trafficking

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Congress created the program in 2000 under the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Congress created the T visa in 2000 as part of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act, intending to bolster law enforcement agencies’ capabilities to prosecute human trafficking crimes while offering protections to survivors.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2025

The first crack in my thinking came when I read Kathryn Joyce’s book The Child Catchers: Rescue, Trafficking, and the New Gospel of Adoption.

From Slate • Aug. 18, 2025

The former PM - who now leads the Global Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking - said the case was “frankly shocking” and shows “large companies not properly looking into their supply chains”.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2024

But of thy virtues didst thou make a vice, Trafficking with them in a purpose cold, For present anger and for future gold, And buying others’ grief at any price.

From Lady Byron Vindicated A history of the Byron controversy from its beginning in 1816 to the present time by Stowe, Harriet Beecher