End U Visa Abuse Act

Key Points

• This bill would completely repeal the U visa program, which currently provides temporary legal status and work permits to immigrants who are victims of certain crimes and cooperate with law enforcement investigations.
• The bill's sponsors argue the program is plagued by fraud, including staged crimes and forged law enforcement certifications used to fraudulently obtain visas. They cite multiple federal indictments and an Inspector General report documenting systemic problems.
• As of June 2025, the program has a backlog of over 400,000 pending applications. The bill's sponsors argue that USCIS created a waitlist that gives immigration benefits without any formal review process, and that there is no cap on derivative visas for family members.
• The bill argues that existing alternatives like the S visa for witnesses and case-by-case humanitarian parole are sufficient to help law enforcement work with immigrant crime victims, making the U visa unnecessary.
• A 2020 USCIS report found that the vast majority of U visa applicants were undocumented at the time of filing, with 79% reporting they had never had lawful status and 14% having overstayed their visas.