From President Donald J. Trump

Source: White House

President Donald J. Trump Has Made it a Priority to Combat 
the Heinous Crime of Human Trafficking 

 LAW & JUSTICE | Issued on: October 29, 2019 

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"My Administration is committed to leveraging every resource we have to confront this threat, to support the victims and survivors, and to hold traffickers accountable for their heinous crimes."

President Donald J. Trump

ERADICATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING: President Trump has made it a priority to leverage every resource of the Federal Government to end the scourge of human trafficking.

• The President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons released a new report describing the Administration's progress combating human trafficking.

• The Task Force consists of 19 departments and agencies, which work tirelessly to prosecute traffickers, protect survivors, and prevent future crime.

• Through the Anti-Trafficking Coordination Team (ACTeam) initiative, Federal law enforcement more than doubled convictions of human traffickers and increased the number of defendants charged by 75% in ACTeam districts.

• In 2018, the Department of Justice (DOJ) dismantled an organization that was the internet's leading source of prostitution-related advertisements resulting in sex trafficking.

• The Office of Management and Budget published new anti-trafficking guidance for government procurement officials to more effectively combat human trafficking.

• Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations arrested 1,588 criminals associated with Human Trafficking and identified 325 victims in fiscal year 2018.

FIGHTING TRAFFICKING ON ALL FRONTS: The Administration is committed to thwarting all forms of human trafficking within the United States, at our border, and internationally.

• The efforts of our Nation's heroic law enforcement officers are vital to combating the tragedy of human trafficking. 

• Federal agencies have provided training to tens of thousands of law enforcement officers. 

• United States law enforcement officers are collaborating with Mexican law enforcement officials to dismantle human trafficking networks operating across the U.S.-Mexico border. 

• The Administration is challenging foreign governments that facilitate and fail to punish human trafficking to implement anti-trafficking laws to convict traffickers and protect victims.

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