Speaker for the Living 'Human Trafficking' Podcast

Amanda Finger, Executive Director and Founder, and Dr. Annie Miller, Co-Principal Investigator of the Colorado Project, from the Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking in Denver, Colorado, discuss their recently released Colorado Project 2.0 to Comprehensively Combat Human Trafficking and their related Action Plan. Their community-based research project encompassed 183 individual surveys, 69 organizational interviews, and 29 focus groups from across Colorado. Sources: The Colorado Project 2.0, The Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking

Seth and JJ explain what a T Visa and U Visa are, and how they can help victims of human trafficking get temporary nonimmigrant status. They also explain how Trump administration policies have affected these visa, including how they are slowing down processing times. Nevertheless, applications numbers have risen, but so have denials since 2016 along with a growing backlog of pending applications. Sources: Information for Law Enforcement Agencies and Judges, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/victims-human-trafficking-other-crimes T Visa Applicants Must Have Been “Trafficked” Into the U.S., NOLO https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/differences-between-t-u-visas.html Victims of Human Trafficking: T Nonimmigrant Status, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/victims-human-trafficking-other-crimes/victims-human-trafficking-t-nonimmigrant-status Victims of Criminal Activity: U Nonimmigrant Status, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/victims-human-trafficking-other-crimes/victims-criminal-activity-u-nonimmigrant-status/victims-criminal-activity-u-nonimmigrant-status Human Trafficking Victims Blocked from Visas by Trump Wage Boss, Bloomberg https://news.bloomberglaw.com/daily-labor-report/human-trafficking-victims-blocked-from-visas-by-trump-wage-boss Trump Wage Chief Adds Visa Hurdles for Trafficking Victims (2), Bloomberg Law How Trump Is ‘Destroying Protections’ for Victims of Human Trafficking, World Politics Review It Is Now Even Harder for Trafficking Survivors to Get Visas, The Appeal Trump immigration policies may interfere with human trafficking prosecution, The Colleges of Law Blog Fewer Undocumented Immigrant Crime Victims Are Stepping Forward, WNYC Number of Form I-914, Application for T Nonimmigrant StatusBy Fiscal Year, Quarter, and Case StatusFiscal Years 2008-2019 (Fiscal Year 2019, Quarter 2), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Number of Form I-918, Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status By Fiscal Year, Quarter, and Case Status Fiscal Years 2009-2019 (Fiscal Year 2019, Quarter 2), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Jeffrey Epstein has been arrested and formerly charged with sex trafficking by the Southern District of New York. Seth and JJ discuss the new charges and information that has come to light. Sources: Jeffrey Epstein Is Accused of Luring Girls to His Manhattan Mansion and Abusing Them, The New York Times $56 Million Upper East Side Mansion Where Epstein Allegedly Abused Girls, The New York Times Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Once Hosted a Party for “28 Girls” at Mar-a-Lago, VICE "So. More on the modern slave trade...", Virginia Heffernan Julie K. Brown: "Quite A Few Powerful And Important" Names Will Come Up In Jeffrey Epstein Sex Trafficking Case, RealClearPolitics Why Q-Anon Is Celebrating the Arrest of Jeffrey Epstein, Washington Monthly The next big question about Jeffrey Epstein, CNN United States of America v. Jeffrey Epstein, United States District Court Southern District of New York More Than a Dozen Jeffrey Epstein Accusers Have Come Forward Since His Indictment, Rolling Stone Jeffrey Epstein is worth more than $500 million, paid off potential witnesses, prosecutors say in child sex traffic case, CNBC What’s the Deal with the Bizarre Temple-Like Structure on Jeffrey Epstein’s Private Island?, Law & Crime How a future Trump Cabinet member gave a serial sex abuser the deal of a lifetime, Miami Herald

Seth and JJ discuss Joss Whedon's most controversial work, Dollhouse, which intersects with themes of human trafficking, prostitution, ownership, identity, and consent. While it's been 10 years since Dollhouse debuted for a two season run, Dollhouse's complex portrayal of trafficking is still good for a nuanced conversation of the issues. Sources: Dollhouse, Hulu Why Dollhouse Really Is Joss Whedon's Greatest Work, Gizmodo In defence of Joss Whedon's Dollhouse, Den of Geek Joss Whedon's Dollhouse: Confounding Purpose, Confusing Identity - Edited by Sherry Ginn, Alyson R. Buckman, and Heather M. Porter lnside Joss' Dollhouse - Edited by Jane Espenson Joss Whedon and Religion: Essays on an Angry Atheist's Explorations of the Sacred - Edited by Anthony R. Mills, John W. Morehead, and J. Ryan Parker Joss Whedon Versus the Corporation: Big Business Critiqued in the Films and Television Programs - Erin Giannini The Philosophy of Joss Whedon - Edited by Dean A. Kowalski and S. Evan Kreider Reading Joss Whedon - Edited by Rhonda V. Wilcox, Tanya R. Cochran, Cynthea Masson, and David Lavery  

Seth and JJ gives updates on previous trafficking stories they've covered. NXIVM leaders Allison Mack pled guilty to racketeering conspiracy and racketeering charges. We find out who the primary victim was for Jeffrey Epstein's case. Law enforcement backtracks on their claims that sex trafficking occurred at the Orchard Spa where Robert Kraft was a client. Cases are costing R Kelly money and he claims victimhood. Lindsey Lohan admits she misread a situation she's now Instafamous for. And Chloe Ayling feels vindicated after her trafficker was convicted and sentenced. Sources: Here Are All the Major Players in the NXIVM Case, Where Women Were Allegedly Held as 'Sex Slaves', TIME She was the victim in Jeffrey Epstein’s secret plea deal. She didn’t even know it, Miami Herald New Jeffrey Epstein accuser goes public; defamation lawsuit targets Dershowitz, Miami Herald Prosecutors Say There’s No Evidence of Sex Trafficking In Robert Kraft Case, Rolling Stone R. Kelly breaks his silence on sexual abuse claims: "I have been assassinated", CBS R. Kelly reportedly has only $625 to his name after string of legal battles, AJC Lindsay Lohan Finally Addressed That Video of Her Being Punched in the Face, The Cut Lindsay Lohan Says She’s “Learned” from Her Instagram Mistakes, Vanity Fair Kidnapped model says she made abductor ‘fall in love’ to escape, NY Post Kidnapped model Chloe Ayling: ‘People didn't believe me because I wasn't in tears', The Guardian Photo: The Blue Diamond Gallery    

Seth and JJ review the movie Nona, primarily analyzing how it portrays human trafficking. The movie has an intelligent script, strong characterization, and beautiful cinematography shot on location in multiple countries. It's depiction of trafficking is more nuanced than most films involving trafficking, with the focus more on dialogue and interactions within relationships. Sadly, the movie falls apart in the final scene. Spoilers ahead. This is the story of Nona (Sulem Calderon), who met a guy named Hecho (Jesy McKinney) in her hometown in Honduras. He offered to travel with her to the United States, where she hoped to reunite with her mother, but upon crossing the border, found herself trafficked. During the first two-thirds of the movie, she and Hecho traveled through Honduras, Guatemala, and Mexico. We are given glimpses of her life through the well-crafted dialogue between the characters. This part of her journey resembled a travelogue similar to movies like Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise. Once she arrived in the United States, a madame greeted her and sex trafficked her within a brothel. The story then focused on the relationships between the women there, telling their stories through conversations and showing them dancing, doing nails, and painting faces. The oppression and control were also conveyed, but the focus was on the agency of the women within that limited space, which is a refreshing and realistic portrayal of trafficking. When Nona was sent to the store by the madame, she was stopped by a police officer who was both racist and unsympathetic. At the police station, a detective (Kate Bosworth) talked at Nona, telling the victim what her experience was, in English, without knowing what Nona has been through or who she was. Aside from being unrealistic, it was controlling. Nona is an above-average movie about human trafficking, but the poorly written ending makes it hard to recommend, unless to show what happens when law enforcement has insufficient victim identification training and doesn't use a victim-centered approach. Sources: Nona, Tricoast Photo: Provided by Tricoast  

