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New Jersey is facing a Human trafficking problem just like all the other States throughout America. There have been 86 cases noted in N.J. this year up through June 15.
Last year the N.J. count was 155 total. New Jersey has established a human trafficking task force to combat its growing problem. Traffickers use force, fraud, or coercion to trap people into modern slavery against their will. Most cases this year involve women and children and both forced labor and commercial sex.
The disbanding of USAID and the sudden, severe cuts to US foreign aid have devastated child protection efforts for Rohingya children living in refugee camps in Bangladesh. Thousands of schools and youth training centers have closed, leaving children without safe spaces, education, or support—and pushing them directly into harm. Despite claims by the current US administration that “no one has died” as a result of shutting down USAID, a recent study
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