USCIS Restores Integrity to the VAWA Domestic Abuse Program After Finding Rampant Fraud
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What the document says
We are updating guidance in Volume 3 of the USCIS Policy Manual related to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) program—a program where certain immigration benefits can be provided to survivors of domestic abuse.
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