Human Trafficking and H-2 Temporary Worker Visas

The Department of Health and Human Services contributes to the Department of Justice Attorney General’s Annual Reports to Congress and Assessment of U.S. Government Activities to Combat Trafficking in Persons. This report provides recommendations to federal agencies and updates on…

This list of promising practices, created by the Office of Trafficking in Persons (OTIP) through the Department of Health and Human Services, addresses human trafficking of children and youth in the United States and provides states recommendations on addressing the…

Using Continuum of care (CoC) Program funds for rental assistance and leasing requires an understanding of and adherence to rent reasonableness standards to determine whether a specific unit can be assisted. Recipients and sub recipients also need to understand the…

This policy paper discusses the reproductive needs of survivors of trafficking and recommendations for providing these services.

This policy paper addresses the need for comprehensive legal services for survivors of trafficking.

The J-1 is a non-immigrant visa for individuals approved for work- and study-based cultural exchange visitor programs. This policy paper discusses the vulnerabilities of individuals who hold this visa to be exploited into trafficking and provides recommendations on reducing the…

H-2 temporary lower-skilled workers are one of the largest groups of temporary foreign workers in the country. While not all temporary workers are trafficked, cases involving lower-skilled H-2 visa workers constitute some of the largest-ever criminal and civil human trafficking…