The Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2025 is a bipartisan bill that allows human trafficking victims to vacate criminal convictions for non-violent offenses and expunge arrest records for crimes they committed as a direct result of their trafficking victimization. The law applies retroactively to convictions and arrests occurring before or after the bill's enactment, and victims can petition courts using a relatively low evidentiary standard (preponderance of the evidence) with support from anti-trafficking providers. Current inmates convicted of non-violent offenses related to their trafficking can also petition for sentence reductions, and all such motions are filed at no cost with complete confidentiality protections to shield survivors' identities. Courts must conduct detailed reviews of original sentences and consider mitigating factors related to trafficking when evaluating these requests. The bill preserves all existing federal crime victims' rights and is designed to help trafficking survivors clear their records and reduce sentences for convictions stemming from their exploitation.
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