. 4817: Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2025
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19)
Congress: 119
Date Introduced: July 29, 2025
Last Action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (July 29, 2025)
Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2025
This bill eliminates annual numerical caps for U visas and Special Immigrant Juveniles (SIJ) and allows for employment authorization for applicants of U, T, SIJ, and VAWA self petitioners along with aliens seeking cancellation of removal. Aliens applying for these benefits also cannot be detained or removed pending adjudication.
Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI-4) (July 29, 2025)
Rep. Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6) (Sept. 24, 2026)