The Trump Administration claims a humanitarian crisis at the "southern border as human traffickers victimize countless women and children." JJ examines what Trump has said about human trafficking and at looks Trump administration policies, including the wall, and how their claims compare to statistics. Sources: Remarks: Donald Trump Discusses Human Trafficking and the Border - February 1, 2019, Factbase Human Trafficking News, US Department of Justice Thirty-Six Defendants Guilty For Their Roles In International Thai Sex Trafficking Organization, US State Attorney's Office District of Minnesota Texas couple convicted of keeping African girl as slave for 16 years, Independent Interview: Donald Trump Interviewed by Margaret Brennan on CBS's Face the Nation - February 3, 2019, Factbase Tim Ballard: I've fought sex trafficking at the border. This is why we need a wall, Desert News 2018 TIP Report, United States, US Department of State Attorney General TIP Report FY2017, Scribd Speech: Donald Trump Delivers the State of the Union - February 5, 2019, Factbase The Human Trafficking Legal Center US v. Mustafa Et Al Superseding Indictment, Scribd Yes, There Was Duct Tape: The Harrowing Journeys of Migrants Across the Border, The New York Times Leader of Virginia Sex Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison, NBC Washington Federal Prosecution of Human Trafficking Cases, 2015, Bureau of Justice Statistics Aaron Rupar, Twitter What is Decrim? The many places of prostitution in law, The Naked Anthropologist Donald Trump Paid $1.4 Million in a Dispute Over Undocumented Workers. Read the Newly Unsealed Legal Papers, Time Trump’s golf course employed undocumented workers — and then fired them amid showdown over border wall, The Washington Post Former Models for Donald Trump’s Agency Say They Violated Immigration Rules and Worked Illegally, Mother Jones Type of Border Crossings Victims of Trafficking Make, CTDC The International Organization for Migration's Counter Trafficking Data Collaborative, United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime The Hypocrisy of Trump’s Anti-Trafficking Argument for a Border Wall, The New Yorker Questions and Answers: Victims of Human Trafficking, T Nonimmigrant Status, US Citizenship and Immigration Services Identification of Foreign Countries Whose Nationals Are Eligible To Participate in the H-2A and H-2B Nonimmigrant Worker Programs, Federal Register Application for T Nonimmigrant Status by Fiscal Year, Quarter, and Case Status 2008‐2018, US Citizenship and Immigration Service Polaris Statement on a Border Wall and Human Trafficking, Polaris Photo: Wikipedia

Seth draws on his experience living in New Zealand to reflect on the country and discusses "The Great Replacement" narrative that has seeped into the mainstream right, and how these narratives can increase dehumanization and marginalization, which can make people more vulnerable to various forms of exploitation, including human trafficking.

Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse case is facing renewed scrutiny due to the way his case was handling, which included not properly notifying victims about the plea deal, which was really lenient given what he was accused of. Seth and JJ go through the timeline of accusations and reported evidence, along with how the plea deal came about. Epstein's connections to Bill Clinton and Donald Trump are also briefly explored. Sources: Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender who is friends with Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, explained, Vox Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein: I’m a sex offender, not a predator, New York Post Flight Logs Put Clinton, Dershowitz on Pedophile Billionaire’s Sex Jet, Gawker Flight logs show Bill Clinton flew on sex offender's jet much more than previously known, Fox News Jeffrey Epstein: International Moneyman of Mystery, New York Magazine The Friendship Between Trump And A Billionaire Pedophile That Nobody Wants To Talk About, The Daily Caller Pedophile Pleaded The Fifth When Asked If He Was Friends With Bill Clinton, The Daily Caller Why The New Child Rape Case Filed Against Donald Trump Should Not Be Ignored, HuffPost Complaint for Rape, Sexual Midconduct, Criminal Sexual Acts, Sexual Abuse, Forcible Touching, Assult, Battery, International and Reckless Infliction of Emotional Distress, Duress, False Imprisonment, and Defamation, Scribed Bill Clinton drawn into Prince Andrew sex scandal, The Sydney Morning Herald Conservative Scold Ken Starr Got a Billionaire Pedophile Off, Daily Beast How Did Trump and Clinton Pal Jeffrey Epstein Escape #MeToo?, Daily Beast For years, Jeffrey Epstein abused teen girls, police say. A timeline of his case, Miami Herald Explore Epstein's connections, Miami Herald Even from jail, sex abuser manipulated the system. His victims were kept in the dark, Miami Herald Cops worked to put serial sex abuser in prison. Prosecutors worked to cut him a break, Miami Herald How a future Trump Cabinet member gave a serial sex abuser the deal of a lifetime, Miami Herald Lawmakers issue call for investigation of serial sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein’s plea deal, Miami Herald Epstein sex abuse victims press judge for decision on tossing lenient plea deal, Miami Herald Justice Department opens probe into Jeffrey Epstein plea deal, Miami Herald House Democrats want Jeffrey Epstein sex case reopened, Miami Herald Photo: Wikipedia

Patriot's owner Robert Kraft was charged in Florida for solicitation of prostitution. Lanyun Ma of the East Spa was charged with human trafficking. JJ discusses massage parlors, the prostitution sting of the Johns, the situation the victims were in, and how this appears to be a case involving human trafficking. Sources: Trafficking probe that ensnared Robert Kraft began when inspector saw signs women lived at spa, CNN Florida sex trafficking bust is bigger than Robert Kraft -- Here’s why it matters, Fox News Victims of alleged human-trafficking ring that ensnared Robert Kraft were forced to live in massage parlors and perform sex acts, according to police, Business Insider Masseuses, men, and massage parlors: An expoloratory descriptive study, Women & Criminal Justice Methodological and Ethical Challenges to Conducting Human Trafficking Studies: A Case Study of Korean Trafficking and Smuggling for Sexual Exploitation to the United States, Women & Criminal Justice Why is there only one human trafficking charge in Florida massage parlor busts?, USA Today 'No Allegations of Human Trafficking' and 'Women Could've Walked Out' In Florida Massage-Parlor Prostitution Stings, Reason Probable Cause Affidavit, Jupiter Police Department Massage Parlor Trafficking, Polaris Photo: Local10

Cartels based in Kenya recruit East Africans into trafficking situations by pretending to be legitimate labor brokers for real jobs. JJ explains how they do it, which includes brazenly advertising in newspapers. Sources: Why human trafficking is still rife in Kenya, The Star Illicit Trafficking and Eastern Africa, UNODC KENYA: Tier 2, Office To Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Kenya is run by mafia-style cartels, says chief justice, The Guardian Merchandised: Human trafficking cartels in Kenya, YouTube Photo: Standard Digital

In 2010, Seth purchased a vegetable share from Grant Family Farms CSA, in Wellington, CO. Little did he know that a subcontractor had committed labor trafficking of undocumented workers 5 years prior, with a judge awarding $7.5 million to the 5 men for numerous violations of federal law in 2009. Seth tells their story, and how farmworkers are vulnerable to trafficking. Sources: Fields of fear for Colorado illegal farm laborers, The Denver post Does v. Rodriguez, CaseText John Doe v. Moises Rodriguez, Sherloc Human Trafficking For Labor Purposes AnAnalysis Of Immigration Policy And EconomicForces Within The United States, University of Central Florida Grant Farms entity again files for bankruptcy, Coloradoan Subcontractor Scheming: Holding Agricultural Companies Liable for Human Trafficking, Human Trafficking Search Immigrant Workers in US Agriculture: The Role of Labor Brokers in Vulnerability to Forced Labor, Verité Colorado Legal Services Photo: Zimbio  

JJ discusses the alleged and documented incidents of R Kelly's abuse of women and girls, and whether they meet the criteria of trafficking, based on what we know. Seth and JJ begin the show with a quick look into the Pope's admission that some nuns are sex slaves. Sources: Sexual Abuse of Nuns: Longstanding Church Scandal Emerges From Shadows, The New York Times AIDS exacerbates sexual exploitation of nuns, reports allege, NCR Online R. Kelly scandal: A timeline, CNN Kelly accused of sex with teenage girls, Chicago Sun Times R. Kelly arrested in child porn case, CNN Parents Told Police Their Daughter Is Being Held Against Her Will In R. Kelly’s “Cult”, BuzzFeed News Photo: Wikimedia

Sex-trafficking victim Cyntoia Brown was granted clemency by Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam on January 7, 2019. JJ discusses Brown's childhood, her trafficking situation with Cut Throat, the incident where she killed Johnny Allen, the complexities of the case, how her story gained publicity, and why she attained clemency. Sources: Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story, iTVS How The Justice System Failed Cyntoia Brown, Refinery29 Cyntoia Brown: National legal groups join appeal to free woman sentenced to life at 16, Tennessean Cyntoia Brown Is Granted Clemency After 15 Years in Prison, The New York Times Johnny Michael Allen: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know, Heavy Fact Sheet: Safe Harbor Laws, National Council of Jewish Women Human Trafficking Issue Brief: Safe Harbor, Polaris  

