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GT Business Immigration Observer
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T Visas to be Issued to Protect Victims of Human TraffickingThe Department of Justice will soon issue T visas, created by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) to protect women, children and men who are the victims of human trafficking. The Attorney General signed the T visa regulations on January 24, 2002. This new visa allows victims of severe forms of trafficking in persons to remain in the United States and assist federal authorities in the investigation and prosecution of human trafficking cases. The U.S. government estimates that 45,000 to 50,000 women and children are trafficked into the United States annually, and are trapped in modern-day slavery-like situations.
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