Reporting Trafficking Victimization to Law Enforcement

Important Update: The T Final Rule was released on April 30, 2024, updating all T visa regulations. These changes will be effective starting August 28, 2024. As a result, our resources may be temporarily out of date.

CAST is actively working on updating all our trainings, advisories, and guides to reflect the new T visa regulations. We appreciate your patience during this transition period and encourage you to review the new regulations while we update our resources.

Thank you for your understanding.

Target Audience

This toolkit is for use by attorneys and legal representatives preparing to help a trafficking survivor report their victimization to law enforcement. The toolkit addresses the T visa law enforcement cooperation requirement in detail and reviews important considerations that legal advocates should discuss with their survivor client prior to engaging with law enforcement.

If you are a survivor pursuing a T visa or are not an attorney or accredited representative, please connect with an attorney for assistance.

Toolkit Contents

  • Practice Advisory: CAST Law Enforcement Cooperation Guide (updated January 2024)
  • Video: Reporting Trafficking Victimization to Law Enforcement (5 mins, November 2022)

Additional Resources

A complete list of CAST’s advisories can be found here; access to all of CAST’s free e-learning courses and webinars can be found here. To request individual technical assistance, please complete the form linked here.

 

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All materials provided by CAST, including advisories and other resources, are protected by copyright and cannot be republished without express permission from CAST. Our materials are made freely accessible thanks to OVC and OVW grants, and we are committed to ensuring they remain accessible to all. We strictly prohibit placing any of our materials behind a paywall. For detailed guidelines on republication, please review our official guidelines.

The Comprehensive Training and Technical Assistance Project by the Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking is funded under 15POVC-23-GK-00929-HT, awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Some material was created previously under 2018-VT-BX-K014, awarded by the Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice and Grant No. 2018-TA-AX-K009 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this document are those of the contributors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. The material from this website may not be copied or duplicated in whole or part by any means without express prior agreement from CAST, Office for Victims of Crime, or the Office for Violence Against Women.

 

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