Battle against human trafficking gets boost from new funding. #immigration
The fact that we were able to get this increase in such a tough economic climate shows that the U.S. is moving in the right direction
Battle against human trafficking gets boost from new funding
America’s war on human trafficking got its biggest-ever one-year boost in federal funding following President Barack Obama’s signing of an appropriations bill, one of several significant anti-trafficking developments this week.
“The fact that we were able to get this increase in such a tough economic climate shows that the U.S. is moving in the right direction,” Smith said.
“We are concerned about deportation practices, so we may do some combination oversight hearings,” said U.S. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a Democrat whose House subcommittee oversees detention and deportation rules. “Your findings should get wider circulation.”
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