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• Illegally smuggled into the U.S. in the late 80’s when she was over 50 years old by immigrant African trafficker with promises of better life, job and salary of $300.00/month, but the promises were never kept
• Forced/coerced to work as a live-in housemaid for her trafficker for about 12 consecutive years without pay
• Worked to raise 8 children for about 12 consecutive years without pay
• Worked round the clock, wake up anytime any of the 8 children wakes up: early morning, morning, day, evening, late in the evening, night, late in the night, (practically 24 hours). She cleans them, comfort them, feed them play with them and watch them for about 12 consecutive years without pay.
• Did the household jobs such as cleaning inside and outside of a big family mansion for about 12 consecutive years without pay
• Did gardening at the backyard (till the soil, sow crops, water the garden, weed it and harvest it) for about 12 consecutive years without pay
• Medically neglected for about 12 consecutive years
• After working for about 12 consecutive years without pay, victim requested for her freedom and payment for her labor; her captor (slave holder) threatened to get her deported to Nigeria for asking
• When her immigration papers expired, her trafficker did not renew it; therefore s he has no legal immigration status at this moment. The slave-holders never filed for her change of status.
• Kept in isolation from the public except to the close friends of the trafficker .
• Escaped from the trafficker and took refuge in local church
• Local church handed her over to another African immigrant. This person/s treat her much better, so she said (even though she still does not get paid).
• Her job in this 2 nd household include childcare, cooking, and cleaning.

Remarks:

Victim is old woman (67 years old) and getting weak and is totally stranded.

The trafficker is from a wealthy and politically well-connected family in Africa.

Barriers/challenges:

This victim does not know her way around the city, does not know how to use the mass transit (she needs company to move around), she has language barrier due to accent problem (if one is patient to speak slowly and clearly, she could communicate well in English).