MIAMI (AP) - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services says more people are applying for visas aimed at victims of human trafficking following a major outreach effort.
    
During the last 12 months, nearly 1,000 individuals applied for special T Visas. These visas are given to individuals brought to the U.S. illegally and forced into prostitution or other servitude.
    
The number of applications was nearly double that of 2010 applications. Many came following the outreach campaign, but that's still below the annual cap of 5,000 Congress authorized in 2000.
    
Officials spoke Monday in Miami to law enforcement and immigrant advocacy groups as part of their outreach.
    
The visas are part of a larger number of visas available to crime victims to encourage them to cooperate with law enforcement regardless of their immigration status.

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