We Must Preserve the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 for Unaccompanied Children
Women’s Refugee Commission (April 3, 2019)
In an attempt to deter unaccompanied children from coming to the U.S., the Trump administration has made efforts to reduce or eliminate protections within the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (“TVPRA”) and to expedite processing for children already in the U.S. This backgrounder explains the danger of these changes, and how they protections for children seeking safety in the US.
