On Sept. 19, 2022, a coalition of immigrant-advocates, workers-rights organizations, and law school clinics submitted a letter detailing recommendations to Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh as he considers delegating U and T visa certification authority to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. U visas protect noncitizen survivors of serious crime who are helpful to law enforcement, while T visas focus assistance on individuals who have experienced trafficking. Jason A. Cade, Associate Dean for Clinics and Experiential Learning and Director of the Community HeLP Clinic at the University of Georgia School of Law, was one of the primary authors of the letter, which can be read in its entirety here:
9.19.22 Follow Up Letter to OSHA re U and T Visa Certifications