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Masslive. Holyoke, Massachussetts. The possibility of a connection between panhandling and human trafficking would be the topic of a meeting a councilor hopes to schedule between Hampden District Attorney Anthony D. Gulluni and the City Council. “It’s too well organized to be homeless people. I talked to people I know throughout the country and this is happening in many big …

Just Security. United States, Global. In an interview with Bloomberg on Monday, President Donald Drumpf argued that we need his border wall to fight human trafficking, which he described as “probably worse than it ever was in history, if you think about it.” He added it’s “a problem that you should write something about at some point.” Read the full …

TB News Watch. Ontario, Canada. Ontario’s human-trafficking strategy includes a focus on indigenous victims. The Ontario government has announced a call for applications for funding from a new program to help protect indigenous victims of human trafficking. The Indigenous-Led Initiatives Fund will increase supports and protection for indigenous survivors, as well as those at risk of human trafficking. Read the full …

Shelby Star. Cleveland County. Yesica Macias lives in Cleveland County. She is a graduate student and a victim of human trafficking. “When I was 13 years old, a white, very sharp-looking man in a Hummer offered me a ride to school,” Macias said. Read the full story here. 

CBS Sacramento. Stockton, California. Two teenagers are behind bars on suspicion of trafficking teenage girls in Stockton. In January, Stockton police launched an investigation into the trafficking of girls between the ages of 14 and 17. Then on Wednesday, police arrested Jimmy Macias and Recardo Spivey, both 19. Read the full story here. 

WKBF. Augusta, Georgia. Human trafficking is on the rise in major U.S. cities like Atlanta, but it’s also hit pretty close to home in Augusta. According to the Schapiro group, In Georgia between 200 and 350 girls are being sold online per month. Since June 2016, The Richmond County Sheriff’s office has had 17 cases of Human Trafficking. One victim says …

WKRG. Pensacola, Florida. One in four girls and one in six boys will be somehow be victimized during their youth.  Those statistics, provided to News Five by KlaasKids founder Marc Klaas are the motivation behind their countless hours and dollars poured into finding and recovering missing children.  As technology advanced and developed, traffickers did the same, using new methods to …

WPSD Local. Illinois. Illinois has the eighth highest number of human tracking cases reported in the country, according to the National Human Trafficking Hotline. But, a new poll from Southern Illinois University found most people in the state are in the dark on this issue. The U.S. Department of State defines human trafficking as “the act of recruiting, harboring, transporting, …

WCYB. Tennessee. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has begun a major crackdown on human trafficking, setting up sting operations across the state. “We want men online, when they’re looking to purchase illicit sex, to be worried that when they go to that hotel room to meet a woman they might encounter one of our agents on the other side of …

The Leader. North Wales. A man arrested in connection with modern slavery offences has been bailed pending further enquiries. North Wales Police confirmed the man was interviewed and bailed after being arrested at an address on Deeside following a series of police raids. Nine people were identified by police as being suspected of being exploited following the raids, with three …