Sec. 502. VAWA unit adjudications
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Section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: Applications under sections 101(a)(51), 101(a)(15)(T), 101(a)(15)(U), 106, section 216(c)(4), and parole for children of VAWA cancellation recipients and the full range of adjudications related to such cases including adjustments, work authorizations, parole, fax-back benefits authorizations, employment verification, and naturalization, for applicants and derivative beneficiaries shall be adjudicated at the VAWA Unit of Vermont Service Center. .
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Homeland Security such sums as may be necessary to provide for the Violence Against Women Act Unit at the Vermont Service Center of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services which shall be responsible for processing consistent with VAWA confidentiality requirements the full range of adjudications, adjustments, work authorizations, parole, fax-back benefits and employment verification, and naturalization, for applicants and derivative beneficiaries related to VAWA self-petitions (INA section 101(a)(51);
T visas (INA section 101(a)(15)(T), U visas (INA section 101(a)(15)(U); battered spouse waivers (INA section 216(c)(4)); abused immigrant work authorizations (INA section 106) and parole for children of VAWA cancellation recipients ( Public Law 103–222 , reauthorized Public Laws 106–326, 108–193; 109–162; 109–164) and any other VAWA confidentiality protected matters. Nothing in this section shall preclude DHS placement at the VAWA Unit of other victim related adjudications. Subject the authority of immigration judges adjudicate adjustment of status applications from aliens in proceedings who have been granted VAWA self-petition, T visas or U visas, no official in the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of Justice is authorized to adjudicate any matter related that is directed by this section to be determined by the VAWA Unit.
The Department of Homeland Security shall include in its budget each year a specific line item describing funding included to support the VAWA Unit.
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