"Vacatur" laws provide hope for starting a new life, but the Legislature must act.  By Jenny Gaines Published on January 27, 2017 by the Star Tribune Should a 14-year-old child trafficked into the sex trade be considered a criminal, or a victim? What about a 42-year-old...

Modern slavery is a scourge that touches us all; it’s in the communities in which we live and often found in the products that we buy. Human trafficking victims are children, women, and men; U.S. citizens and foreign nationals. They come from urban and rural communities. They are not...

Trafficking in Persons (TIP) represents a grave affront to the U.S.’ security, economy, and national values, degrading and reducing human beings to commodities that can be exploited for commercial sex acts or labor. The Administration of Donald J. Trump is taking office at a pivotal...

For Release: January 11, 2017 Washington, D.C. – The Alliance to End Slavery & Trafficking (ATEST) is proud to support the Trafficking Survivors Relief Act (H.R. 459). Human trafficking victims are often forced to commit crimes by their traffickers as part of their...

This briefing book provides concrete recommendations from ATEST to Congress on how to leverage federal funding for law enforcement to apprehend and prosecute traffickers, while providing much needed services for victims to rebuild their lives. The Alliance to End Slavery and Trafficking...

The Case for Funding to End Human Trafficking Human trafficking is on America’s cultural and political radar – present in news reports and policy discussions at local, state and national levels – more than ever before. However, problems remain. Human trafficking is often hidden...

Relevant Authorization Statutes Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA 2000) In the beginning of the 21st century, at least 700,000 people were reported as victims of international trafficking each year, 14,500–17,500 of which are women and children who are trafficked...

Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs: Victims Services Task Forces Human Trafficking Slavery Prosecution Unit (HTSPU) U.S. States Attorneys Offices (USAO) Federal Bureau of Investigation The National Human Trafficking Resource Center  

State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Victims Services Task Forces Grants THE FUNDING NEED $35,000,000 and report language for the Victims of Trafficking Grants program for foreign nationals, U.S. citizens, and legal permanent residents, of which, no less than $17,500,000 is for...

THE NEED FOR FUNDING AND REPORT LANGUAGE $6,500,000 for the Human Trafficking and Slavery Prosecution Unit and report language. Summary of Program The Human Trafficking and Slavery Prosecution Unit (HTSPU) is housed within the Criminal Section of the Justice Department's Civil...