Michigan Department of Attorney General
LANSING – To conclude Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today announced the release of the Michigan Human Trafficking Commission’s 2020 Annual Report, which is available online at the Attorney General’s website. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission still found ways to carry out the important work focused on combating human trafficking here in Michigan. The annual report is provided to the Governor and Legislature each year to summarize those efforts.
“Despite the ongoing pandemic, the Michigan Human Trafficking Commission has not lost sight of its objectives and has persevered through these challenging times by continuing to raise awareness, provide trainings and outreach, and pursue opportunities so that our state is better positioned to address human trafficking,” Nessel said. “I commend each member of the Commission for their devoted efforts, and look forward to working w
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Nessel announces results of Human Trafficking Commission annual report
Michigan Commission on Human Trafficking
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LANSING, Mich. â To conclude Human Trafficking Awareness Month, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Friday announced the results of the Human Trafficking Commissionâs 2020 Annual Report.
The annual report is provided to the governor and state legislature each year to summarize the Commissionâs efforts.
Read the full report here.
âDespite the ongoing pandemic, the Michigan Human Trafficking Commission has not lost sight of its objectives and has persevered through these challenging times by continuing to raise awareness, provide trainings and outreach and pursue opportunities so that our state is better positioned to address human trafficking,â Nessel said. âI commend each member of the Commission for their devoted efforts and look forward to working with Gov. Whitmer and the Legislature in this
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On behalf of more than two dozen partner agencies, Assistant Director in Charge Kristi K. Johnson of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office announced the results of “Operation Lost Angels,” an initiative which began on January 11 and recently culminated in the recovery of 33 children.
During January Human Trafficking Awareness Month the FBI worked with the Los Angeles Police Department, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, and more than two dozen law enforcement and non-governmental partners to identify, locate, and recover missing children, particularly those who have been or were suspected of being sexually exploited and/or trafficked.
Of the 33 children recovered in Operation Lost Angels, eight were being sexually exploited at the time of recovery. Two were recovered multiple times during the operation while on the “track,” a common term used to describe a known location for commercial sex trafficking.