Reauthorize, Don’t Gut, the TVPA

By Danielle E. Gary, MHC-LP, Human Trafficking Subject Matter Expert Annually, the United States government acknowledges January as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month. The White House’s written acknowledgment summarizes the state of the human trafficking movement, identifies the most pressing…

In December 2025, the US Advisory Council released its annual report detailing its recommendations for the US government agencies to improve their responses to human trafficking. The Council is made up of 13 survivor leaders and tasked with advising the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Freedom Network USA (FNUSA) filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration, challenging executive orders that severely restrict and chill Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives and jeopardize the future of its work to protect and advocate for human trafficking survivors.…

After months of advocacy from anti-trafficking organizations and Congress, the US Department of State finally released the 2025 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report on September 30, 2025, three months after its legal deadline had passed. While the report includes most…

In the final days of 2018, the House passed a package of four bills to reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), after the Senate did the same on December 17. Today, the President signed the package that reauthorizes critical…

The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) established the US as a world leader in the fight against human trafficking, using a comprehensive approach that includes prosecution, protection, and prevention. This framework strives to ensure that survivors are identified…