A dozen leaders of a Southern California church, including the former pastor, were arrested Tuesday for targeting homeless people in a labor-trafficking scheme in which victims were held against their will and forced to panhandle as long as nine hours a day.
Delta Air Lines has donated more than 100 flights to fly human trafficking survivors to safety and has committed $1.5 million to Polaris, the operator of the National Human Trafficking Hotline.
The FBI rescued over 100 sex trafficking victims across the United States in the month of July. According to a press release, the initiative, called “Operation Independence Day” recovered juveniles and arrested 67 suspected traffickers.
Claims have surfaced in Tijuana, Mexico, that some migrants are attempting to buy children from single mothers in local shelters in order to increase their chances of crossing the US border.
A leading Christian abolitionist has said that the number one way to effectively battle the modern-day sex trafficking trade is to stop watching pornography.
If you’ve heard about human trafficking recently, chances are it’s been in connection with the Super Bowl. Simply Google “human trafficking and the Super Bowl” and you’ll render approximately 16 million hits. Every year, as we prepare to watch the big game, we are inundated with news stories of how human trafficking is at a fever pitch.
On Thursday, the Trump Administration took action to hold world governments that consistently fail to meet the minimum standards for preventing human trafficking, accountable.
During a one-day sweep by law enforcement agencies in Michigan, 123 missing children were recovered.
July 30 is World Day against Trafficking in Persons. Today is the day that we reflect on all of the victims of human trafficking throughout the world, including sex trafficking and labor trafficking.
