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Tell Congress to PASS the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act
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John,
It’s time to turn up the heat on Congress!
Earlier this year, we asked you to tell your Members of Congress to cosponsor and pass the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act (S 4214 / HR 7131). As of this writing, 2,560 of you have taken action
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- thank you!
This month, the Senate is considering taking additional action on the bill! Please visit our Information Center
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to learn more about the issue and the pending legislation.
Last week (September 12), Cecilia Curry placed an op-ed in the San Diego Union Tribune advocating for passage of the TSRA. This quote sums up why this federal legislation is so desperately needed:
The criminal record I have as a result of my human trafficking experience is like a black cloud that won’t go away. No matter what I have accomplished or how hard I work to heal and grow, this record reminds me of what I have gone through. It reminds me that the world will continue to define me by the worst moments in my past. ... I know that if I was able to clear it, the opportunities to thrive would be endless for me and other criminalized survivors.
Polaris’s National Survivor Study, a survey of nearly 500 trafficking survivors in the US, found that 42% of all respondents reported having a criminal record. Of those with records, 90% reported that all, or some, of their arrests were related to their exploitation.
The TSRA creates a pathway for victims of human trafficking who have been convicted of a federal offense as a result of their trafficking situation to clear their criminal records of those crimes.
So it’s time to push Congress to act. Here are three things you can do to help enact this vital legislation:
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1. Call AND write your Member of Congress to cosponsor and pass the TSRA: The more Members of Congress that cosponsor a bill, the faster it might be passed. Please visit our TAKE ACTION
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page to send a letter and find the telephone number for your Members of Congress today! You can even ask to have a meeting with your Members at an office close to you!
2. Like and share our social media, and forward this email: We’ve posted calls to action about the TSRA on Twitter (X)
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, Instagram
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, Facebook
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, and LinkedIn
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3. Donate
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: Please help fund the fight to advocate for survivors today!
Please stand with survivors and take action today!
In solidarity,
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PS: While 48 states have varying degrees of criminal record relief for human trafficking survivors, there is no relief provision for federal crimes committed as a result of their trafficking situation. YOU can help fix that today
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!
Will you make freedom happen now?
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