A recent Washington Post article noted that according to Federal data, young black men are disproportionately prosecuted for human trafficking. While recognizing that these men are perpetrators, African-Americans are also victims, and racial stereotypes and white saviorism are still found in law enforcement and anti-human trafficking. Sources: Who’s disproportionately prosecuted for human trafficking? Young black men., The Washington Post Types of Trafficking, Human Trafficking Data Human Trafficking: Not All Black or White, Human Trafficking Search Human Trafficking, VictimsofCrime.org The Racial Roots of Human Trafficking, UCLA Law Review An Empirical Analysis of the Intersection of Organized Crime and Human Trafficking In the United States, National Criminal Justice Reference Service Photo: Pexels

Four versions of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) were recently passed into law which reauthorize the original law from 2000. The last version had passed in 2013, and expired in 2017 along with funding allocations to anti-trafficking efforts. The new versions include additional funding, more protections for victims, better data collection, and improved criteria for tier rankings, though the Trump administration has opted out of some of the requirements. Seth and JJ give an overview of all four TVPA laws. Sources: Presidential Proclamation on National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2019, White House President Donald J. Trump Is Fighting to Eradicate Human Trafficking, White House Remarks by President Trump in Signing Ceremony for S. 1862, the “Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act”, White House S.1311 - Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017, US Congress Statement by the President, White House S.1312 - Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017, US Congress Statement by the President, White House H.R.2200 - Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018, US Congress Bill Announcement, White House S.1862 - Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2017, US Congress Statement by the President, White House Photo: State Department

Seth and JJ tackle the complicated case of NXIVM--how did an MLM that sold itself as an “executive success program” under the direction of Keith Raniere end up with massive public attention...and more importantly, with many arrests and federal indictments on sex and labor trafficking? We detail how a group (DOS, or the Vow) within a group (Jness) within a group (NXIVM) ended up with a 2019 trial on human trafficking--and more broadly, how cults and human trafficking have a lot of overlap. Sources: Barcella, Laura. "NXIVM: What We Know About Alleged Sex Trafficking, Forced Labor." Rolling Stone. June 25, 2018. Edmondson, Sarah, and Sarah Berman. "Why I Joined a Secret Society That Branded Me." Vice. November 03, 2017. Grigoriadis, Vanessa. "Inside Nxivm, the 'Sex Cult' That Preached Empowerment." The New York Times. May 30, 2018. Accessed November 15, 2018. Hopper, Elizabeth, and José Hidalgo. "Invisible chains: Psychological coercion of human trafficking victims." Intercultural Hum. Rts. L. Rev. 1 (2006): 185. Military Training Materials, Center for the Study of Human Rights in the Americas Psychological Coercion, The Neurotypical Website Uncover: S1 Escaping NXIVM, CBCnews What Awful Marriages & Cults Have in Common, Psychology Today Zimmerman, Amy. "The Hollywood Followers of Nxivm, a Women-Branding Sex Cult." The Daily Beast.

In this episode, Seth and JJ break down white slavery--the history, the reasoning, and the myths that continue to be present in the field of modern human trafficking. Listen in for a lot of nuances about eotic service provision, JJ yelling about exploitation films (and penny dreadfuls) from the 1920s, and a deep dive into US laws. Where does the “myth” of white slavery come from, and how has it persisted? Bonus points: we take on “Taken” once again. Sources: Doezema, Jo. "Loose women or lost women? The re-emergence of the myth of white slavery in contemporary discourses of trafficking in women." Gender issues 18, no. 1 (1999): 23-50. Donovan, Brian. White slave crusades: race, gender, and anti-vice activism, 1887-1917. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2006. Keire, Mara L. "The vice trust: A reinterpretation of the White slavery scare in the United States, 1907-1917." Journal of Social History 35, no. 1 (2001): 5-41. Grittner, Frederick K. White slavery: myth, ideology, and American law. Vol. 11. Dissertations-G, 1990. The Inside of the White Slave Traffic (1913) A Silent Film Review, Movies Silently The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon I: the Report of our Secret Commission, W.T. Stead Resource Site Poster for the 1913 film Traffic in Souls., Wikipedia Sharma, Nandita. "Anti-trafficking rhetoric and the making of a global apartheid." NWSA Journal (2005): 88-111. Soderlund, Gretchen. Sex Trafficking Scandal and the Transformation of Journalism, 1885-1917, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2013. Weitzer, Ronald. "The movement to criminalize sex work in the United States." Journal of Law and Society 37, no. 1 (2010): 61-84.

This week, Seth and JJ tackle a "god" in the field of human trafficking work--William Wilberforce himself. Why do we as a field focus on only certain kinds of historic abolitionists as models? Should modern anti-trafficking workers still call themselves abolitionists? What about leaders from affected populations--has a lack of focus on them really been the result of white supremacy? We try to tackle this tough subject with humor, yelling, and and a whole lot of 1800s court transcripts. Sources: William Wilberforce (1759 -1833): The Politician, The Abolition Project William Wilberforce and abolition, Revealing Histories Will the real William Wilberforce please stand up? (Part 2), Pambazuka News SLAVERY AND THE BIRTH OF WORKING-CLASS RACISM IN ENGLAND, 1814–1833, Cambridge University Press 5 Black Heroes of the Abolition Movement in Britain, Heritage Calling Photo: Statue of William Wilberforce, Hull, cc-by-sa/2.0 - © David Hillas

The US is once again pulling out of the International Coffee Agreement. The collapse of the previous ICA in 1989, with the US pulling out, is one factor that led to the coffee crisis in the early 2000s. Seth discusses how a series of events, including Mexico implementing US policy recommendations for liberalization, hurt indigenous coffee farmers in Southern Mexico, to the point where coffee and corn were no longer sustainable, and they migrated north, with many coming to the US. Reports show that emigration from Southern Mexico, and immigration of farmers from Southern Mexico to California, correlate, and that the timelines correlate with the coffee crisis. Sources: US State Department Confirms Withdrawal from the International Coffee Agreement, Daily Coffee News The Global Coffee Crisis: A Threat to Sustainable Development, International Coffee Organization NAFTA and the Mexican Economy, Congressional Research Service The structural changes in the Mexican coffee sector: effects on the transaction costs, Custos e @gronegócio on line California’s Indigenous Farmworkers, indigenousfarmworkers.org The California Farm Labor Force Overview and Trends from the National Agricultural Workers Survey, Aguirre International Hardship on Mexico's farms, a bounty for U.S. tables, LA Times Fridell, Gavin. Fair Trade Coffee: The Prospects and Pitfalls of Market-Driven Social Justice. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007. Bacon, Christopher M., V. Ernesto Méndez, Stephen R. Gliessman, David Goodman and Jonathan A. Fox, eds. Confronting the Coffee Crisis: Fair Trade, Sustainable Livelihoods and Ecosystems in Mexico and Central America. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2008. Photo: ICO

Lindsey Lohan and Kanye West have both been in the news recently. Lohan tried to help a family, accused them of trafficking children, and tried to take their kids. West has tried to make some points about slavery. Seth and JJ talk about what they they did, what they seemed to be trying to do, and what we can learn from it. Sources: Lindsay Lohan Punched in Face ... After Accusing Couple of Trafficking their Kids, TMZ People Are Concerned About Lindsay Lohan After She Was Punched In The Face While Attempting To Kidnap Two Kids In Russia, UPROXX Lindsay Lohan Posted An Instagram Video Of Her Harassing A Russian Homeless Family, UPROXX Lindsay Lohan Is a 'Nightmare' Who 'Hasn't Changed,' Says Source, People Lindsay Lohan Says “Do Whatever It Takes” Days After Being Punched in Instagram Video, Vanity Fair Lindsay Lohan Got Into A Fight On Instagram Live While Apparently Trying To "Save" A Child Refugee, BuzzFeed The ignorance of Kanye West, Vox The controversy over Kanye West’s 13th Amendment tweets, explained, Vox Kanye West just said 400 years of slavery was a choice, CNN Kanye West stirs more outrage with 13th Amendment, slavery tweets, CNN    

