Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 13
- Latest action
- Jun 5, 2025
What it does
The Protect Vulnerable Immigrant Youth Act would eliminate employment-based visa caps for abused, abandoned, and neglected children classified as special immigrant juveniles by amending the Immigration and Nationality Act to include them in the categories exempt from direct numerical limitations and preference allocations for employment-based immigrants. This change would allow these vulnerable youth to obtain lawful permanent residency without being subject to annual visa quotas that often cause lengthy delays. The bill affects special immigrant juveniles seeking immigration relief through employment-based pathways, aiming to provide them with faster access to stable legal status in the…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.