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Trump Promised a Sex-Trafficking Crackdown. His Justice Department Hasn’t Delivered
Reuters found federal sex-trafficking charges fell 22% from the recent average as staffing shortages, funding cuts and immigration enforcement strained cases.
- Federal sex-trafficking prosecutions have fallen to their slowest pace since 2010, with the Justice Department charging 73 people through June, about 22% lower than the recent three-year average.
- Prosecutions declined as President Donald Trump shifted federal resources toward immigration enforcement, while staffing shortages and budget cuts hampered the department's ability to pursue new trafficking cases.
- Intensified immigration enforcement has increased victim distrust, while grantees report frozen funding for support services and more than 71,000 T-visa applications pending, according to Freedom Network USA advocates.
- Congress recently confirmed Attorney General Todd Blanche in a 50-to-49 vote, following bipartisan scrutiny over his handling of records related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
- The Justice Department rejected the findings, citing commitment to both immigration and sex-crimes enforcement, as Blanche recently told Congress that combating human trafficking "remains a Department priority given the gravity of the harm it causes.
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Stalled Justice: The Dwindling Fight Against Sex Trafficking
Under the Trump administration, key obstacles such as staffing shortages, funding cuts, and focus on immigration have caused a significant decline in sex trafficking prosecutions. Former prosecutors and agents cite dwindling resources as a major factor hampering investigations, despite federal claims to prioritize combating human trafficking.
·India
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Reuters investigation: Trump promised a sex trafficking crackdown. His Justice Department hasn’t delivered
Federal sex-trafficking charges have dropped this year to the slowest pace since 2010. The Justice Department charged 73 people through June, about 22 per cent lower than the number of people charged during the first half of the past three years, court records show.
·Toronto, Canada
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