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Administration for Children & Families (ACF) Eligibility Letter for Minor Foreign National Survivors

Survivor Reentry Project’s sample exhibit for criminal record relief: ACF's eligibility letter for minor foreign national survivors.
Levels: Introductory  
Material Types: Tools  
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking   Sex Trafficking  
Keywords: Criminal Record Relief   Legal Services  
Demographics: Youth  

Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) Certification Letter for Adult Foreign National Survivors

Survivor Reentry Project's sample exhibit for criminal record relief: Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) Certification Letter for Adult Foreign National Survivors
Levels: Introductory  
Material Types: Tools  
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking   Sex Trafficking  
Keywords: Criminal Record Relief   Legal Services  
Demographics: Adults  

CAST’s Reporting Trafficking to Law Enforcement for T Visa Purposes Advisory

Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking's guide to reporting trafficking to law enforcement for T visa purposes.
Levels: Introductory  
Material Types: Tools  
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking   Sex Trafficking  
Keywords: Immigration   Legal Services  

CAST’s Physical Presence Advisory (April 2018)

Physical Presence on Account of Trafficking Advisory breaks down the physical presence eligibility requirement and provides successful strategies in approaching this requirement. Created by Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking.
Levels: Intermediate  
Material Types: Tools  
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking   Sex Trafficking  
Keywords: Immigration   Legal Services  

CAST T Visa Application Checklist (May 2017)

A checklist of important forms, documents, and materails for T Visa applications. Checklist created by the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking.
Levels: Introductory  
Material Types: Tools  
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking   Sex Trafficking  
Keywords: Immigration   Legal Services  
Demographics: Foreign National  

Best Practices for Working with Survivors of Trafficking in Vacatur Cases

This Survivor Reentry Project webinar unpacks what trauma is on various levels and how to recognize common trauma reactions in clients who have survived human trafficking. The purpose of this webinar is to give participants the skills on how to best work with and support survivors of trafficking in post-conviction cases.

Impact of Arrest & Conviction Records

This Survivor Reentry Project webinar identifies the collateral consequences that flow from an arrest, and how they impact people involved in the criminal justice system. Participants will learn what constitutes a criminal record, how to access a criminal record, and how a criminal record impacts legal representation on behalf of human trafficking survivors.
Levels: Introductory  
Material Types: Webinars & Videos  
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking   Sex Trafficking  
Keywords: Criminal Record Relief   Legal Services  

Basic Criminal Justice System Overview

This webinar for the Survivor Reentry Project provides an in-depth review of the criminal justice system. Participants will learn all the necessary terminology as well as anticipated timelines in criminal cases, from arrest or citation through trial.
Levels: Introductory  
Material Types: Webinars & Videos  
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking   Sex Trafficking  
Keywords: Criminal Record Relief   Legal Services  

Workable Solutions for Criminal Record Relief

In March 2019, the Survivor Reentry Project convened prosecutors with experience working with victims of human trafficking in the criminal legal system to share their knowledge and expertise on criminal record relief practices, and develop a set of guiding principles for prosecutors on criminal record relief for victims to ensure consistency and reliability for survivors attempting to access criminal record relief.
Levels: Introductory  
Material Types: Webinars & Videos  
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking   Sex Trafficking  
Keywords: Awareness   Criminal Record Relief   Legal Services  

Practice Update: Issuance of Notices to Appear (NTAs) in Denied Humanitarian-based Immigration Cases

In May and June of 2019, practitioners reported that USCIS issued a number of NTAs in connection with denied U and T visa applications. This practice update addresses some of the actions practitioners can take in individual cases as well as to support policy level advocacy efforts.
Levels: Intermediate  
Material Types: Promising Practices   Reports   Tools  
Types of Trafficking: Labor Trafficking   Sex Trafficking  
Keywords: Legal Services   Policy   Promising Practices