Human Trafficking by Amanda Guerrant: Related Information

Immigration law is too broad and complex for one guide to contain all useful information.  It is important to remember that an individual may be eligible for more than one type of visa or form of relief and discovering all possible options available to an individual and all possible obstacles that must be addressed may require researching other topics beyond the scope of this guide.  Topics such as refugee/asylum law, temporary protected status, humanitarian parole, advance parole, employment-based visas, basics of filing visa applications, how to apply for continued presence status, requests for fee waivers, statutory damages, civil suits for restitution, and similar issues may be highly relevant to an individual's situation.  I hope to explore these topics in future guides.  But, for now here are some additional resources for topics beyond the scope of this guide. 

Individuals who do not qualify for T-visas, U-visas, VAWA, or S-visas may have other options to obtain a legal status as immigrants or as non-immigrants.  Some  options worth considering include employment-based visas, asylum, and humanitarian parole.

Non-immigrants in General:

• Am. Jur. §§ 897-997 
• Corp. Jur. 2d §§ 800-930

Humanitarian Parole: is an alternative option that is not a waiver or a lawful entry but might permit an alien to remain in the U.S. for specific reasons under certain conditions.

• Am. Jur. §§ 1327-1332 for General information about Parole.
• Am. Jur. §§ 1352-1355 for information about seeking Parole as a Witness, which is the most likely option for trafficking victims or victims of other crimes who are not eligible for T-visas or U-visas, allowing victims 30 days in the U.S. to seek an S-visa because they are a witness to a crime. 
• Corp. jur. 2d §§ 658-671.
• 82 A.L.R. Fed. 624 (Originally published in 1987) "Eligibility for discretionary parole status under § 212(d)(5) of Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (8 U.S.C.A. § 1182(d)(5)), providing for temporary admission of aliens" Gregory G. Sarno, J.D.  

Immigrants:

• Am. Jur. §§ 293-896
• Corp. Jur. 2d §§ 672-799.

Asylum:

• Am. Jur. §§ 998-1004
• Corp. Jur. 2d §§ 931-1101.

Adjustment of Status:

• Corp. Jur. 2d §§ 1463-1501. 
• 4 A.L.R. Fed 557 (Originally published in 1970) "Construction and application of § 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (8 U.S.C.A. § 1255) authorizing adjustment of status of alien to that of permanent resident," Elizabeth T. Tsai, B.S.J., LL.B., LL.M.
• 80 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 297 (Originally published in 2013) "Validity, Construction, and Application of Cuban Refugee Adjustment Act of 1966 (8 U.S.C.A. § 1255 note)," Serena M. Thody, LL.B.  (Discussing the CCA and how it provides for some Cubans admitted or paroled into the U.S. to petition for adjusted status and how the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) has expanded the CCA).
• 80 A.L.R. Fed. 8 (Originally published in 1986) "Eligibility, for discretionary admission under § 212(c) of Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (8 U.S.C.A. § 1182(c)), of alien returning to former domicile after trip abroad," Gregory G. Samo, J.D. (Discussing an exception allowing re-admission of aliens who were lawfully admitted permanent residents then traveled abroad voluntarily).

Temporary Protected Status:

Employment Based Visas: 

• Corp. Jur. 2d §§ 695-713

Other:

• 191 A.L.R. Fed. 343 (Originally published in 2004) "Validity, Construction, and Application of Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act," Barbara J. Van Arsdale, J.D.  (Discussing the scope of the NACARA, which operates as a statute of repose for individuals from certain formerly communist countries who arrived before certain dates to suspend or cancel removal proceedings).

This Asylum Law libguide, created by an AMSL student, provides comprehensive coverage of asylum law.

Tarlton Law Library at the University of Texas School of Law provides a comprehensive research guide focusing on Asylum/Refugee law.  

Cornell University of Law also provides a comprehensive research guide, but most of the sources it links to are not free and it focuses on general tips on where to look for information.

Georgetown Law Library's guide is more of a how-to guide for doing your own research.  It gives general suggestions on where to look for information but most are not free or only available to Georgetown students with passwords. 

History of Human Trafficking: a libguid from Duke University focusing on the historical background of human trafficking. 

This libguide on Human Trafficking, created by another student at AMSL, focuses on general information and raising awareness.  It also includes Catholic documents about the Church's position on trafficking and human dignity, books providing background information, links to other useful libguides, and a very good tab for websites related to trafficking. 

This libguide from Mt. SAC library focuses on raising awareness of human trafficking including international perspectives. 

This libguide from Oklahoma City University School of Law focuses on raising awareness of human trafficking and regional laws near Oklahoma.

This libguide from Catholic University of America provides excellent audio-visual resources including numerous documentaries focusing on raising awareness of human trafficking. 

This libguide from Washington University focuses on raising awareness of contemporary issues in human trafficking. 

This libguide from Washburn University focuses on human trafficking law in the Midwest, general background information, and raising awareness.