Survivor Services
What Practitioners Need to Know About the Legal Definition of Human Trafficking
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...
What Survivors Want Us to Know About Storytelling
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...
Processing of the T Visa, the Temporary Legal Status That Protects Human Trafficking Survivors, Has Effectively Stopped
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...
For Survivors, One Call to Our Hotline Can Change Everything. Without Federal Funding, That Call May Go Nowhere.
One call to Cast’s 24/7 Human Trafficking Hotline is all it takes. Once that call is made, we are ready to respond. Cast receives around 200 urgent calls to our...
Jennifer Siebel Newsom, California First Partner, Mira Sorvino, Actress and Activist, Join Cast CEO Kay Buck to Tour Shelter for Survivors of Human Trafficking
On Tuesday, August 12, 2025, Cast was immensely honored to host Jennifer Siebel Newsom, First Partner of California, and actress and activist Mira Sorvino, at our transitional shelter, Mariposa Haven, in...
The safety net human trafficking survivors need is at risk
Capitol Weekly Op-Ed by Cast CEO Kay Buck and WEAVE, Inc. CEO Beth Hassett OPINION – Survivors of human trafficking are among the most resilient people we’ve ever met. Every...