Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

New Rule Puts US Trafficking Victims at Higher Risk of Deportation

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A U.S. agency is taking steps to deport people who were trafficked illegally into the country if they cannot prove their ordeal, a move likely to have a chilling effect on victims coming forward, experts said on Wednesday. Victims of human trafficking can apply for a special "T visa" that allows them to stay in the country, receive government benefits and even put them on the path to U.S. citizenship, according to anti-trafficking experts. About 1,000 people apply for the...

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