Section 1473.7 of the California Penal Code allows non-citizen defendants no longer in custody to vacate their convictions as part of efforts to secure or maintain legal status.
Experts say despite the challenges, young people in Houston are no longer staying silent about their struggles and are instead increasingly open to seeking help.
“There are so many Jeffrey Epsteins and Ghislaine Maxwells ... still operating with what seems like impunity,” says sex trafficking survivor Courtney Litvak.
Even as the Trump Administration rolled back its tariffs on newsprint from Canada, community newspapers are struggling with rising costs for their print editions.
