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Ambassador-at-Large and Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Mark P. Lagon discusses the keys to understanding the dehumanizing crime of modern slavery, which include the definition of human trafficking, ways victims are coerced and controlled, and statistics of who is most at risk.
Ambassador-at-Large and Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Mark P. Lagon explains the T-Visa program, which was instituted to allow some victims of human trafficking to stay in the United States provided they cooperate with officials to testify against traffickers.
Mark P. Lagon explains why migrant women are most at risk for human trafficking and forced sexual exploitation and describes the devastating effects on the women.
He also describes how traffickers use debt to control their "slaves."
Ambassador-at-Large and Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Mark P. Lagon tells the story of "Sandro," who was trafficked from Mexico to San Diego and repeatedly abused and forced to work without pay.
He now has a T-Visa, and his case is under review by the FBI. Lagon calls for an increased effort to fight such exploitation.