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Washington, DC - Today marks World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, begun in 2014 to raise awareness and encourage the international community to take action against human trafficking - compelling labor and commercial sex through the use of physical and sexual abuse, threats of harm and deportation, false promises, economic and psychological manipulation, and cruelty.

While human trafficking can occur in a variety of scenarios and industries, indicators of trafficking activities often look the same across cases. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) participates in a variety of human trafficking awareness events during National Slavery and Trafficking Prevention month and throughout the year.

ICE has special agents located in 62 offices in 46 countries around the globe.

“Our special agents and their international counterparts work tirelessly to disrupt human trafficking networks and help victims,” said ICE Director Sarah R. Saldaña. “While the efforts of law enforcement are crucial to bringing down criminal networks involved in human trafficking, educating the public to recognize the vulnerabilities that lie behind every case will help us put an end to this heinous crime.”

Since 2010, ICE’s investigative directorate, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), has arrested over 7,000 individuals for human trafficking offenses. Examples of HSI human trafficking cases include:

If you notice suspicious activity, please contact ICE through its tip line at 1-866-DHS-2-ICE or www.ice.gov/tips. For more information about the Department of Homeland Security’s overall efforts against human trafficking, please visit http://www.dhs.gov/blue-campaign.