Despite historic progress in securing the border under the Trump administration, human trafficking remains a global crisis. However, strengthened state and local partnerships — combined with decisive action from the administration — have driven meaningful progress since last year.

On any given day, an estimated 27.6 million people are victims of trafficking worldwide. In the United States, the full scale of the crisis remains difficult to measure, as these crimes often occur in underground or illicit markets. Still, estimates indicate that between 14,000 and 17,000 foreign nationals are trafficked into the country each year, while more than 1 million victims are trafficked within the U.S. annually.

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