Reports

Whether someone qualifies for a T visa, victim services, or other protections often depends on one legal phrase, severe form of trafficking in persons. How practitioners interpret that phrase can...

Stories are a powerful tool for raising awareness. They build support for policy change. They help other survivors feel less alone. But storytelling can also come at a cost, especially...

As of June 2026, USCIS’s processing times tool shows 80% of T visa cases are completed within 30.5 months.1 Two years ago, the median processing time was 14.9 months.2 Prepared...

Ethan Levine, Cast The research team at Cast engages in survivor-centered, anti-oppression scholarship. Our work addresses anti-trafficking practice, including but not limited to the provision of direct services to survivors;...

Journalists play a crucial role in shaping understandings of human trafficking. When describing the problem, they can draw attention to root causes and urgent gaps in policy and services. When...

Connecting the Dots Between Research and Real-World Advocacy Cast’s Research and Policy teams have a new paper out! Cast’s Research and Policy teams just released a new publication focused on...

Cast’s research has been published in the Journal of Human Trafficking! “Health-Related Referral Patterns Among Labor and Sex Trafficking Survivors in Los Angeles County, CA” takes a deep dive into...

For years, success in survivor services has been measured in numbers—but do they truly reflect the reality of healing and progress? The Journal of Applied Social Science has published a...

Ethan Levine, Cast The research team at Cast engages in survivor-centered, anti-oppression scholarship. Our work addresses anti-trafficking practice, including but not limited to the provision of direct services to survivors;...

For many years, Cast has supported survivors who have experienced criminalization over the course of their lives. Some were arrested or incarcerated before being trafficked, and made vulnerable to traffickers...