human trafficking
noun
: organized criminal activity in which human beings are treated as possessions to be controlled and exploited (as by being forced into sex work or involuntary labor)
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One person was wanted on suspicion of murder, and another for human trafficking, though the release does not say if those suspects have been charged.
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 23 July 2025
One hundred five human trafficking cases involving 141 victims were identified in Alabama in 2024, according to the National Human Trafficking Hotline.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
The law also cuts off benefits for some particularly vulnerable groups like those granted asylum and those who experienced human trafficking in the United States; in New York State, about 41,000 noncitizens may lose benefits, according to one state estimate.
—New York Times, 11 July 2025
Shuping was charged with human trafficking, racketeering, kidnapping, extortion and promoting prostitution, police said.
—Paloma Chavez
july 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 23 July 2025
One hundred five human trafficking cases involving 141 victims were identified in Alabama in 2024, according to the National Human Trafficking Hotline.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
The law also cuts off benefits for some particularly vulnerable groups like those granted asylum and those who experienced human trafficking in the United States; in New York State, about 41,000 noncitizens may lose benefits, according to one state estimate.
—New York Times, 11 July 2025
Shuping was charged with human trafficking, racketeering, kidnapping, extortion and promoting prostitution, police said.
—Paloma Chavez
july 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2025
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“Human trafficking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20trafficking. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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