Seth discusses his recent visit to Evergreen Plantation and Whitney Plantation. Evergreen is the most intact plantation in the South, which includes 22 slave cabins in their original positions. The nearby Whitney Plantation opened as a slavery museum in 2014 that includes memorials to the slaves of the plantation and to enslaved babies that died in the county. Whitney also integrates slave narratives from the Federal Writers' Project. Sources: Evergreen Plantation Whitney Plantation The U.S. has 35,000 museums. Why is only one about slavery?, The Washington Post How the Whitney Plantation became a different kind of Confederate monument, Nola.com Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 to 1938, Library of Congress Paula Deen reportedly wanted black people to play slaves at a wedding, Salon Disturbing wedding trend: Getting married at a plantation, Salon Photo: Seth Daire (slave cabin at Evergreen)        

Seth and JJ review A Child's Voice, a movie involving satanic ritual abuse that's supposed to be about human trafficking, but that fails to actually portray human trafficking, has an awful script, and has an affinity for bowl cuts. JJ gives some examples of missed opportunities where this movie could have portrayed human trafficking. They also talk about a few anti-trafficking movies they like, and talk briefly about some other TV shows and movies that have covered the topic. Sources: A Child's Voice, Vimeo The Action Means Purpose “A-M-P” Model, Polaris Project Photo: Libreshot

Seth and JJ look into the labor and safety concerns at the factories of Apple's primary supplier, Foxconn, in China. After giving a high-level view of Apple and Foxconn, they dive into their problems with Excessive Overtime, Suicides, Low Wages, Illegal Student Labor, Riots, Strikes, and Hazardous Environments. While recognizing that Apple puts a lot of effort into their corporate social responsibility efforts, Seth makes the case that Apple can and should do more. Sources: Ground broken on Foxconn's first US factory, rumored to supply iPhone screens for Apple, Apple Insider No, Apple supplier Foxconn isn't scaling back its US factory, CNET Foxconn, a key Apple manufacturing partner, breaks ground for American factory, Mashable The 100 largest companies in the world ranked by revenue in 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars), Statista The World's Most Valuable Brands, Forbes Global 2000: The World’s Largest Public Companies, Forbes #1 Apple, Forbes Apple Reports Fourth Quarter Results, Apple Apple Generated More Revenue In One Quarter Than Google Did In All Of 2014, Business Insider Apple rules Gartner's "Supply Chain Top 25" list again, Supply Chain Quarterly Apple Leadership - Tim Cook, Apple Tim Cook: The Genius Behind Steve, Fortune Apple Supply Chain - The Best Supply Chain in the World, TradeGecko Is Apple Supply Chain Really the No. 1? A Case Study, SupplyChainOpz The Apple Supply Chain: The Best in the World?, Logistics Viewpoints Apple Can't Innovate or Manage Supply Chain, Forbes How & Where iPhone Is Made: Comparison Of Apple’s Manufacturing Process, CompareCamp.com Why can't Apple meet demand for the iPhone 6?, CNBC Hon Hai, Apple's Largest Supplier, Reported Very Strong November Revenue Growth, Forbes Group Profile, Foxconn Quarterly Reports, Foxconn Apple's iPhone Manufacturer, Foxconn, Plans To Cut Employees, Business Insider #105 Hon Hai Precision, Forbes China: Hukou, Economy, Apple, Migration News Foxconn builds products for many vendors, but its mud sticks to Apple, ComputerWorld The company that made your iPhone is reluctantly bringing democracy to Chinese labor, Quartz Reporter's Notebook: From both sides of the gates of Foxconn, Marketplace In China, the Human Costs That Are Built Into an iPad, The New York Times Tens of thousands of Chinese people live at the mercy of Apple's factories — and they don't even work there, Business Insider The rise of Foxconn and Terry Gou, and shaking the Apple shackles, Android Authority The politics of global production: Apple, Foxconn and China's new working class, The Asia-Pacific Journal Apple's iPhone: The most profitable product in history, Independent Analyzing Labor Conditions of Pegatron and Foxconn, China Labor Watch Foxconn Expected to Assemble Bulk of 2018 iPhones, MacRumors Foxconn to acquire Apple accessory maker Belkin for $866 million, VentureBeat Foxconn Is Feeling the Sag in Smartphone Sales. Apple? Not So Much., The New York Times Fair Labor Association report leaves big questions about change at Apple/Foxconn, Economic Policy Institute Foxconn audit finds 'serious' violations of China labor laws, The Boston Globe Independent Investigation of Apple Supplier, Foxconn, Fair Labor Association A Trip to The iFactory: 'Nightline' Gets an Unprecedented Glimpse Inside Apple's Chinese Core, ABC News Supplier Responsibility, Apple Union Official Links Foxconn Deaths to Excessive Overtime, LaborNotes The people behind your iPad: The bosses, Marketplace Apple is under fire for “excessive overtime” and illegal working conditions in another Chinese factory, Quartz China Focus: Hukou reforms to help 100 mln Chinese, CCTV Ending apartheid, The Economist China reforms hukou system to improve migrant workers' rights, The Guardian The end of China’s hated hukou system is less ground-breaking than it seems, Quartz

JJ gives an overview of the trafficking of Native Americans today, and how marginalization and vulnerabilities factor in, with particular focus on sexual violence and sex trafficking. Sources: Human Trafficking (Including Sex Trafficking) of American Indians and Alaska Natives, US Department of Justice Trafficking in Tribal Nations: the impact of sex trafficking on Native Americans, Human Trafficking Search “The Devastating Impact of Human Trafficking of Native Women on Indian Reservations”, US Senate Disproportionate Impacts of Human Trafficking on Native Communities, Human Trafficking Center Crimes against Native American women raise questions about police response, The Guardian Photo: Seattle City Council on Flickr

In part two of our series on indigenous communities and human trafficking, JJ and Seth dive into the reality of historic slavery and current trafficking of First Nations people in Canada. We continue to discuss the eraser of First Nations victims, and the lack of data and public attention. Sources: First Nations People in Canada, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada First Nations, Wikipedia John Evans Study Committee, University of Denver Democratic Individuality, Alan Gilbert Slavery in the Maritime Provinces, Early Journal Content on JSTOR O'Neil, Peter. "A Canadian community compared to Haiti — at minus-40C | Vancouver Sun". Blogs.vancouversun.com. Retrieved February 9, 2013. "Stop the blame game | Toronto Star". Thestar.com. November 30, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2014. Kirmayer, Laurence J. (March 1994). "Suicide Among Canadian Aboriginal Peoples". Transcultural Psychiatric Research Review. doi:10.1177/136346159403100101. Retrieved December 14, 2014. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/a-history-of-residential-schools-in-canada-1.702280 Mosby, Ian (July 2013). "Administering Colonial Science: Nutrition Research and Human Biomedical Experimentation in Aboriginal Communities and Residential Schools, 1942–1952". Histoire sociale/Social history. 46 (91): 145–172. Archived from the original on July 23, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2013. Robertson, Lloyd Hawkeye (2006). "The Residential School Experience: Syndrome or Historic Trauma" (PDF). Pimatisiwin. 4 (1). Archived (PDF) from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016. The First Canadians, Google Books Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking of Aboriginal Women and Girls, Native Women's Association of Canada Sikka, A (2009). "Trafficking of Aboriginal women and girls in Canada". Bill C-49: An Act to amend the Criminal Code (Trafficking in Persons)". www.parl.gc.ca. Retrieved 2015-12-06. Meet the Reporter Behind a New, Must-Listen Canadian Crime Podcast - Flare". Flare. 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2017-03-30. Why are girls disappearing all over Canada?, BBC Canada's stolen daughters: Sex traffickers target indigenous Canadians, CNN A Conversation With Native Americans on Race, Facebook Canada's First Nations already feel failed by inquiry into missing and murdered women, The Guardian Photo: Wikipedia

What is the experience of indigenous Australians (the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples) with human trafficking? Seth and JJ give some historical context, then JJ gives an overview of the types of slavery experienced by indigenous Australians in the past and present, and discusses vulnerabilities of these populations that are sometimes invisible. Sources: Australia's History, Tourism Australia Australia - History, Encyclopedia Britannica Indigenous Australians, Wikipedia Vulnerability of Indigenous Persons to Human Trafficking, US Department of State Impact of European settlement on Indigenous people, Skwirk Online Racism in Australia, Wikipedia Australia needs to own up to its slave history, The Sydney Morning Herald Bringing them home, Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Stolen Generations, Wikipedia Servant or Slave: Reshaping Australian history through a new lens, SBS Did legalised slavery exist in Australia?, SBS Blackbirding: Australia's history of luring, tricking and kidnapping Pacific Islanders, ABC 10 things you should know about slavery in Australia, NITV Was there ever Aboriginal slavery in Australia?, Creative Spirits Photo: Wikipedia

