Imagine escaping abuse, finally being safe, but you still can't work, can't eat, can't go to school. That's not protection, that's punishment. The T visa is a lifeline for #traffickingsurvivors & it must be protected. Evelyn Chumbow reflects on what her T visa made possible.

Trafficking survivors need legal immigration status to rebuild their lives. @USCIS processing time for T visas—immigration relief for #traffickingsurvivors—has surged to 25.5 months, up from 19 months in January 2025. Survivors now live in limbo and fear. https://t.co/ZuV0LffyTw

Please join us in welcoming Caroline Pizano to @HTLegalCenter as our Senior Staff Attorney! Caroline will lead our direct legal services work, advancing justice for trafficking survivors seeking T visas & supporting our pro bono partners. Welcome Caroline! https://t.co/aRLretPkDR

"If you want to go fast, go alone. But if you want to go far, go together." @HTLegalCenter is grateful for our coalition partners who advocate to end #forcedlabor in supply chains. Together, we have fought for - and won - import bans. There can be no safe harbor for forced labor.

This Thanksgiving, @HTLegalCenter gives thanks for our pro bono partners, whose tireless advocacy makes justice possible. Pro bono attorneys stand with #traffickingsurvivors in the fight to rebuild their lives. With powerful lawyers by their side, survivors can thrive.

This latest action was taken after the NGO @Transparentem_ published a report in Dec. 2023 documenting extensive #laborrights abuses in apparel factories across #Mauritius. Read the report:  https://t.co/1hGEEmaba0

@CBPTradeGov @Transparentem_ This #importban marks another important step towards strengthening accountability for forced labor in global #supplychains. https://t.co/CQsVEt3CQ5

New U.S. import prohibition on #forcedlabor: @CBPTradeGov blocked garments, textiles, & apparel made in #Mauritius by Firemount Group Ltd. from the U.S. market based on suspected use of #forcedlabor.

@osce_cthb @NccTsa_en The international community's must address the root causes of human trafficking,as this is a fundamental component of effective prevention strategies @UNODC_HTMSS @HTLegalCenter @OSCE @TIPOfficeState Corruption allows traffickers to operate with impunity and evade prosecution.

As the NY Times reported this weekend, ICE has drastically reduced its sex trafficking investigations, and I guess at least one ICE employee may have seen an opportunity. Note it was the locals who arrested him.

SURVIVORS TRAFFICKED ON BACKPAGE & CITYXGUIDE: SUPPORT IS HERE You may be eligible for compensation if Backpage or CityXGuide was part of your exploitation. Apply by Feb. 2, 2026, with free legal support: https://t.co/5JYfTZGCTQ #SupportSurvivors

Pro bono immigration services for #traffickingsurvivors change lives. @HTLegalCenter’s Paralegal & Intake Specialist Joni Lee just sent applications to USCIS for a trafficking survivor's children. It is a joy to see mothers reuniting with their children after long separations.

Thank you to the Women's Bar Association @WBADC for sponsoring a legal clinic for #traffickingsurvivors seeking compensation through the Backpage Remission Program. We are grateful to @NCMEC for training our volunteer attorneys. And thank you to @bakermckenzie for hosting!

4 days to register! Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery: Looking Back, Looking Ahead 🗓️: 21st November 1-5 PM 📍: Pembroke College Oxford Register: https://t.co/Fg91Nb52NM @HillaryClinton @allidablack @UKAntiSlavery @Benji_Gourgey @SlaveryPEC @ma_jovanovic @RosanaGarcianda

House Democrats release Epstein emails, including one in which he flatly asserted that Trump “knew about the girls,” many of whom were later found by investigators to have been underage. @migold

Rep. Jamie Raskin sent a sharply worded six-page letter to President Trump on Sunday following allegations that Ghislaine Maxwell is preparing a "commutation application" for the Trump administration and receiving preferential treatment while incarcerated. https://t.co/yjCInivgx9

✏️Remember to Register ✏️ Human Trafficking & Modern Slavery, Looking Back, Looking Ahead An Assessment of 25 Years under the UN Trafficking Palermo Protocol When: 21st November 1-5 PM Where: Pembroke College Oxford Register here: https://t.co/okG5Ghl1Tf

.@HTLegalCenter's Martina Vandenberg joined @HUAction's Emily Risko, @oceana's Lindsay Brubaker, & @NRDC's Sandy Aylesworth on the Hill to call for stronger action against #forcedlabor in Illegal, Unreported, & Unregulated Fishing—where human rights & environmental justice meet.

Join us at @PembrokeOxford on 11/21/2025 to reflect on global progress in ending human trafficking & modern slavery. @HTLegalCenter, @GIWPS, @OxHRH, @SlaveryPEC, & the Hillary Rodham Clinton Oral History Project will mark UN Palermo Protocol's 25th year. https://t.co/PLpKyLk1iP

SAVE THE DATE🗓️ Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, Looking Back, Looking Ahead: An Assessment of 25 Years under the UN Trafficking Palermo Protocol 📅21st November ⌚️1-5 PM 📍Pembroke College Oxford https://t.co/qSdkaJEXFZ @BonaveroIHR @giwps @OxfordLawFac @HTLegalCenter

Anti-trafficking leader Bukola Oriola's memoir, "Imprisoned: The Travails of a Trafficked Victim," tells the powerful story of her experience suffering #forcedlabor and #domesticviolence. This intersection is all too common. #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth https://t.co/4C7axAMrwV