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DOJ drops immigration-related restrictions for states' domestic violence services
The DOJ agreed not to apply new immigration restrictions to existing Violence Against Women Act and Victims of Crime Act grants, leading 19 states and D.C. to drop their lawsuit.
- On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice reversed course and agreed not to bar Democratic-led states from using federal grant funding for legal services under the Violence Against Women Act and Victims of Crime Act.
- After DOJ's August notice, nineteen states and the District of Columbia challenged conditions barring use of funds from three grant programs for legal services to immigrants `unlawfully present in the United States`.
- The Violence Against Women Act and Victims of Crime Act fund support for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking and other violent crimes, helping state victim-service providers offer representation, relocation and compensation.
- Nineteen states and the District of Columbia dropped their lawsuit Monday after the U.S. Department of Justice exempted VOCA and VAWA grants following its October 22 defense of the policy.
- By exempting existing awards, the DOJ preserved state victim-service providers' use of federal funds for immigrant victims living in the United States illegally, and New York Attorney General Letitia James said it's "despicable" to attack survivors.
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DOJ walks back attempt to bar immigrants from legal services for crime victims
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced the move Monday, saying the Department of Justice agreed not to apply the condition to the millions of dollars it distributes states to help victims of human trafficking, sexual assault and domestic violence.
·Springfield, United States
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DOJ agrees not to restrict aid for domestic abuse and assault survivors based on immigration status - The Boston Globe
“When a victim seeks help, the first question can never be concerning their immigration status,” said Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha.
·Boston, United States
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DOJ drops immigration-related restrictions for states' domestic violence services
The U.S. Department of Justice has reversed course and will not seek to prevent a group of Democratic-led states from using federal grant funding to provide legal services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault who are immigrants living in the United States illegally.
·United Kingdom
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