Seth and JJ tackle frequently asked questions people have about human trafficking. 1. How is human trafficking different from migrant smuggling? https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/fs/2017/272005.htm https://ctip.defense.gov/Portals/12/Documents/HSTC_Human%20Trafficking%20vs.%20Human%20Smuggling%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf?ver=2016-07-14-145555-320 http://www.globalmigrationgroup.org/theme/migrant-smuggling-and-trafficking-persons 2. Is there a difference between human trafficking and slavery? https://campaign.worldvision.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Understanding-human-trafficking-fact-sheet.pdf https://www.freetheslaves.net/about-slavery/faqs-glossary/ 3. What if a trafficked person consents? http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/faqs.html#What_if_a_trafficked_person_consents https://www.unodc.org/documents/human-trafficking/Toolkit-files/08-58296_tool_1-3.pdf http://yris.yira.org/essays/1467 4. Is it only human trafficking if victims are transported across national borders? https://www.antislavery.org/slavery-today/human-trafficking/ https://humantraffickinghotline.org/what-human-trafficking/myths-misconceptions 5. How widespread is human trafficking? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_trafficking_in_the_United_States https://polarisproject.org/human-trafficking 6. Which countries are affected by human trafficking? https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/06/a-fascinating-map-of-the-worst-countries-for-modern-slavery/277037/ https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/ 7. Who are the traffickers? https://www.humanrightsfirst.org/resource/who-are-human-traffickers https://humantraffickinghotline.org/what-human-trafficking/human-trafficking/traffickers 8. How would I recognize a victim? https://polarisproject.org/victims-traffickers https://polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/recognize-signs http://www.usccb.org/about/anti-trafficking-program/identifying-trafficking-victims.cfm 9. What is the most commonly identified form of trafficking? http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/global-report-on-trafficking-in-persons.html 10. Who are the victims and culprits of human trafficking? http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/faqs.html#Who_are_the_victims_and_culprits_of_human_trafficking https://humantraffickinghotline.org/what-human-trafficking/human-trafficking/victims 11. Under the federal definition, are human trafficking victims only foreign nationals or immigrants? https://humantraffickinghotline.org/sites/default/files/Common%20Myths%20and%20Misconceptions.pdf https://www.nova.edu/create/projectheat/forms/section1.pdf 12. What is the role of transnational organized crime groups in human trafficking? https://www.unodc.org/documents/human-trafficking/2008/BP027TransnationalOrganizedCrimeandHumanTrafficking.pdf https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/2010/organized-crime-involvement-in-trafficking-and-smuggling.html https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/250955.pdf https://www.cairn.info/revue-internationale-de-droit-penal-2010-1-page-247.htm 13. How trustworthy are the statistics? https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2015/04/24/why-you-should-be-wary-of-statistics-on-modern-slavery-and-trafficking/ https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/human-trafficking-need-better-data 14. What types of industries are involved with human trafficking? https://www.humanrightsfirst.org/resource/human-trafficking-numbers https://humantraffickinghotline.org/labor-trafficking-venuesindustries/factories https://polarisproject.org/human-trafficking/labor-trafficking 15. How is pimping a form of sex trafficking? http://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/pio/humantrafficking/humantrafficking_faq.htm https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/modern-day-slavery/201704/pimp-culture-glorification-and-sex-trafficking http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/04/23/study_of_sex_workers_and_pimps_reveals_how_the_market_for_underage_sex_actually.html 16.

Seth and JJ discuss the recent situation at the US-Mexico border. After discussing how asylum works, they go into the policy changes, which include prosecuting all crossers, separating all children, making asylees apply at a port of entry, and slowing down case management at ports. They look at relevant laws, 8 U.S. Code § 1325 , 1158, 1225, as well as the Flores agreement and question the legal basis of the Trump administration's position. JJ finishes by discussing the 2018 TIP Report's concerns about institutionalizing children and by explaining how U and T visas can assist victims of human trafficking who have crossed our borders. Sources: Unaccompanied Alien Children, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Asylum & the Rights of Refugees, International Justice Resource Center Undocumented Migration from the Northern Triangle of Central America, International Crisis Group Transnational Organized Crime in Central America and the Caribbean: A Threat Assessment, UNODC Can You Request Asylum at a U.S. Border or Entry Point?, AllLaw Requesting Asylum at U.S. Border? What to Expect at Credible Fear Interview, NOLO “Catch and release,” explained: the heart of Trump’s new border agenda, Vox What You Need to Know About Catch and Release, White House Yes, illegal aliens have constitutional rights, The Hill Immigrant Rights Groups Push Obama for Bolder Executive Action, The Nation Immigrant Rights Groups Will Start Protesting Obama Again, HuffPost What Obama did with migrant families vs. what Trump is doing, Vox The 1,500 “missing” migrant children: an immigration expert explains what you need to know, Vox The Trump administration’s separation of families at the border, explained, Vox Trump’s separation of families at the border: a visual explainer, Vox How Trump Came to Enforce a Practice of Separating Migrant Families, The New York Times DHS denies separating families seeking asylum, Axios 8 U.S. Code § 1325 - Improper entry by alien, Legal Information Institute Flores agreement: Trump’s executive order to end family separation might run afoul of a 1997 court ruling, Vox Flores v. Reno Settlement Agreement, Catholic Legal Immigration Network 8 U.S. Code § 1158 - Asylum, Legal Information Institute 8 U.S. Code § 1225 - Inspection by immigration officers; expedited removal of inadmissible arriving aliens; referral for hearing, Legal Information Institute Customs and Border Protection Is Breaking the Law by Refusing Entry to the Migrant Caravan Members, Immigration Impact (THREAD) Donald Trump and Secretary Nielsen are LYING about how our justice system works to justify tearing impoverished kids from their parents at the border., @SethAbramson on Twitter Exclusive: Trump administration plan would bar people who enter illegally from getting asylum, Vox Trump signs order stopping his policy of separating families at border, NBC News 500 migrant kids have been reunited with their parents. More than 1,000 are still caught in the system., Vox Kids in exchange for deportation: Detained migrants say they were told they could get kids back on way out of U.S., The Texas Tribune Trump will reunite separated families — but only if they agree to deportation, Vox A federal judge just ordered the Trump administration to speed up family reunifications, Vox Family detention is the new family separation, Vox's The Weeds on Art19 Judge rules that Trump administration has been wrongly detaining asylum seekers, USA Today Trump: Get illegal immigrants 'OUT' of America's 'front lawn', Fox News State Department decries institutionalization of children, The Washington Post Differences Between T and U Visas, NOLO Changes to U Visa processing in Fiscal Year 2017, Catholic Legal Immigration Network Photo: Wikipedia

This week, Seth and JJ interview Wendy Barnes—a speaker, trainer, consultant, and author on human trafficking…who also happens to be a survivor of human trafficking. In this weeks interview, Seth and JJ discuss Wendy's amazing book And Life Continues: Sex Trafficking and My Journey to Freedom (available on amazon), her life, the services available to trafficking survivors, and what academics and responders can do to better serve survivors and those currently held in bondage. Sources: And Life Continues, Wendy Barnes And Life Continues: Sex Trafficking and My Journey to Freedom by Wendy Barnes, Amazon.com Trafficking Terms, Shared Hope International Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Lost Innocence, Modern Day Slavery & Transformation by Barbara Amaya, Amazon.com Cry Purple by Christine McDonald, Amazon.com  

With the rise of true crime podcasts, documentaries, and television shows (hey, murderinos!), JJ (who is also crime obsessed) can't help but wonder—why hasn't human trafficking been taken up by the true crime community? This week, Seth and JJ discuss why studying killers can be helpful to those who study trafficking, how the true crime community can help, and the legal differences between trafficking and other crimes like kidnapping. JJ also weirds out Seth with her love of murder. Sources: A Brief History Of Court TV,  Where Many A True-Crime Obsession Was Born, Gizmodo Atlanta Monster, Tenderfoot TV and HowStuffWorks Mastery, Tyranny, and Desire: Thomas Thistlewood and His Slaves in the Anglo-Jamaican World by Trevor Burnard, Amazon Ariel Castro Kidnappings, Wikipedia I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer by Michelle McNamara, HarperCollinsPublishers Photo: Max Pixel

