United States Federal Laws
In 2000, Congress passed and President Bill Clinton signed into law the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA), making human trafficking a federal crime. Since then, TVPA has been reathorized in 2003, 2005 and 2008.
In addition to the TVPA, Congress passed and President George W. Bush signed into law the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (PROTECT Act) that strengthened sentences for sexual exploitation of minors and established penalties against sex tourism.
The International Marriage Broker Regulation Act (IMBRA) was enacted as part of the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005. IMBRA mandates that International Marriage Brokers (IMBs) provide specific information to noncitizen fiance´(e)s and/or spouses seeking a visa to immigrate to the U.S. Such information must include the criminal and marital background of the petitioning U.S. citizen, as well as an information pamphlet about the legal rights and resources for immigrant victims of domestic violence.
To learn more about the implementation of the legislation, read the U.S. Government Accountability Office report, IMBRA of 2005: Agencies Have Implemented Some, but Not All of the Act’s Requirements (August 2008).
Trafficking In Persons (TIP) Report
As a requirement of the TVPA, the U.S. Department of State issues an annual report assessing the extent of trafficking in foreign countries and those countries efforts to combat trafficking within their borders. Since 2001, the TIP Report has been issued each June.
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