WISE Act

This bill makes changes to immigration policies for crime victims and creates restrictions on where immigration enforcement can happen. It expands who can get U visas, which are special visas for victims of crimes like rape, trafficking, and domestic violence who help with criminal cases. The bill adds hate crimes, child abuse, and elder abuse to the list of qualifying crimes and removes the requirement that victims must help with investigations or prosecutions. It also removes the yearly limit on how many U visas can be given out and requires that U visa applicants be allowed to work while waiting for their applications. The bill creates a rule that certain visa applicants, including U visa and T visa applicants, generally cannot be detained while their cases are pending, and it prohibits immigration enforcement within 1,000 feet of schools, hospitals, places of worship, and other specified locations except in emergency situations.

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