To repeal section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8628 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8628 To repeal section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 30, 2026 Mr. Roy (for himself, Mr. Self, and Mr. Crane) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To repeal section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``End U Visa Abuse Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) In 2000, Congress established the U visa program with the intention of facilitating cooperation from alleged alien crime victims who might otherwise be reluctant to report crimes by deferring removal for foreign nationals, including illegal aliens, and providing work authorization and a pathway to lawful permanent status for U visa beneficiaries. Nearly all grounds of inadmissibility are waived for U visa applicants. (2) Congress imposed a cap of 10,000 U visas per year. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services created a waitlist that confers immigration benefits without any formal adjudication. Once waitlisted, aliens receive deferred action from removal and other immigration benefits. Additionally, there is no limit to derivative visas issued to qualifying family members. (3) As of June 2025, there are over 400,000 U visa applications currently pending. (4) The U visa program is rife with fraud and abuse and has demonstrated a record of illegal aliens using it to obtain lawful status and work permits to skirt deportation and removal, such as staging fake