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DOJ Blocks Funding Restrictions for Immigrant Abuse Survivors

11/25/2025

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The U.S. Department of Justice and a coalition of 20 attorneys general reached a resolution blocking enforcement of funding restrictions on legal services for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors without lawful immigration status.
The agreement follows a lawsuit after the DOJ imposed conditions threatening VOCA and VAWA grants.
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha leads the coalition that will dismiss the lawsuit and may refile if restrictions are reinstated.

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Story summary

The U.S. Department of Justice and a coalition of 20 attorneys general reached a resolution blocking enforcement of funding restrictions on legal services for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors without lawful immigration status.
The agreement follows a lawsuit after the DOJ imposed conditions threatening VOCA and VAWA grants.
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha leads the coalition that will dismiss the lawsuit and may refile if restrictions are reinstated.