As State Department Office Combating Human Trafficking Faces Cuts, Former Leader Weighs In

Federal office fighting human trafficking faces cuts

For 25 years, the State Department has had an office tracking the scope of human trafficking and working to combat it. In 2023, more than 133,000 victims were identified globally, leading to more than 18,000 prosecutions. Last week, the Trump administration drastically cut that office’s staff. John Yang discussed more with Cindy Dyer, the former ambassador to monitor and combat trafficking.

As State Department office combating human trafficking faces cuts, former leader weighs in

For 25 years, the State Department has had an office tracking the scope of human trafficking and working to combat it. In 2023, more than 133,000 victims were identified globally, leading to more than 18,000 prosecutions. Last week, the Trump administration drastically cut that office’s staff. John Yang discussed more with Cindy Dyer, the former ambassador to monitor and combat trafficking.

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Trump Admin Guts Office Combating Human Trafficking Amid Epstein Cover-Up

Following the backlash from MAGA over the massive cover-up of the Jeffrey Epstein Files by the Trump administration, the state department decimated its office combating human trafficking. And that follows the Trump administration's Nixonian decision to fire one of the lead prosecutors in the Jeffrey Epstein/Ghislaine Maxwell cases. On Friday, the Trump administration eliminated 1,353 positions at the Department of State, the most significant red…

Trump admin slashes anti-trafficking office as president fights off Epstein news

The U.S. State Department cut about 15 percent of its Washington-based staff last week, blindsiding workers in the office tasked with fighting against human trafficking.Secretary of state Marco Rubio carried through on his threat to eliminate foreign policy goals that don't align with MAGA values, i...

The State Department guts its office combating human trafficking

The cuts come as Trump reels from MAGA anger over sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.