Human trafficking is one of the largest and most prevalent issues that affects all walks of life both domestically and internationally Human trafficking is not only a horrendous crime but a major human rights violation impacting public health Human trafficking is a form of modern day slavery Human trafficking is the taking of a person with the intent to exploit them through sexual exploitation forced labor slavery servitude or the removal of organs Some of the current US policy and legislation in use to combat human trafficking is the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 which is the cornerstone in human trafficking legislation that helped in the efforts against human trafficking The act combats trafficking domestically and abroad implementing harsh punishments by establishing trafficking as a federal offenses and mandating restitution to be paid to victims It also established the the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons that publishes yearly reports detail efforts taken to combat trafficking as well as the the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking which gives victims T visas allowing them and their family to become temporary residents in the US and eligible to be permanent residents three years after Those acts were strengthened with the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 that made more protection available with a T Visa and allowed for victims to sue their traffickers While these pieces of legislation are older they have made significant differences in curtailing human trafficking
