Mary

Mary is a survivor of human trafficking. She was forced to work as a housekeeper at a major hotel chain for little to no pay. Her employer, the owner of a company that contracted for housekeeping services with the hotel chain, threatened multiple times to call immigration and have her deported if she complained. Despite the threats, and following four …

Pierre

Pierre is a 12 year old Haitian child. During his short life, Pierre experienced years of abuse and has been repeatedly abandoned. Shortly after his father’s death, his mother placed four-year-old Pierre and his sisters in an orphanage. The massive earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010 damaged the orphanage, and, as a result, Pierre was sent into the United States …

Maria

An AI Justice attorney met Maria, who was from Venezuela, at the Lodge (a domestic violence shelter), where Maria was receiving services. She had endured horrific domestic violence at the hands of her spouse, who was a lawful permanent resident. Her husband had filed an application for her residency, but when he did not attend the interview with immigration authorities …

Susana

Susana grew up in Guatemala. Her abusive father abandoned the family when Susana was four, and her mother left when Susana was five to seek work in the U.S. because the family was living in poverty. Raised by her grandparents, Susana’s difficult childhood became an even more traumatic adolescence. Violent gang members preyed on the community, and Susana was repeatedly …

Raquel

Raquel, a 14-year-old Guatemalan, was recruited by Clara to work as a nanny in the Naples area. When Raquel arrived in the U.S, Clara imprisoned her in her house and ordered Raquel to prostitute herself. When Raquel refused, Clara sold her for $5000 to a couple who wanted Raquel to carry a child for them. The husband repeatedly raped Raquel, …