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Victims Of Human Trafficking

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Many people have the dream of a better life, agreeing to come across other countries and start fresh with a different point of view. However, dreams can be broken down by an illegal crime activity called Human Trafficking. Human trafficking is the third-largest criminal activity in the world with victims that do not get a lot of help instead they get sentenced to jail. Once a Victim faces charges and don’t have a lot of resources to face the court, the DOJ (Department Of Justice) and programs fails to protect you and turn their back against you.

Human Trafficking works in a manner whereby women in poor countries leave their homes by force or by choice, believing a job awaits for them. Usually victims are brought into wealthier countries …show more content…

People who work in this illegal crime activity may also give the victims false promises “Many women are convinced to strike a deal with traffickers whereby they incur debts in exchange for entry and transportation into a country” (Reiger 7) Traffickers tempt women that have no meaningful economic opportunity in their countries, but instead they are forced into sex slavery to pay off their debts. They use their victims fears of deportation and arrest to keep them under …show more content…

TVPA has been less effective than effective in aiding victims in the United States. Human trafficking victims are in a great disadvantage when they confront law enforcement or officials. Because they live at the edge of society, they are easily labeled illegal and prostitutes. Deportation is extremely unsafe for victims of human trafficking because it often involves the returning to the same unsafe conditions and the members that are involved in human trafficking will seek into retribution. Occasionally women agree to work in the sex industry because they might offer them better opportunities than what is available in their country. They may have agreed to work in the sex industry but they may have not permitted to abusive conditions. Women should be certified as trafficking victims, rather than prosecuted for prostitution and illegal entry, part of the problem is that there is very little case law interpreting the TVPA. In a prosecution the department of justice should help the victim even if they don't have a lot of resources and go through the same procedure as a “severe” victim. Despite the labeling problem federal agents still have discretion to wait until the Department of Health and Human Services has determined that a victim is a “severe” victim of trafficking (Ashcroft 5). In some cases, people that work with the federal law take advantages and make victims wait for months

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