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House Judiciary Hearing spotlights federal gap in vacating convictions for trafficking survivors
Summary
Witnesses at the House Judiciary subcommittee hearing urged Congress to pass the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act, which would create a federal pathway to vacate convictions and provide an affirmative defense for crimes committed as a direct result of trafficking.
Chairman Biggs convened the House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on protecting victims of human trafficking and online exploitation, where witnesses urged passage of the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act (TSRA) to give survivors a federal mechanism to clear criminal records tied to exploitation.
The bill ‘‘seeks to address this gap by providing a pathway for survivors to vacate convictions and expunge arrest records for certain crimes that were a direct result of their trafficking,’’ Anne Basham said in testimony. Basham identified the lack of a federal equivalent to state vacatur and expungement remedies as a major barrier for survivors seeking housing, employment and…
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