ICE Issues Guidance on Enforcement Actions Involving Beneficiaries of Victim-Based Immigration Benefits

ICE Acting Director Caleb Vitello issued a policy directive (ICE Directive 11005.4) providing interim guidance on civil immigration enforcement actions involving current or potential beneficiaries of victim-based immigration benefits. The guidance is effective immediately and remains in effect until superseded. The guidance rescinds and supersedes ICE Directive 11005.3: Using a Victim-Centered Approach with Noncitizen Crime and ICE Policy Statement 10076.1: Prosecutorial Discretion: Certain Victims, Witnesses, and Plaintiffs.