Use Restriction on Grants for Victims and Survivors of Crime (New York v. U.S. Dept. of Justice, D.R.I., 1:25-cv-00499)

Lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice, challenging a notice that unlawfully disallows Victims of Crime Act victim assistance funds from being used to provide “legal services to any removable alien or any alien otherwise unlawfully present in the United States.”

Litigation Details

Case filed on: October 1, 2025

Updates

Date

Update

10/01/2025

On 10/1/25, the plaintiff states filed their complaint.