To hear the president and Ms. Trump tell it, migrant trafficking victims have never had more forceful advocates in the White House. ADADApplications are plummeting for special visas granted to trafficking victims. The shift in fortunes for trafficking victims effected under Mr. Trump amounts to death by a thousand bureaucratic cuts. ADADThe administration is seeking modest new funding to combat trafficking, mainly for state and local programs that assist victims. Little wonder many leading advocate groups for migrant trafficking survivors are boycotting Friday’s White House event, where Mr. Trump, his daughter, Attorney General William P. Barr and other luminaries will pay lip service to their compassion for victims.

Source: Washington Post January 30, 2020 23:48 UTC