Trafficking survivors face 32-month waits for T visas, delaying safety and justice for nearly 3 years. The current backlog of applications would take 44 years to clear at this rate. @USCIS must act now to #ProtectSurvivors. #Immigration#HumanRights#EndHumanTrafficking
A month can feel like eternity for #TraffickingSurvivors awaiting #ImmigrationRelief in the form of a T Visa. T Visa processing times just hit 31.5 months. @USCIS must act quickly to increase the number of adjudicators and grant decisions to survivors. Survivors cannot wait.
Thank you to everyone who joined the @HTLegalCenter team for our community reception in NYC! We are grateful for your energy and support. A huge thank you to our pro bono partner @FTIConsulting for generously hosting the reception and our Board meeting. #HumanTrafficking#probono
Trafficking survivors depend on T visas, immigration relief reserved for those who have suffered #forcedlabor or #sextrafficking. @USCIS processing times have surged again, forcing survivors to wait nearly 3 years for adjudication of their T visa applications #Survivorscannotwait
Welcome to two new members of the @htlegalcenter team! Joelle Peikes joins us as our Communications Manager and Jehane Djedjro has joined as a Program Associate.
Welcome to the team, Joelle and Jehane!
#NewHire#MeetTheTeam#Welcome
Bravo to Jenner & Block's #probono attorneys! A remarkable team of lawyers secured the release of a #traffickingsurvivor from immigration detention after she was illegally arrested and held for two months. jenner.com/en/news-insights/…
Former Church of Scientology members asked a Florida federal judge to lift the stay on their trafficking claims against the church, arguing that the arbitration the parties attended was an unfair, opaque process controlled by the church. law360.com/articles/2463621
#TraffickingSurvivors need #immigration protection to rebuild their lives. In FY2025, @USCIS approved just 1,398 T visas out of 5,000 available that year. USCIS should devote resources to adjudicating #TVisa applications, rather than arresting & detaining trafficking survivors.