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Meet Rachel Grand, Summer #LegalFellow & @EqualJusticeAm Fellow at @HTLegalCenter! Rachel is a rising 2L @AUWCL, & has previously served @StateDept, @USAID, & @USEmbassyBKK working on #HumanRights issues. Welcome, Rachel! #LawStudent #HumanTrafficking

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Meet Anya Behrens, Summer Legal Fellow and @EqualJusticeAm Fellow at the Human Trafficking Legal Center! Anya is a rising 3L @Harvard_Law, with a strong commitment to #HumanRights & #ViolencePrevention. Welcome, Anya! #LawStudent #HumanTrafficking https://t.co/aRLretPkDR

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We’re hiring a Senior Staff Attorney to lead direct legal services for trafficking survivors. Learn more and apply today! https://t.co/In9QX9zyie #Hiring #HumanRights #HumanTrafficking #LegalServices

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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

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Breaking News: T visa processing now takes 29.5 months, leaving #survivors stuck. @USCIS must increase the number of adjudicators to process applications quickly and help #TraffickingSurvivors rebuild their lives! #HumanTrafficking #Immigration #SupportSurvivors

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According to @ConversationUS, 1000's have been trafficked to scam compounds in Cambodia & Myanmar. @htlegalcenter calls on governments to support #survivors of these #ScamCenters and assist them to return home to their families. https://t.co/udSEf1eSmw #HumanTrafficking

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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

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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. https://t.co/Wac9oId7gx

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For the first time in two decades, trafficking survivors are facing arrest & immigration detention. Thank you to @TheCut and @andreagonram for your coverage of this issue. #TraffickingSurvivors should be protected, not detained. 📸: @Kennedy_HRC https://t.co/FKuozEVYEU

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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. https://t.co/4iNHVEq9OZ

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#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.

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Evelyn Chumbow is the Advocacy & Survivor Leadership Director at @htlegalcenter and a child labor survivor. She created the #HarrietTubman #Fellowship to empower labor #TraffickingSurvivors as leaders in their communities. Apply by April 5! Learn more at https://t.co/tgRKRbk8o9.

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#Apply by Apr 5 for the #HarrietTubman Fellowship! #LaborTrafficking survivors receive #leadership training & financial support to pursue their professional & educational goals over 2 years. https://t.co/QJdXkAy8NC

#FellowshipOpportunity #HumanTrafficking #TraffickingSurvivors

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Join our team! We’re #hiring a Senior Staff Attorney to lead our strategic litigation work to combat #HumanTrafficking and #ForcedLabor. #Apply here: https://t.co/4HEiJyqNOn

#Hiring #HumanRightsJobs #HumanTrafficking #CorporateAccountability

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Read & share: In Jan, our client was detained at a routine @ICEgov check in & is being held illegally 1K miles from her home & children. #TraffickingSurvivors have the right to protection in the US & should never be punished for their traffickers’ crimes. https://t.co/IddtyRSKUV

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#Epstein survivors asked for transparency & accountability. Instead they received “the single most egregious violation of victim privacy in 1 day in US history.” In a new @guardian #oped Bridgette Carr asks, What is the “moral debt” owed to the survivors? https://t.co/PItMod4esZ

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Evelyn Chumbow & Martina Vandenberg were thrilled to meet with @UofAlabama students to discuss trauma-informed care, survivor advocacy, and justice for #TraffickingSurvivors. Thank you to @Steptoe_Johnson for providing the beautiful meeting space. #SurvivorLeadership

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Join us! We’re #hiring a Senior Staff Attorney to lead our strategic litigation work to combat #HumanTrafficking and #ForcedLabor. #Apply here: https://t.co/4HEiJyqNOn

#Hiring #HumanRightsJobs #HumanTrafficking #CorporateAccountability

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Trafficking survivors need immigration relief. The T visa, a visa reserved only for trafficking survivors, is life-saving. According to @USCIS, processing times for T visas have surged to 29 months, up from just 19 months in January 2025. #TraffickingSurvivors cannot wait.

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Thank you to @WBAF for the generous grant supporting @HTLegalCenter's fight against trafficking by diplomats. We're honored to be among the 2026 grantees. Learn more about our work: https://t.co/NOI5q3hgeu #HumanTrafficking #TraffickingSurvivors #ForcedLabor