Seth and JJ talk about the challenges of using software to fight human trafficking, most notably on the Internet. Software tools like MEMEX and those produced by Thorn are essential in making connections across many forms of data, but algorithms can only do so much, and false positives and false negatives can occur. Sex and labor trafficking require different software approaches. Software targeting sex traffickers can analyze ads and forum postings across the web. Assessments and audits of supply chains are one way of using software to address labor trafficking. Humans will remain essential in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data. Seth explains software concepts. And JJ questions the effectiveness of demand reduction approaches on the Internet for sex trafficking (while not talking about demand reduction for labor trafficking). Sources: Ashton Kutcher Testifies to Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Speaker for the Living Memex Helps Find Human Trafficking Cases Online, Human Trafficking Center How the Global Economy Fosters Human Trafficking, Stefano Zamagni The Economics of Human Trafficking, Institute for Faith, Work & Economics Spotlight, Thorn Software that detects human trafficking, The Economist Assessments, Verité Maurice Middleberg, Free the Slaves Our Research, Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking Photo: DARPA

President Trump signed FOSTA into law on April 11, the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017. Seth and JJ discuss the story of Backpage.com, and how it led to FOSTA being passed. Survivors have advocated for and against the law. While it has potential to be a useful tool against traffickers, there are concerns about how it may negative impact sex workers and free speech, due to ambiguous language and focusing on both sex trafficking and prostitution. Sources: President Donald J. Trump Signs H.R. 1865 into Law, The White House Trump Signs Controversial FOSTA Bill Targeting Online Sex Trafficking, HuffPost Justice Department Leads Effort to Seize Backpage.Com, the Internet’s Leading Forum for Prostitution Ads, and Obtains 93-Count Federal Indictment, Department of Justice Feds Praise Backpage Takedown as Sex Workers Fear for Their Lives, Gizmodo Backpage.com's Founders, Employees Indicted on Charges of Facilitating Prostitution, Rolling Stone If Backpage's Shutdown is a Win for Sex Workers, Why are Sex Workers So Mad About it, The Washington Post Backpage.com's Knowing Facilitation of Online Sex Trafficking, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, United States Senate How Backpage Saved My Life, Medium Backpage Is Bad. Banning It Would Be Worse., The Daily Beast What Methods, Strategies Will Sex Traffickers Use Following Seizure Of Backpage?, CBS Backpage.com sex advert website owners face charges, BBC “Erotic Review” blocks US Internet users to prepare for government crackdown, Ars Technica Stop Online Sex Trafficking – Call NOW to Support FOSTA-SESTA Act, National Organization for Women New York City Today! Tell your Senator to vote for FOSTA+SESTA package., World Without Exploitation Action Alert: Support SESTA/FOSTA, Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation PSA featuring Seth Meyers, Amy Schumer, Josh Charles, Tony Shalhoub and others - FOSTA-SESTA, Vimeo The Law Needs to Stop Protecting Sex-Trafficking Websites, Lenny Letter Woman allegedly trafficked through Backpage.com says new legislation brings 'closure', ABC News INTERVIEW: Marian Hatcher sets the record straight on the new U.S. anti-trafficking bill, SESTA-FOSTA, Feminist Current H.R.1865 - Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017, US Congress 47 USC 230: Protection for private blocking and screening of offensive material, US Code 18 U.S. Code § 1591 - Sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud, or coercion, Cornell Law School §2421. Transportation generally, US Code FOSTA: The New Anti-Sex-Trafficking Legislation May Not End the Internet, But It’s Not Good Law Either, Lawfare Blog FOSTA Would Be a Disaster for Online Communities, Electronic Freedom Foundation About SESTA, #SurvivorsAgainstSESTA I Asked 3 Women to Talk About Sex Work & Trafficking in the U.S., HuffPost Missing From #MeToo — Sex Workers, 1A

Guest Kyleanne Hunter​ of VetsForGunReform joins Seth and JJ to discuss how gun trafficking, drug trafficking, and human trafficking are linked via transnational criminal organizations, cartels, and gangs. They look at how guns are used as currency in illicit markets internationally, which is aided by lax guns law in the US. Lastly, they talk about the challenges of researching and discussing mitigation from a national security perspective. Sources: Kyleanne Hunter​ Kyleanne Hunter, Twitter VetsForGunReform VetsForGunReform, Twitter Why Mexico’s drug cartels love America’s gun laws, The Washington Post Inside the illegal online weapons trade, CNN Human Trafficking Outpaces Drugs, Guns As World's Fastest Growing Criminal Industry, WGBH United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols Thereto, UNODC Photo: Wikipedia    

Seth and JJ explain the UAC law within the TVPA, along with the the challenges faced by the children and the US government in trying to manage the situation. The story of unaccompanied alien children isn't just what happens when they arrive at our border and possibly enter our county. It's what happens when they are turned away. It's about the journey there, and possibly back again. It's what can happen along the way. How we treat children at our borders makes a statement. It can't be just about America and Americans. If we are a great nation, we have a responsibility for more. Sources: State of the Union 2018: Read the full transcript, CNN What Trump Doesn't Understand About MS-13, The Atlantic Trump’s assault on immigrant children must stop, The Hill Reauthorize, Don’t Gut, the TVPA, Freedom Network USA Protecting victims of human trafficking - the TVPA and where the focus should really be, International Justice Mission Statement on The Protection of Children Act of 2017, House Judiciary Committee William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, U.S. Department of State Unaccompanied Alien Children: A Primer, Bipartisan Policy Center Unaccompanied Minors Flow Out Of Central America Under Weak Border Enforcement, Huffington Post Rising Child Migration to the United States, Migration Policy Institute Riding ‘the beast’: child migrants reveal full horror of their journeys to America, The Guardian Migrants Ride a ‘Train of Death’ to Get to America & We’re Ignoring the Root of the Problem, Huffington Post Which Way Home (2009), IMDB Photo: Wikipedia      

Seth and JJ talk about human smuggling as a business operation and explain how human smuggling is different from human trafficking. Who are the people involved in the business of human smuggling? How do people pay for smuggling and how much does it cost? How are people vulnerable in the smuggling process? Seth shares of few of his precarious experiences while transiting to Cambodia. JJ talks about snakeheads in China, including the infamous Sister Ping. Sources: Tinti, Peter and Tuesday Reitano. Migrant, Refugee, Smuggler, Savior. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017. The Cost Of Crossing, Planet Money United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime and the Protocols Thereto, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Snakehead empress who made millions trafficking in misery, The Guardian A Smuggler of Immigrants Dies in Prison, but Is Praised in Chinatown, The New York Times Supporting the Snakeheads: Human Smuggling from China and the 1996 Amendment to the U.S. Statutory Definition of Refugee, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology China Is Among Worst Human Trafficking Offenders, State Dept. Says, The New York Times How can migrants afford huge smuggling fees? Three answers, Open Borders Prices Charged by Human Smugglers, HavocScope Human smuggling fees, Open Borders An Analysis of Migrant Smuggling Costs along the Southwest Border, US Department of Homeland Security Smugglers up prices for crossing border, Mexico News Daily Border Crossing Costs, Mexican Migration Project The Conservative Case for Immigration Tariffs, Competitive Enterprise Institute Photo: Ggia on Wikipedia

Leanne McCallum, Task Force Coordinator for the Greater New Orleans Human Trafficking Task Force, and Human Trafficking Center alum, joins Seth and JJ to talk about services available to survivors of human trafficking, some challenges survivors have in navigating services, and how service providers are collaborating in New Orleans, Louisiana. Sources: Greater New Orleans Human Trafficking Task Force Photo: Pixabay

Erotic service provider and adult play specialist Domina Elle on erotic service, decriminalization verses legalization, and the way the modern trafficking movement forgets or mischaracterizes consensual workers.

