S. 5247, titled the "Witness Assistance and Criminal Accountability Act," aims to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to create a nonimmigrant visa category for cooperating witnesses of certain criminal activities. This bill allows individuals who have valuable information about crimes...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants to give special temporary visas to people from other countries who help the police catch bad guys, letting them stay in the U.S. for a while. It also allows these helpers to bring their close family and, if they keep helping, they might be able to stay longer.