Questions tagged [human-trafficking]
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Is it true that it's not illegal for a parent to sell their 13-year-old child to a drug dealer?
My question is prompted by an episode of the TV show Law & Order, specifically the 6th-season episode titled "Slave".
In the episode, a couple of the lawyers state as fact that it is not illegal for a parent to sell their child. That seems clearly…
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International law regarding human trafficing
What lawyers can handle a case that crosses borders and involves debt bondage human trafficking plus other crimes for victims of these crimes that take place in and between Canada and the U.S.?
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Can states criminalize transporting a minor to another state for an abortion without parental consent?
Idaho is a state that outlawed abortion.
A new bill (HB 98) has been introduced to modify their human trafficking laws, which mostly pertain to forced labor or sexual activities.
This bill makes it a felony to transport a minor without parental…
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18 USC § 1589 (Forced Labor) - Criminal Prosecution Statute of Limitations
What is the statute of limitations for the government to prosecute 18 U.S.C. § 1589 on a criminal front.
Is it 5 years like all other felonies, or 10 years like the civil statute of limitations?
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What law provides for asylum cases to proceed while IJ may move to close a case administratively on the basis of T-visa or other relief being sought?
Alice enters the U.S. and files for asylum with a case bound to prevail. However, while waiting to be interviewed, she gets kidnapped, and afterwards trafficked for labor and sex while continuously falsely imprisoned and held confined by…
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What is the legislative history of 18 U.S.C. § 1595 on "Civil Remedy" for crimes in Chapter 77 on peonage, slaver & trafficking in persons?
Since its enactment, the Chapter has undergone substantial changes. Initially, for e.g., the lack of specific definitions of "serious harm" § 1589 (c)(1) and (2) halted effective prosecution and actions for restitution and damages, and entertained…
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Does U.S. FAR “period of performance” include employees’ off-the-clock time?
U.S. FAR 52.222-50 (b)(2) states:
Contractors, contractor employees, and their agents shall not … Procure commercial sex acts during the period of performance of the contract;
My naive reading of this law is that it broadly prohibits employees…
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Can a contractor transporting their workers be convicted of human trafficking?
Can a contractor transporting their workers, assuming the workers are not forced(Have complete free will to go or not), to a work site be charged with human trafficking?
By not forced I mean at gun point/family in danger type of force, not losing…
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Helping willing people overstay their visa, cross borders illegally, get work permits: which crime is this?
I am trying to figure out what this type of crime is.
Some people immediately call this "human trafficking", but according to wikipedia, human trafficking involves some kind of coercion and victims:
Lets imagine the following people who are knowing…
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