National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2021, 413-415 [2021-00038]

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 6, 2021)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 413-415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-00038]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 3 / Wednesday, January 6, 2021 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 10130 of December 31, 2020

                
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention 
                Month, 2021

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Human trafficking is a horrific assault on human 
                dignity that affects people in the United States and 
                around the world. It tears apart communities, fuels 
                criminal activity, and threatens the national security 
                of the United States. During National Slavery and Human 
                Trafficking Prevention Month, we reaffirm our 
                commitment to eradicate this abhorrent evil, to support 
                victims and survivors, and to hold traffickers 
                accountable for their heinous crimes.

                Tragically, through force, fraud, and coercion, human 
                traffickers deprive millions of victims of their 
                unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of 
                happiness. Often referred to as ``modern slavery,'' 
                this intolerable blight on society involves 
                exploitation for labor or sex and affects people of all 
                ages, genders, races, religions, and nationalities. As 
                the United States continues to lead the global fight 
                against human trafficking, we must remain relentless in 
                our resolve to dismantle this illicit and immoral 
                enterprise in our cities, suburbs, rural communities, 
                Tribal lands, and transportation networks.

                My Administration has prioritized ending human 
                trafficking since its earliest days. As one of my first 
                acts as President, I instructed Federal agencies to do 
                what was necessary to bring human traffickers to 
                justice and assist survivors on their road to recovery. 
                Since then, United States Immigration and Customs 
                Enforcement, along with other Federal agencies, has 
                aggressively pursued these criminals, dismantling the 
                financial infrastructure of their networks and 
                arresting over 5,000 human traffickers. In 2019 alone, 
                Federal law enforcement agencies initiated more than 
                1,600 new investigations into human traffickers and the 
                Department of Justice's (DOJ) human trafficking task 
                forces opened more than 2,500 new cases on the 
                frontlines. At my direction, the Department of Homeland 
                Security (DHS) launched its new Center for Countering 
                Human Trafficking, which utilizes personnel from 16 DHS 
                components, including special agents, victim support 
                specialists, and intelligence research specialists, to 
                focus on disrupting and dismantling trafficking 
                organizations and providing support and protection to 
                victims.

                A year ago, I was proud to host the White House Summit 
                on Human Trafficking, honoring the 20th anniversary of 
                the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA). 
                During this historic event, I signed an Executive Order 
                on Combating Human Trafficking and Online Child 
                Exploitation in the United States. Through this order, 
                my Administration established the first-ever White 
                House position focused solely on combating human 
                trafficking. Last year, I also released a comprehensive 
                National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking (NAP), 
                built around the ``three pillars'' of the TVPA: 
                prevention, protection, and prosecution. The NAP also 
                includes a fourth pillar which recognizes the 
                invaluable benefit of implementing collaborative and 
                cooperative efforts that crosscut all three pillars and 
                involve a multitude of stakeholders and professionals 
                from various disciplines and sectors. Using this 
                strategy, the United States Government will employ a

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                whole-of-government approach to improve our 
                capabilities and build on existing momentum in our 
                fight against human trafficking.

                We remain focused on ensuring that survivors of these 
                horrific crimes receive the care and support they need 
                and deserve. My Administration is empowering and 
                funding faith-based and community organizations to 
                provide survivors with vital services, including 
                medical and counseling services, safety planning, 
                educational opportunities, and vocational training. 
                Further, my Administration has doubled the amount of 
                DOJ funding to combat human trafficking compared to the 
                previous administration and funded the largest package 
                of DOJ grants to fight these crimes in American 
                history. I am proud that these grants included the 
                first-ever funding for safe housing opportunities for 
                survivors nationwide.

                Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic this year, 
                my Administration has been unwavering in its efforts to 
                stop this scourge domestically and around the world. 
                The DOJ and the Department of Health and Human Services 
                engaged with State, local, Tribal, and territorial 
                governments and nongovernmental organizations to 
                understand the impact of coronavirus on human 
                trafficking and published resource guides for those in 
                the fight on how to operate and provide services during 
                the pandemic. The Department of State also launched a 
                year-long competition for proposed projects to address 
                the pandemic's impact on efforts to combat modern 
                slavery. Additionally, the United States Agency for 
                International Development adapted their approach to 
                overseas programmatic work to ensure that survivors are 
                able to access the critical support services they need 
                without delay. No matter the circumstances, we will 
                remain relentless in this work and will spare no 
                resource in offering hope to the victims and survivors 
                of this global atrocity.

                While we have reached new milestones in this fight for 
                freedom, we must remain steadfast in our pursuit to end 
                the evil practice of human trafficking and slavery. 
                This month, we restore our commitment to bringing human 
                traffickers to justice and to preserving the dignity 
                and worth of every person.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do proclaim January 2021 as National 
                Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 
                culminating in the annual observation of National 
                Freedom Day on February 1, 2021. I call upon industry 
                associations, law enforcement, private businesses, 
                faith-based and other organizations of civil society, 
                survivors and advocates, schools, families, and all 
                Americans to recognize our vital roles in ending all 
                forms of modern slavery and to observe this month with 
                appropriate programs and activities aimed at ending and 
                preventing all forms of human trafficking.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirty-first day of December, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand twenty, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                fifth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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