S0310 Immigration

↓Restricts immigration enforcement model confidence 85%

Requires law enforcement and other agencies to certify victim helpfulness for U-visa applications when criteria are met, with court enforcement if they fail to respond or deny without justification, and prohibits disclosing immigration status of victims, so less cooperation with federal immigration,

Certifying officials and agencies are prohibited from disclosing the immigration status of a victim or person requesting the Form I-918 Supplement B certification, except to comply with federal law or legal process or if authorized by the victim or person requesting the Form I-918 Supplement B certification.

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↓Restricts immigration enforcement model confidence 80%

Mandates that certifying agencies and officials must issue U-visa certifications for qualifying victims who have been helpful (with rebuttable presumption and court override if unreasonably denied), facilitating access to U nonimmigrant status, so more state facilitation of immigration relief rather

Upon the request of a petitioner or a victim’s family member, a certifying official from a certifying agency must certify victim helpfulness on the Form I-918 Supplement B certification if the victim was a victim of a qualifying criminal activity and has been helpful, is being helpful, or is likely to be helpful to the detection or investigation or prosecution of such qualifying criminal activity.

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