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Child trafficking at the U.S. southern border

Children are being trafficked and smuggled across the U.S. southern border, but there is no clear evidence of how many children are trafficked.

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Jan 26, 2026
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What independent data exists on the number of children officially identified as trafficking victims by federal agencies since 2018?

No single, public federal dataset in the provided reporting gives a comprehensive tally of since 2018; instead the public record consists of complementary, independent data streams— prosecution and da...

Feb 2, 2026

Number of children trafficked over US/Mexico border in 2025

There is no authoritative, publicly available count of “/ border in 2025” in the reporting provided; major U.S. and Mexican government trafficking assessments describe widespread exploitation but stop...