Immigration
Oct. 16, 2025
Advocates challenge ICE policy they say endangers crime victims
Immigrant advocates sued Homeland Security and ICE, alleging new enforcement guidance unlawfully strips humanitarian protections and detains or deports crime victims, violating due process and decades-old policies safeguarding survivors of trafficking and abuse.
A group of legal advocacy organizations and immigrants who say they are survivors and witnesses of crimes alleged Wednesday that recent changes to immigration enforcement policies unlawfully subject them to detention and deportation.
However, the Department of Homeland Security rejected the claims, saying all who are deported receive due process and a final removal order, and that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement continue to lawfully defend victims from criminals.
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