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Article: DOJ Fact Sheet: Civil Rights Division Efforts to Combat Modern-Day Slavery.
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- January 31, 2007
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Trafficking in persons is the equivalent of modern-day slavery. It is a crime that often involves the recruitment and smuggling of foreign nationals into the United States to force or coerce them into prostitution, labor or illicit sexual activity, and in many circumstances, it also victimizes U.S. citizens. Under the leadership of the President, this Administration has taken unprecedented efforts to combat the scourge of human trafficking. The Justice Department, along with federal, state and local partners, plays a key role in battling this deeply troubling, violent and often hidden crime.
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