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THE WILLIAM WILBERFORCE
TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION
REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2008
Summary of Important Provisions
Introduction:
The William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2008
(P.
L.
110-457) creates and...
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THE WILLIAM WILBERFORCE
TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION
REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2008
Summary of Important Provisions
Introduction:
The William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) of 2008
(P.
L.
110-457) creates and enhances means to address both forced labor and sex trafficking.
The
Act focuses on trafficking within the United States and throughout the world.
It improves the
tools available to criminally prosecute traffickers in the United States and strengthens the role
and authority of the State Department’s Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Office.
It also increases
protections available to trafficking victims in the United States through newly authorized
programs to assist U.
S.
victims of trafficking and vulnerable-to-trafficking unaccompanied
foreign national children brought to the United States, as well as enhancements to immigrationrelated protections for foreign nationals.
The Act also strengthens U.
S.
government efforts to end
the use of
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