U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Victims Engagement and Services Line (VESL) serves as a comprehensive and inclusive support system for all victims, regardless of immigration status or the immigration status of the perpetrator.

Jan 21, 2025 · What a New Immigration Directive Could Mean for Domestic Violence Victims ... which will no longer be protected from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The sensitive zones policy, which was created in 2011, initially applied to places like churches, schools and hospitals. In 2021, the list of places was expanded by the Biden ...

When victims have access to humanitarian protection, regardless of their immigration status, and can feel safe in coming forward, it strengthens the ability of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, including ICE, to detect, investigate, and prosecute crimes.

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Jan 23, 2025 · Some immigrant rights advocates are particularly worried that this could deter women experiencing domestic abuse from going to women’s shelters, which will no longer be protected from U.S ...

Mar 17, 2023 · WASHINGTON - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) apprehended 220 removable noncitizens during a nationwide enforcement effort between March 4 and March 13.

Aug 13, 2021 · U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced this week a new policy designed to honor and protect vulnerable immigrants. The new policy addresses protections for survivors of violence, trafficking, and domestic abuse.

Mar 1, 2023 · In August 2021, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced a new “victim-centered approach” for immigration enforcement. ICE agents are directed to show leniency toward immigrants who are survivors of crime.

ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) is responsible for the identification, arrest, and removal of noncitizens who present a danger to national security, or a threat to public safety, or who otherwise undermine border security and the integrity of the U.S. immigration system.

22 hours ago · US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), another DHS agency, also plays a leading role in immigration enforcement, focusing largely on US border regions and ports of entry.