WASHINGTON – The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) is asking Congress for substantial increases in federal appropriations for Fiscal Year 2023 to combat human trafficking inside the U.S. and around the world. ATEST’s spending recommendations cover federal programs at...
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ATEST Expands as Two Organizations Join the Alliance
WASHINGTON – The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) is pleased to announce that Covenant House and the Human Trafficking Legal Center have recently joined the alliance. These innovative organizations bring invaluable expertise in youth programming and survivor support to...
ATEST Recommendations on Improving Racial Equity in Federal Anti-Trafficking Programs
March 15, 2022 Dr. Kari Johnstone Acting Director Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (J/TIP) U.S. Department of State Via email Re: Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government Docket Number: Public Notice:...
ATEST Recommendations for Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Implementation
March 10, 2022 Cynthia Echeverria Acting Director of Trade Policy U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC 20528 Electronic submission to https://www.regulations.gov Docket Number: DHS-2022-0001 Re: Public Comments on Methods to Prevent the Importation of Goods...
ATEST Urges Congress to Include Anti-Trafficking Programs in Ukraine Humanitarian Relief Legislation
March 8, 2022 Speaker Nancy Pelosi U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy U.S. House of Representatives Majority Leader Charles Schumer U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell U.S. Senate Rep. Rosa DeLauro Chair, House Appropriations...
ATEST Input for 2022 TIP Report on U.S. Government Trafficking Efforts
February 22, 2022 Dr. Kari Johnstone Acting Director U.S. State Department Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (JTIP) RE: Request for Information for the 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report, United States government input (86 FR 70562) Dear Dr....
ATEST Hires New Director
WASHINGTON -- The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking (ATEST) is thrilled to announce that Terry FitzPatrick has begun work this month in the newly created position of ATEST director. His appointment will significantly expand the alliance’s capacity to conduct advocacy with members...
ATEST Supports Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
June 10, 2021 The Honorable Bob Menendez Chairman Senate Foreign Relations Committee United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable James Risch Ranking Member Senate Foreign Relations Committee United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Chairman Menendez and...
Trafficking Survivors Should Not Pay Income Tax When They Win in Court
The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking supports a simple but necessary change to America’s federal tax code. The “Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act” (S. 895) would exempt from federal income taxes any restitution or civil damage awards that survivors receive. This...
ATEST Calls on Senate to make Significant Changes to Farm Workforce Modernization Act
WASHINGTON -- The Farm Workforce Modernization Act (FWMA, H.R. 1603), as currently constituted, strikes an unacceptable compromise between the pathway to citizenship that all farmworkers deserve, and expansion of an H-2A visa program marked by abuses ranging from gender discrimination...