Tahirih submitted this statement to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary urging opposition to “The Protection of Children Act of 2017.” The Act undoes many of the protections enacted through the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 designed to provide meaningful access to the legal process for children with legitimate claims for relief. The Act will result in the wrongful repatriation of child survivors of horrific trauma such as sexual assault and human trafficking.
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