January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, but the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) has expired. Seth and JJ talkd about how the Trump administration and a GOP Congress failed to reauthorize the TVPA, which means funding for many programs ended in 2017. Despite early indications that the Trump administration may prioritize anti-trafficking efforts, actions prove otherwise. Further, Homeland Security has further emphasized a Prosecution approach to trafficking, primarily directing people to ICE. JJ talks about the Protection and Prevention. Sources: President Donald J. Trump Proclaims January 2018 as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, White House Thinking about Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Human Rights First Congressional Human Trafficking Legislation in August 2017, Speaker for the Living H.R.898 - Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2013, Congress Trump Signed 96 Laws In 2017. Here Is What They Do And How They Measure Up, NPR Trump is Slashing Trafficking Programs, Your Help is Needed Now, Free the Slaves What is Modern Slavery?, US Department of State Blue Campaign, US Department of Homeland Security Common Health Issues Seen in Victims of Human Trafficking, Department of Health and Human Services FBI rescues 84 children from sex traffickers in nationwide raid, Independent Human Trafficking News, US Department of Justice Responsible Public Awareness Campaigns for Human Trafficking, Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking Human Trafficking Awareness Training, US Department of Homeland Security  

President Donald Trump reportedly questioned, “Why do we need more Haitians?” and “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?” in a meeting on Thursday, January 11th. Hosts Seth Daire and JJ Janflone discuss what happened at the meeting, and how this will have a negative impact on international relations, as well as human trafficking. The Trump administration's position on immigration is problematic even if Trump didn't say everything attributed to him, and a number of people are defending Trump's words as if he said them, which is highly disturbing, and also showing a lack of understanding of international migrations flows, most notably why people migrate. "We need to be better, and looking at the rest of the world, to think more highly of people." - Seth Daire Sources: Trump derides protections for immigrants from ‘shithole’ countries, The Washington Post Trump decries immigrants from 'shithole countries' coming to US, CNN Shithole special, Vox's The Weeds Here are the right-wing media figures defending Trump’s racist “shithole” comment, Media Matters for America The “Shithole Countries”—and the Rest of the World—Respond to President Trump, The New Yorker Ryan calls Trump 's---hole' remarks 'unhelpful' and 'unfortunate', The Hill This is how ignorant you have to be to call Haiti a ‘shithole’, The Washington Post What Really Happened in Congo, Foreign Affairs 11 Incredible Books by Writers from ‘Shithole’ Countries, Electric Literature Photos: Wikipedia and Pixabay

With Christmas around the corner, hosts Seth Daire and JJ Janflone talk about slave and exploitive labor in the supply chain for children's toys, and how to research for toys with clear supply chains. JJ gives a few recommendations and explains how to search on EthicalConsumer.org. Sources: http://cutv.ws/documentary/watch-online/play/10486/Santa-s-Workshop https://www.huffingtonpost.com/ralph-nader/toys-from-abusive-chinese_b_6367122.html https://www.du.edu/korbel/hrhw/researchdigest/slavery/china.pdf http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-china-33472971/inside-a-chinese-ketamine-village https://chrissmith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=400461 http://www.pbs.org/pov/lasttrainhome/ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/dec/04/the-grim-truth-of-chinese-factories-producing-the-wests-christmas-toys http://www.chinalaborwatch.org/upfile/2014_11_17/2014.11.18%20Toy%20Factories%20Report_EN--FINAL.pdfhttp://www.ethicalconsumer.org/buyersguides/babychild/toyretailers.aspx http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/ Photo: Pixabay

CNN's footage of slave markets in Libya disturbed and outraged the world, as it should. It's an image we all want to be in the past. But while underground, slavery and slave auctions still exist. Migrations flows and trafficking in Libya are nothing new, though continued conflict in a failed state has greatly exacerbated the situation. Hosts Seth Daire and JJ Janflone talk about the recent conflict, displacement, trafficking, and how all that has created a situation where slave markets can be found in Libya. Sources: http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/14/africa/libya-migrant-auctions/index.html http://time.com/5042560/libya-slave-trade/ http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/07/world/un-security-council-libya-slavery/index.html https://psmag.com/social-justice/understanding-libyas-slave-trade http://www.msnbc.com/specials/migrant-crisis/libya https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2015/05/libya-horrific-abuse-driving-migrants-to-risk-lives-in-mediterranean-crossings/ http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2017/08/italy-france-playing-dangerous-game-libya-170815105230759.html https://www.rand.org/blog/2017/09/addressing-europes-migrant-crisis-takes-more-than-stopping.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/17/world/europe/italy-libya-migrant-crisis.html https://www.irinnews.org/analysis/2017/09/11/libya-s-migration-crisis-about-more-just-security https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/14/eu-libya-coastguard-detention-centres-migration-mediterranean-un-zeid-raad-al-hussein https://www.iom.int/news/iom-learns-slave-market-conditions-endangering-migrants-north-africa http://allafrica.com/stories/201711230326.html https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2011/164232.htm https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/2012/192367.htm https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2013/215504.htm https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2014/226763.htm https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2015/243478.htm https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2016/258807.htm https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2017/271228.htm https://www.iom.int/countries/libya http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13755445 http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/04/happening-libya-today-170418083223563.html https://www.humanityinaction.org/knowledgebase/580-responsibility-to-protect-at-a-crossroads-the-crisis-in-libya http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/08/opinion/r2p-rip.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/28/libya-slave-trade-cnn-report-trump-fake-news https://www.snopes.com/libya-slavery/ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/29/europe-promises-44bn-marshall-plan-africa-migrant-slavery-libya/

Seth and JJ talk about what surprised them as they began to learn about slavery and trafficking. Though more can and should be done to end slavery, which has been continually with us, chattel slavery was ended in England at a time when slavery was an accepted norm that it was foolhardy to fight. Things can change through the efforts of many everyday people, as it did when England ended slavery within its empire in 1833. Sources: http://www.denverpost.com/2013/07/01/jury-finds-kalu-guilty-of-human-trafficking/ http://www.cnn.com/2017/11/14/africa/libya-migrant-auctions/index.html Bales, Kevin. Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004. Blackmon, Douglas A. Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II. New York: Anchor Books, 2008. Griffin, Emory A. The Mind Changers: The Art of Christian Persuasion. Carol Stream: Tyndale House, 1976. Hochschild, Adam. Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire’s Slaves. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005. Skinner, E. Benjamin. A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face With Modern Slavery. New York: Free Press, 2008. Zimmerman, Yvonne C. Other Dreams of Freedom: Religion, Sex, and Human Trafficking. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012.

Special guest Kate Morgan joins Seth Daire and JJ Janflone to talk about how reproductive health, reproductive rights, and reproductive justice intersect with human trafficking. Kate can be reached at kemorgan4@gmail.com or on Twitter @katie_thelady Sources: Reproductive Justice: A Handbook - https://drive.google.com/drive/search?q=reproductive%20justice BridgeHope website - https://www.bridgehopenow.org/ Youth and Comprehensive Sexuality Education (Colorado Guide) - http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/documents/youth/fact-sheets/youth-sexuality-education.pdf Understanding Minor Consent and Confidentiality in Colorado - https://www.cde.state.co.us/sites/default/files/documents/healthandwellness/download/school%20nurse/understanding%20minor%20consent%20and%20confidentiality%20in%20colorado.pdf PREP (Personal Responsibility Education Program) Information - https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdhs/sexual-health-education-personal-responsibility-education-program-prep More than a statue: Rethinking J. Marion Sims’ Legacy - https://rewire.news/article/2017/08/24/statue-rethinking-j-marion-sims-legacy/ Your Sexual Health (Colorado Guide) - https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/sites/default/files/HPF_Your-Sexual-Health-English.pdf Understanding and Addressing Violence Against Women - http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/77394/1/WHO_RHR_12.42_eng.pdf Reproductive Health of War-Affected Populations: What Do We Know? - https://www.guttmacher.org/sites/default/files/article_files/2617400.pdf Human Trafficking and Reproductive Rights - https://freedomnetworkusa.org/app/uploads/2016/12/HT-and-Reproductive-Rights.pdf More Than a Statue: Rethinking J. Marion Sims’ Legacy - https://rewire.news/article/2017/08/24/statue-rethinking-j-marion-sims-legacy/ Loretta Ross - http://www.lorettaross.com/Biography.html Photo: Charlotte Cooper on Flickr  

