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The person you have encountered or taken into custody may be a victim of Human Trafficking.
These questions may help you identify Human or Sex Trafficking victim:
What type of work do you do?
Are you being paid?
Can you leave your job if you want to?
Have you or your family been threatened?
What are your working and living conditions like?
Where do you sleep and eat?
Do you have to ask permission to eat/sleep/go the bathroom?
Are there locks on the doors/windows so you cannot get out?
Has your identification or documentation been taken from you?
The Following Clues may help you identify a possible trafficked victim:
Accompanied by a controlling person or "boss" - not speaking on their own behalf
Lack of control over personal schedule, money, I.D., travel documents
Transported to or from work: lives and works in the same place.
Debt owed to employer/crew leader: inability to leave job
Bruises, depression, fear, overly submissive.
If you think someone is a victim of human trafficking, call 202.257.0987 Project Meridian Foundation, Inc. or the Trafficking Information and Referral Hotline, 1 888. 373. 7888 Rescue and Restore. The Trafficking Information and referral Hotline will help you determine if you have encountered victims of human trafficking, will identify local resources available to help victims, and will coordinate with local services to assist victims so they can begin the process of restoring their lives.
Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Novemver 26, 2008
Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the largest investigative agency in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has responsibility for enforcing laws related to human smuggling and trafficking. As a result, ICE plays a leading role in The Human Smuggling and Trafficking Center (HSTC), the federal government's primary tool in the fight against human smuggling and trafficking.
The HSTC was formally established under Section 7202 of the Intelligence Reform Act and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004. The secretary of state, the secretary of homeland security, the attorney general and members of the national intelligence community jointly oversee the HSTC through a high-level interagency steering group.
The HSTC was established to achieve greater integration and overall effectiveness in the U.S. government's efforts to combat human smuggling, trafficking in persons, and clandestine terrorist travel. The HSTC coordinates activities with foreign governments to ensure that efforts are addressed globally. The HSTC brings together federal agency subject matter experts from the policy, law enforcement, intelligence and diplomatic arenas to work together and leverage all participating agencies' knowledge, expertise and authorities to address the global threat of illicit travel. ICE manages the day-to-day activities of the HSTC.
The HSTC, which is a support organization and does not have directive authority, has five main functional areas:
Facilitating the broad dissemination of all-source information
The HSTC is an intelligence/law enforcement/diplomacy fusion center and information clearinghouse that integrates and disseminates raw and finished tactical, operational and strategic intelligence and information to member U.S. agencies' operational components, U.S. policy makers and appropriate foreign partners. This intelligence provides actionable leads for U.S. law enforcement and border security agencies that result in criminal investigations as well as interceptions of smuggled humans.
Preparing strategic assessments
The HSTC prepares strategic assessments related to important aspects of human smuggling and trafficking in persons and clandestine terrorist travel. Assessment topics may include: global smuggling and trafficking organizations and networks; the extent of progress in dismantling organizations; smuggling and trafficking schemes, patterns and trends; and proven law enforcement and other approaches for countering smuggling and trafficking. Among the HSTC's products are intelligence bulletins, reports and notes, longer analysis products, and target packages about human smuggling organizations and networks, which are provided to appropriate U.S. agencies for action. The HSTC's strategic assessments provide policy makers with accurate, objective analysis about threats, vulnerabilities and opportunities for action. Customers have included the U.S. Congress, the National Security Council and other federal agencies.
Identifying issues for inter-agency coordination or action
The HSTC identifies issues and makes recommendations related to migrant smuggling or trafficking in persons for referral to relevant agencies or interagency organizations for action, as appropriate. These issues and initiatives can be either domestic or foreign.
Coordinating select initiatives and providing other support
Where appropriate, and upon the request of relevant participating U.S. agencies, the HSTC may coordinate domestic and international anti-smuggling or trafficking initiatives. These initiatives may include bilateral or multilateral activities against smuggling networks and support can include intelligence support to law enforcement. The multi-agency nature of the HSTC guarantees its neutrality, which helps it defuse conflicts between competing agencies.
Working with and exchanging information with allied foreign governments and organizations
The HSTC serves as a centralized U.S. point of contact for similar allied foreign centers, multi-national organizations, and national law enforcement and intelligence authorities that combat international illicit travel. The HSTC actively exchanges information with allies and partners, including INTERPOL, EUROPOL and FRONTEX, regarding human smuggling, human trafficking and terrorist mobility.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was established in March 2003 as the largest investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security. ICE is comprised of five integrated divisions that form a 21st century law enforcement agency with broad responsibilities for a number of key homeland security priorities.
