By West STL News |
Jan 30, 2024
Representatives Ann Wagner (R-MO), Russell Fry (SC-07), Ted Lieu (D-CA), and Robert Garcia (D-CA) have introduced the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act, a legislation aimed at providing federal criminal record relief to survivors of human trafficking who committed non-violent offenses as a direct result of being victims of trafficking. This bill seeks to address the issue of trafficking victims being forced or coerced into engaging in criminal activity, leading to their arrest, conviction, and incarceration without consideration of their victim status.The legislation...