Over 1,700 inmates firefighters joined professional firefighters to stop the recent wildfires in Northern California. They are part of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) Conservation Camp program, and make up a third of all firefighters in California, saving the state over $80 million, while being paid $2/day and between $1-2/hour. Seth Daire and JJ Janflone discuss what's good, and exploitative, about this program. Sources: http://www.cdcr.ca.gov/Conservation_Camps/ http://mashable.com/2017/10/14/california-wildfires-prison-inmates/#IuFGI.kVzaqP http://www.insidecdcr.ca.gov/2017/05/cdcr-inmate-firefighter-dies-of-injuries/ http://www.insidecdcr.ca.gov/2017/07/cdcr-inmate-firefighter-dies-of-injuries-2/ http://www.insidecdcr.ca.gov/2017/05/redemption-on-the-fire-line-inmates-staff-embrace-rehabilitative-mission/ http://www.insidecdcr.ca.gov/2016/10/keeping-up-the-camp-go-behind-the-scenes-at-pine-grove/ http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/foon-rhee/article174370641.html#storylink=cpy https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-inmates-fighting-californias-deadly-fires https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/The-Female-Inmates-Fighting-Fires-in-California-450438783.html http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Fewer-prison-inmates-signing-up-to-fight-12165598.php http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2015/08/40-percent-californias-fires-are-fought-prison-inmates/ http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2017/11/californias-fires-have-died-out-but-now-comes-the-toxic-ash/ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/31/magazine/the-incarcerated-women-who-fight-californias-wildfires.html

After giving an update on the status of the refugee ban, hosts Seth Daire and JJ Janflone discuss international child laundering, where young children are illegally taken from their parents and given to parents in another country without the new parents being aware the child still has parents who want their child. They discuss the story recently shared by Jessica Davis, and also share a story written by Scott Carney in his book, The Red Market. Sources: https://freedomandcitizenship.columbia.edu/trafficking-vs-kidnapping http://www.history.ac.uk/reviews/review/806 https://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/07/kidnapped-and-sold-inside-the-dark-world-of-child-trafficking-in-china/278107/ http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/16/world/international-adoption-saving-orphans-child-trafficking/index.html http://humantraffickingcenter.org/trafficking-children-actually-no-illegal-adoption-not-child-trafficking/ http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/13/opinions/adoption-uganda-opinion-davis/index.html Carney, Scott. The Red Market: On the Trail of the World's Organ Brokers, Bone Thieves, Blood Farmers, and Child Traffickers. New York: William Morrow, 2011. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41729584 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/these-are-the-11-countries-whose-refugee-applicants-the-us-considers-too-high-risk/2017/10/25/118db3b0-b9f5-11e7-99c6-46bdf7f6f8ba_story.html?utm_term=.41ef2fcf2013

The sequel to Blade Runner was recently released, which makes it a good time to examine the synthetic human slaves known as replicants in the movie, and androids in the book. Hosts Seth Daire and JJ Janflone discuss the plight of replicants and compare it to a few historical forms of slavery. The sexual assault is also discussed. Sources: Blade Runner (1982) Blade Runner 2049 (2017) Dick, Philip K. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. New York: Doubleday, 1968. https://io9.gizmodo.com/everything-that-can-be-gleaned-from-the-new-blade-runne-1796986630 https://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/onlinessays/JC41folder/bladeRunner.html http://brightlightsfilm.com/slave-runner-genetic-engineering-slavery-and-immortality-in-ridley-scotts-blade-runner-1982/#.WeqKWWhSyUk

With four hurricanes hitting the United States recently (and other parts of the world), many people are in vulnerable positions due to loss of communication, infrastructure, water, homes, and jobs. Seth Daire talks about the negative rhetoric in the US relating to Puerto Rico. JJ Janflone then goes deeper into how disasters make people vulnerable to human trafficking. Sources: http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/23/opinions/child-trafficking-natural-disasters/index.html http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17482798.2011.587142?src=recsys&journalCode=rchm20 http://www.iar-gwu.org/content/human-trafficking-and-natural-disasters-exploiting-misery https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-10-05/human-trafficking-hidden-aftermath-natural-disasters https://humantraffickinghotline.org/state/puerto-rico http://latinalista.com/life/health/puerto_rico_human_trafficking_not_recogn

KONY2012 by Invisible Children propelled the story of Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army into the spotlight in 2012. Hosts Seth Daire and JJ Janflone explain the history of the LRA before diving into survey results from a study by Chris Blattman. Hear what field research has to say about Kony's abducted child soldiers. Sources: http://chrisblattman.com/documents/research/2008.DDR.pdf http://www.enoughproject.org/files/GuluDispatch.pdf https://www.icrc.org/applic/ihl/ihl-nat.nsf/0/7d2430f8f3cc16b6c125767e00493668/$FILE/Ugandan+Amnesty+Act+2000.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MnpzG5Sqc

Over 400,000 Rohingya are being forced to migrate from Myanmar. Hosts Seth Daire and JJ Janflone explain the context and how this makes the Rohingya, a stateless population, even more vulnerable. Rohingya have previously been subject to human trafficking while migrating, and International Organization for Migration noted that hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have fled violence in Myanmar are “at the mercy” of human traffickers. Sources: https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/rohingya-migrant-crisis http://www.atimes.com/article/truth-behind-myanmars-rohingya-insurgency/ http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/09/18/rohingya-muslims-being-wiped-off-myanmars-map.html http://abcnews.go.com/International/us-increasing-aid-rohingya-crisis-32-million/story?id=49977167 https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/09/08/burma-rohingya-describe-military-atrocities https://www.amnesty.org/en/press-releases/2015/10/southeast-asia-persecuted-rohingya-refugees-from-myanmar-suffer-horrific-abuses-at-sea/ http://www.brownpoliticalreview.org/2016/05/26753/ http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40652012 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar-rohingya-humantrafficking/rohingya-fleeing-myanmar-violence-at-mercy-of-traffickers-warns-u-n-idUSKCN1BV1V7 http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/09/trump-urges-strong-swift-action-rohingya-170921013304717.html http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/08/rohingya-muslims-170831065142812.html http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/07/thai-court-deliver-verdict-people-smuggling-case-170719024750630.html http://www.brownpoliticalreview.org/2016/05/26753/ https://www.voanews.com/a/rohingya-flee-myanmar-violence-mercy-human-traffickers-un-warns/4037444.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/27/rohingya-refugees-stuck-in-captivity-one-year-on Photo: Taung Paw on Flickr

Forced gang recruitment is a big problem in the Northern Triangle (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras), with migrants fleeing out of the region to other countries, including the US. Many are unaccompanied minors due to the fact that gangs are often targeting youth. Guest Amber Moffett joins host Seth Daire to discuss the problem and how human trafficking occurs within gangs and how it's creating hundreds and thousands of migrants, which are then vulnerable to trafficking en route to wherever they are fleeing to. Sources: No Place to Hide - International Human Rights Clinic, Harvard Law School, https://www.wola.org/sites/default/files/downloadable/Citizen%20Security/past/Harvard_Gangs_NoPlaceToHide.pdf A Refugee Crisis: Why Children, Men and Women are Fleeing the Northern Triangle of Central America - Latin America Working Group, http://lawg.org/action-center/lawg-blog/81-being-better-neighbors-towards-latin-america/1625-a-refugee-crisis-why-children-men-and-women-are-fleeing-the-northern-triangle-of-central-america Code Red - Daniel Alarcon, https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/23/magazine/code-red.html Are Juvenile Gang Members Victims of Labor Trafficking? - Christina M. Rizen, http://lawecommons.luc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1087&context=clrj New Humanitarian Frontiers - IDMC, http://www.internal-displacement.org/library/publications/2015/new-humanitarian-frontiers-addressing-criminal-violence-in-mexico-and-central-america/ Mafia of the Poor - International Crisis Group, https://www.crisisgroup.org/latin-america-caribbean/central-america/62-mafia-poor-gang-violence-and-extortion-central-america Easy Prey - International Crisis Group, https://www.crisisgroup.org/latin-america-caribbean/central-america/easy-prey-criminal-violence-and-central-american-migration No Country for Lost Kids - P.J. Tobia, http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/country-lost-kids/ Unaccompanied Children - Verite, https://www.verite.org/unaccompanied-children-violence-and-conditions-in-central-american-agriculture-linked-to-border-crisis/ They Said We Would Pay With Our Lives - Annie Hylton and Sarah Salvadore, http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politic/gender_and_migration/2016/08/as_central_american_gangs_target_younger_kids_more_minors_are_fleeing_to.html Photo: Jose Cabezas at Reuters