Center for Countering Human Trafficking

Texas and Louisiana’s First Spouses’ Global Human Trafficking Summit – 10.14.21
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Texas and Louisiana’s First Spouses’ Global Human Trafficking Summit – 10.14.21

First Lady of Texas Cecilia Abbott and First Lady of Louisiana Donna Edwards have partnered in the past year to educate other first spouses along with key stakeholders across the country on anti-human trafficking efforts and resources they can bring back to their own states. The latest educational summit in October 2021 was hosted by the Texas Governor’s Child Sex Trafficking…

DHS’s Blue Campaign Releases Human Trafficking Awareness Toolkit for Tribal Gaming and Hospitality Industry – HS Today
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DHS’s Blue Campaign Releases Human Trafficking Awareness Toolkit for Tribal Gaming and Hospitality Industry – HS Today

Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Blue Campaign announced the release of a new human trafficking awareness toolkit tailored to tribal gaming and hospitality professionals. Developed by DHS, the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC), the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the “Human Trafficking Response Guide for the Tribal Gaming and Hospitality Industry” marks the first…

Co-creating a better world by working to eradicate human trafficking
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Co-creating a better world by working to eradicate human trafficking

“Responding Together” is the theme of the 5th annual Bon Secours St. Francis seminar Watch video here. Ending human trafficking is in the hands of every individual and it begins with awareness. That’s what the organizers of the fifth annual Bon Secours St. Francis Human Trafficking Seminar believe, so they are hosting this half-day summit…

Bons Secours St. Francis Health System Human Trafficking Symposium to take place April 4
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Bons Secours St. Francis Health System Human Trafficking Symposium to take place April 4

Bon Secours St. Francis Health System’s 5th Annual Human Trafficking Symposium will be taking place at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena this year, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4. The half-day of presentations will feature three experts: Ana Isabel Vallejo, JD, Mollie Gordon, MA, MD, and Cardell T. Morant. Vallejo works…

Hundreds arrested in prostitution, human trafficking sting around metro Phoenix – Arizona's Family
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Hundreds arrested in prostitution, human trafficking sting around metro Phoenix – Arizona's Family

PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Phoenix police say over 300 people were arrested in a multi-agency operation targeting prostitution and human trafficking. The operation was conducted between Jan. 30 and Feb. 11 as several large events such as the Barrett-Jackson car auction, WM Phoenix Open, and the Super Bowl brought visitors to the Valley, many of…

Combating human trafficking in aviation – AOPA
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Combating human trafficking in aviation – AOPA

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security hosted aviation industry professionals on January 26 for the Combating Human Trafficking in Aviation Summit with the Blue Lightning Initiative, an element of the Blue Campaign—a DHS push to promote public, law enforcement, and industry awareness about indicators of human trafficking and appropriate responses when encountering it. The Blue…

DHS Helped 765 Human Trafficking Victims in 2022, Made Thousands of Trafficking Arrests
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DHS Helped 765 Human Trafficking Victims in 2022, Made Thousands of Trafficking Arrests

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released the second Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT) Annual Report, outlining the Department’s achievements in combatting human trafficking during the previous fiscal year (FY). As a global leader in the fight against human trafficking, DHS works to end sex trafficking and forced labor through a wide range of…

Biden Signs Legislation That Codifies and Expands DHS Fight Against Human Trafficking
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Biden Signs Legislation That Codifies and Expands DHS Fight Against Human Trafficking

On December 27, 2022, President Biden signed the “Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2022,” which codifies and expands the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT). The bill authorizes $14 million to carry out the Act and ensures that the CCHT is staffed with at least 45 employees to carry out…

HSI Norfolk investigation results in indictments for 4 in connection with labor trafficking … – ICE
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HSI Norfolk investigation results in indictments for 4 in connection with labor trafficking … – ICE

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — An investigation led by Homeland Security Investigations Norfolk, commonly called HSI Norfolk, and the Hampton Roads Human Trafficking Task Force has resulted in four individuals being indicted on 33 charges, including human trafficking of individuals from Central America, benefiting from forced labor, money laundering and harboring undocumented noncitizens. According to the…

Homeland Security Investigations recognized for law enforcement excellence during International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Annual Conference
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Homeland Security Investigations recognized for law enforcement excellence during International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Annual Conference

WASHINGTON – Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) was recently recognized for excellence and exceptional collaborative law enforcement operations during the four-day International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Annual Conference held at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Conference and Exposition Center in Dallas, Oct. 15-18. “HSI’s recognition from IACP highlights the important work by countless employees across our agency,”…