Caregivers’ Reports Diverted in Trafficking Cases | Irvine News

The Trump administration’s new directive shifts trafficking reporting for migrant children from the specialized Office of Trafficking in Persons to the Office of Refugee Resettlement — the very agency that houses them — sparking alarm among advocates who warn it could delay or bury critical cases, endangering vulnerable minors and creating a dangerous conflict of interest. While officials claim the move streamlines the process by filtering out non-viable claims, critics fear it’s a covert tactic to make deportation easier and legal status harder to obtain, putting exploited children at greater risk.

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