Investigations have stalled and prosecutions have declined because of staffing shortages, funding cuts, immigration enforcement and growing distrust of the government.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly said the fight against sex trafficking is one of its top priorities. But investigations have stalled and prosecutions declined in the past six months because of staffing shortages, funding cuts, immigration enforcement and growing distrust of the government among victims, according to interviews with 25 former prosecutors, current agents and victims’ advocates, and a review of federal court records.
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