The Immigrant Witness and Victim Protection Act of 2025 aims to remove significant barriers for immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other crimes. Congress finds that threats of deportation are often used by abusers, and timely access to work authorization is crucial for victims' self-sufficiency. The bill's purpose is to strengthen protections under existing laws like VAWA and TVPA, ensuring victims are not re-traumatized or deterred from seeking justice. A key provision eliminates annual numerical limitations on both U visas , for victims of certain crimes, and Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) visas , for abused children. It also mandates that the Secretary of Homeland Security grant employment authorization to applicants for U visas, T visas (for human trafficking victims), VAWA self-petitioners, SIJ status, and cancellation of removal within 180 days of filing or upon approval. The legislation establishes crucial protections against removal and detention for these vulnerable populations. It prohibits the removal of aliens with pending or approved applications for T, U, SIJ, VAWA, or cancellation of removal until all administrative and judicial reviews are exhausted. Furthermore, the bill creates a presumption against detention for these applicants, requiring clear and convincing evidence of flight risk or danger to rebut it, and explicitly stating that a pending criminal charge cannot be the sole basis for continued detention. Finally, the bill strengthens existing protections against the disclosure of sensitive information provided by humanitarian relief applicants. It broadens the scope of protected information and restricts its use solely to application determination or enforcement of disclosure penalties.