Culture
Tim Tebow to expose child trafficking crisis in Capitol Hill testimony(The Daily Signal) – Tim Tebow, NCAA football legend, broadcaster, and philanthropist, was on Capitol Hill Tuesday afternoon testifying in front of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism. Tebow’s testimony shed… Read More
Government
Democrats move to make Colorado the first state to legalize prostitution. What could go wrong?(The Daily Signal) – Colorado Democrats have filed a bill that could make it the first state to decriminalize prostitution, and critics warn that the bill would make the Centennial… Read More
Culture
Historic US child rescue: 60 missing, trafficked children saved in Florida operation(The Washington Stand) – Florida’s “Operation Dragon Eye” was successful in rescuing 60 children who were missing, endangered, or victims of human trafficking, state officials announced Monday. Republican Florida Attorney General… Read More
Culture
‘I couldn’t handle it at the time’: Tom Homan breaks down human trafficking cases that hit him hardest(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Border Czar Tom Homan recounted two human trafficking cases that haunted him in an interview with podcaster Shawn Ryan in an episode of “The Shawn… Read More
Border
Texas officers apprehend human smugglers, rescue unaccompanied children(The Center Square) – Texas Department of Public Safety troopers continue to apprehend human smugglers and rescue unaccompanied minors at the border through Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security mission, Operation… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Human trafficking aid requests, including for children, surge under Biden(The Center Square) – Under the Biden-Harris administration, the number of requests for taxpayer-funded financial benefits for trafficked foreign nationals, including children, skyrocketed, according to federal data. Under the Trafficking… Read More
Government
New law valuable tool in the sex trafficking demand reduction arsenal(The Center Square) – Making solicitation of prostitution a felony and enhanced training requirements are key ingredients to the North Carolina legislation helping combat human trafficking. Lawmakers directed the Department… Read More
Culture
Technology continues to be a double-edged sword in combating human trafficking(The Center Square) – Human trafficking brings in $236 billion dollars a year, according to the International Labor Organization. Microsoft’s 2023 revenue totaled $212 billion. The U.S. Department of State… Read More
Border
As Texas’ border security efforts succeed, California is ‘new epicenter’ of crisis(The Center Square) – With the success of Texas’ border security mission Operation Lone Star pushing human trafficking efforts by Mexican cartels further west, southern California is “the new… Read More
Culture
Education, policy development likely at human trafficking prevention conference(The Center Square) – People with power and influence to help North Carolina stop exploiters of human trafficking are meeting in Raleigh to help educate, change perceptions and push new… Read More
Courts
High school teacher accused of offering $140 for sex act with minor(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force arrested a California high school science teacher who allegedly offered a 16-year-old student $140 for a sex act,… Read More
Opinion
‘God’s children are not for sale.’ Tim Ballard and ‘Sound of Freedom’ bring our border crisis home(The Daily Signal) – As I walked out of the movie theater with my wife, Haley, after watching “Sound of Freedom,” my mind returned to the… Read More
Culture
Initiative to combat human trafficking launched in Virginia(The Center Square) – Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares announced this week during a press conference the launch of an initiative to combat human trafficking in partnership with businesses across… Read More
Big Tech
Florida AG calls on Zuckerberg to respond to ‘stunning’ number of Florida human trafficking cases on Meta platforms(The Center Square) – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody on Monday called on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to appear before the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking to account for how… Read More
Culture
Jim Caviezel slams woke media, calls for trafficking whistleblowers to step up(Daily Signal) – “Sound of Freedom” star Jim Caviezel believes that his new film will empower people to fight human-trafficking worldwide, and perhaps even bring forward some… Read More
National
Texas sheriff: Mexican cartels preparing for massive human smuggling operation(The Center Square) – As the Biden administration moves forward with ending Title 42 enforcement, Mexican cartels and their operatives are making preparations to move a massive amount of illegal… Read More
National, State Government
Hawley pushes stepped-up human trafficking reformsIn a press conference last week that lasted nearly two hours, President Joe Biden expressed frustration with efforts by the opposition party to thwart the more ambitious aspects of his… Read More