An image from a public service announcement on human trafficking by the federal government's bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. While laws bar labor as well as sex trafficking, the latter has become more of a cause célèbre.
Sex trafficking is the target of increased awareness and enforcement. But other forms of the human trade—which might be more common—are proving hard to publicize or prosecute.
Children who “age out” of foster care often face steep challenges, prompting new interest in finding families for people much older than typical candidates for adoption.
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