WISE Act of 2022
Official title: To extend immigration benefits to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other gender-based violence, and for other purposes.
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Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Working for Immigrant Safety and Empowerment Act of 2022 or the WISE Act of 2022
This bill addresses immigration-related issues for victims of domestic violence and other crimes.
For example, the bill (1) extends the period of admission into the United States for certain spouses or children who derive their immigration status from an individual who is abusing the spouse or child; and (2) establishes a presumption that an individual with certain pending applications, such as for a visa for a victim of human trafficking or certain other crimes, should be released from immigration detention without conditions.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9474: WISE Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9474/
"H.R. 9474: WISE Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9474/.
H.R. 9474, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9474/.
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