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18 U.S.C. § 1592

Unlawful conduct with respect to documents in furtherance of trafficking, peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, or forced labor

United States · Title 18 — CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Status: effective

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18 U.S.C. § 1592, Unlawful conduct with respect to documents in furtherance of trafficking, peonage, slavery, involuntary servitude, or forced labor, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/449280
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Whoever knowingly destroys, conceals, removes, confiscates, or possesses any actual or purported passport or other immigration document, or any other actual or purported government identification document, of another person—

Legislative history

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  • Enacted byPub. L. 106-386(H.R. 3244)2000-10-28
    Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000
    House: 371–1Senate: 95–0
  • Amended byPub. L. 110-457(H.R. 7311)2008-12-23
    William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally