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due to immunity); Tab 11, Diplomatic List for COUNTRY (noting that Ms. TRAFFICKER is

currently a diplomat who would enjoy full immunity from criminal prosecution).

E. Ms. CLIENT Would Suffer Extreme And Unusual Harm if Forced to Return to

COUNTRY

There is little doubt that Ms. CLIENT would suffer extreme hardship if forced to return

to COUNTRY. Ms. TRAFFICKER, a diplomat and mistress of the President of COUNTRY,

enjoys substantial influence there. XXX continues to serve as the President of COUNTRY,

where his family exercises control over both the government and the private sector. See Tab 19,

Article, One Party Rule.

Ms. CLIENT fears that if forced to return to COUNTRY, she would suffer the same

plight as Ms. TRAFFICKER’s former driver, DRIVER, who left Ms. TRAFFICKER due to the

abuse and refused to return to work for her. DRIVER told Ms. CLIENT that as a result of his

actions, he cannot return to COUNTRY because his picture is all over the airport in Luanda and

if he returns, “he will be detained and tortured or killed by the police.” Tab 14 ¶ 47.

In addition, Ms. CLIENT has been severely traumatized by the acts of trafficking that

were committed against her. As previously discussed, Ms. CLIENT was so distraught with the

events that took place at Ms. TRAFFICKER’s house that she contemplated suicide. Since

escaping from Ms. TRAFFICKER, she has benefited substantially from counseling and case

management services through the Polaris Project and ABC Family Service. See Tabs 5-6. She

has also developed a supporting community through her church, where she actively participates

in a women’s group. See Tab 20, Letter from PASTOR; Tab 4 ¶ 71.

If Ms. CLIENT were forced to return to COUNTRY, this support network and these

counseling services would no longer be available to her. As the DATE Department of State

Trafficking in Persons Report notes, COUNTRY does not comply with the minimum standards

for the elimination of trafficking, has not made adequate efforts to address the problem of human

trafficking, and does not even have a comprehensive law that specifically prohibits trafficking in

persons. See Tab 17, p. 62. Thus, there is little to no likelihood that Ms. CLIENT could

continue to receive the psychological and emotional support that has been so critical to her

recovery.

Furthermore, Ms. CLIENT still aspires to receive treatment for her myoma, which would

not be possible if she were forced to return to COUNTRY. Although she does not currently have

health insurance, the Polaris Project is assisting her to access medical services. See Tab 5 ¶ 6.

Ms. CLIENT states that she continues “to suffer extreme abdominal pain, headaches, and heavy

menstruation because of the myoma and [has] only recently been able to see a doctor again.”

Tab 4 ¶ 66. In COUNTRY, Ms. CLIENT would not be able to obtain this surgery. Health care

in COUNTRY is in a poor state—even worse than other parts of Sub-Saharan Africa—and

private healthcare is only available “at an extraordinary cost.” Tab 4 ¶ 67; see also COUNTRY

Health System Assessment, Tab 18 (noting that COUNTRY’s health indicators are among the

worst in the region and confirming that resources are allocated regressively to an elite minority,

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