by Rachel Unger | May 5, 2020 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: RACHEL UNGER Vannak’s Story Vannak Prum spent three years on a Thai fishing boat forced to work 20-hour days against his will.1 While catching mackerel and sardines for American markets, he witnessed the beatings and murders of his fellow fishermen.2 After...
by Ashleigh Pelto | Apr 24, 2020 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: ASHLEIGH PELTO Michigan’s criminal record relief law for human trafficking survivors received a failing grade in 2019. This article explains criminal record relief, examines the shortcomings of Michigan’s statute, and recommends ways for Michigan to better protect...
by Emmylou Manwill | Apr 1, 2020 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: EMMYLOU MANWILL As public awareness of human trafficking has increased over the past few decades, human trafficking diversion courts have emerged in jurisdictions across the United States, from New York to Ohio to New Orleans and Los Angeles.1 “Human trafficking...
by Alyssa Currier Wheeler | Mar 26, 2020 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: ALYSSA CURRIER An estimated 218,000 people in the United States are potentially stateless or at risk of becoming stateless, says a new report by the Center for Migration Studies (CMS). Statelessness, like so many social ills, intersects the problem of trafficking...
by Zachary Buchanan | Feb 21, 2020 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: ZACH BUCHANNAN Today, technology enables consumers to live stream TV shows, news, and conversations with loved ones; it also makes possible live streaming abuse of child trafficking victims. Earlier this month, the question of how to stop technology-facilitated...
by Faith Laken | Feb 13, 2020 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: FAITH LAKEN Thanks to the popular TV show 90 Day Fiancé, millions of viewers have followed the high-drama journeys of U.S. citizens bringing their fiancé(e)s from abroad to race down the aisle. As highlighted in the show, obtaining a K-1 visa — commonly known as...
