Many of us have started moving on from the pandemic. We’re at the two-year mark now, cases are dropping, and we’ve started living our normal lives again. But for so many, this return to normalcy is impossible. Human trafficking spiked during the pandemic, as did the sheer number of those vulnerable to traffickers. And hundreds of thousands of these newly-vulnerable people all over the world are just children.
One-hundred and eight people were recently arrested in a six-day undercover human trafficking operation in Florida. Among those arrested were several Disney employees and a retired judge. Four child predators were also arrested in the operation.
During part of a major human trafficking law enforcement operation, 47 people, including 2 minors, were rescued, and 102 people were arrested.
In a video posted to Facebook, Demi-Leigh Tebow shared the harrowing story of nearly being abducted by 5 armed men back in 2017.
The Justice Department has been awarded $100 million in federal grants to fight human trafficking.
A Christian ministry is turning a former strip club into a Christian coffee shop and ministry space.
The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would give more than $35 million to organizations dedicated to fighting human trafficking.
January 11 is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, but we must remember that not all girls are trafficked in the traditional sense.
