by Kelli Ross | Oct 22, 2020 | In the News
Freedom Needs Truth is a coalition of organizations, including the Human Trafficking Institute, dedicated to fighting human trafficking, who are warning about the dangers posed by QAnon conspiracy theories. On October 21, 2020, Freedom Needs Truth posted an open...
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 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 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...
by Rachel Geissler | Feb 4, 2020 | Articles, Legal Blog, Policy & Legislation
By: RACHEL GEISSLER In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina slammed the Louisiana coast with Category 3 winds and a record-breaking storm surge.1 Images of the breached levees of New Orleans and the catastrophic flooding of its low-lying wards are now etched into the...