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Insight: Trump hasn't delivered sex-trafficking crackdown
The administration has announced some enforcement actions, but critics say they fall short of the broad crackdown Trump promised.
- The Department of Justice charged 73 people with sex trafficking through June, about 22% fewer than the prior year, as the administration shifted federal resources toward mass deportation enforcement under President Donald Trump.
- Federal agents and prosecutors were reassigned to immigration duties, creating staffing shortages that prevented cases from advancing and disrupted relationships with trafficking victims and witnesses.
- Two former prosecutors told Reuters their offices halted support for T-visa applications, which provide legal immigration status to trafficking victims cooperating with law enforcement.
- Attorney General Todd Blanche recently told Congress combating human trafficking remains a department priority, yet advocates argue resource allocation contradicts this stated commitment.
- Tensions persist regarding the release of documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with Blanche facing continued scrutiny over the department's enforcement strategy.
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right1Center21Last UpdatedBias Distribution78% Center
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- 78% of the sources are Center
78% Center
L 18%
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