The Blue Campaign Aims to Fight Human Trafficking

U.S. Immigration and Citizenship Services (USCIS) announced last Friday, July 23, 2010, that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary, Janet Napolitano, launched the Blue Campaign, a DHS-wide program to fight human trafficking “through enhanced public awareness, victim assistance programs, and law enforcement training and initiatives.”

With the Blue Campaign, DHS hopes to prevent human trafficking, assist victims, and hold traffickers accountable, all by utilizing the diverse resources and expertise of the Department. The Blue Campaign will feature new training initiatives for law enforcement and DHS personnel, in addition to enhanced victim assistance efforts, including additional victim assistance specialists and specialized training for law enforcement personnel.

In an effort to educate citizens on how to identify and report indicators of human trafficking, DHS is launching public outreach tools, such as social media, multilingual public awareness campaigns, and a new website dedicated to the fight against human trafficking. To view this new website and access these tools, please visit www.dhs.gov/humantrafficking

To view this news release from USCIS, please visit http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=156a17716700a210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=68439c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD

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