PodcastOn the RecordOctober 16, 2026
On Combating Human Trafficking
Experts cite US anti-trafficking funding/staffing cuts and an unregulated tech sector as the biggest current obstacles to combating trafficking.
- Federal retrenchment: Leary says the State Department's trafficking office lost ~70% of staff, no ambassador named in a year, $80M in stalled grants, DOJ's trafficking prosecution unit eliminated, $900M cut from DOJ anti-trafficking funds.
- Medical system is a missed touchpoint: 88% of US trafficking victims pass through healthcare while being trafficked, per research cited by Kourosh, who built a free tattoo-removal clinic and the STEAR app to train providers.
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