Prohibition on Removal of Survivors of Violence

Section 240 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1229a) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Prohibition on Removal of Survivors of Abuse or Violence (1) In general An individual described in paragraph (2) shall not be removed from the United States under this section or any other provision of law until the date on which there is a final denial of the individual’s application for status, after the exhaustion of administrative or judicial review. (2) Individual described An individual described in this paragraph is an individual who— (A) has a pending petition for special immigrant juvenile status under subparagraph (J) of section 101(a)(27); (B) has an approved petition for special immigrant juvenile status under subparagraph (J) of section 101(a)(27) and has not yet adjusted status to that of a lawful permanent resident; (C) is a VAWA self-petitioner (as defined in section 101(a)(51) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(51)); or (D) qualifies for relief under subparagraph (T) or (U) of section 101(a)(15)(T), section 240A(b)(2), or section 244(a)(3) (as in effect on March 31, 1997)..