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Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly has ordered NYPD lawyers to streamline the department's bureaucracy to help immigrant crime victims.
Kelly's action follows recent stories in the Daily News that highlighted the agency's bewildering 20-step review of so-called "U-Visa" applications that left some crime victims waiting almost a year for a simple yes or no from the NYPD.
"The police commissioner asked our legal division if there is a way to streamline the certification process of the U-Visas," said NYPD spokesman Paul Browne.
Frustrated advocates for immigrants - particularly victims of domestic violence - had complained the NYPD was thwarting a federal law designed to encourage crime victims to come forward and prosecute their attackers.
In return for their cooperation, they can work in the U.S. legally for three years and eventually apply for citizenship. Their complaints fell on deaf ears until now.
"We are pleased the NYPD acknowledges there is a problem in the certification of these cases," said Queens Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras, who chairs a committee on women's issues. "We need to see the department make it much easier for women who assist with serious police investigations to get their immigration status regularized, as federal law mandates, and this must happen promptly."
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