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Case Study #4 – Central American female

• Illegally smuggled into the U.S. in 1995 at the age of 15 by a Hispanic immigrant female (with falsified documents). Captor (#1) withheld the falsified papers
• Forced to raise 1 child in New York City, did the household jobs and light shopping without pay. Not allowed to talk to anyone outside captor’ friends & family
• Not allowed to go to school.
• Verbally and emotionally abused
• Captor negotiated money with one of her (captor’s) relative living in another state, leased victim to her to raise 1 child, did the household jobs and light shopping without pay. Not allowed to talk to anyone outside captors’ friends & family
• Sexually abused
• Slept on the floor
• Not allowed to go to school, still.
• Her new captor (#2) moved to New York City and she was forced her to raise 2 other children, did the household jobs and light shopping without pay. Not allowed to talk to anyone outside captors’ friends & family
• Captor (#1) and her relative (captor #2) had argument over money. Captor (#1) sent victim back to Central America when she was not getting her regular payment from captor #2 and withheld the falsified papers
• Captor (#1) settled financial deal with her relative (captor #2) and the victim was smuggled back into the U.S. and continued living with captor #2 in another state.
• Not allowed to go to school, still.
• Was in captive for till end of 1999
• Left the captive situation with the falsified documents
• Captors #1 harassed and threatened victim to pay for the falsified documents in her possession
• Victim has difficulty adjusting to her real name, hence, she continues to go along with the name on the falsified document
• Victim had a child on the falsified name and child’s last name bears the last name on the falsified document.
• Captors #1 threatened to kidnap victim’s child for ransom for non-payment of the documents in her possession
• Captors #1 threatened to expose victim’s immigration status, and to produce the real owner of the falsified document to claim her child.
• Victim is terrified for her safety and the safety of her child based on the threat
  
  Remarks:
  Victim has few major concerns namely:
  1. To get her true identity.
  2. Adjustment of immigration status.
  3. Get the true identity for her child (last name).
  4. Restitution for unpaid labor