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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Voice for Victims Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to reestablish the Victims of Immigrant Crime Engagement Office, which shall provide services to the victims of crimes committed by removable non-U.S. nationals (<em>aliens</em> under federal law). </p> <p>(An office with a similar name, the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement Office, was launched in April 2017 and was shut down in June 2021.) </p>]]></text>
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