Top Justice Department Officials Speak Out on Human Trafficking Prevention Month

Statements delivered on Wear Blue Day highlight ongoing efforts and recent developments in the fight against human trafficking.

Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, and Attorney General Merrick B. Garland delivered updates on the Department of Justice's efforts to end human trafficking.
The statements were made on Wear Blue Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about human trafficking.
The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division convened a meeting with heads of civil rights offices and senior officials from multiple federal agencies to discuss the intersection of civil rights and human trafficking.
A jury in Greensboro, North Carolina, convicted Marian Hudak, 52, for committing a hate crime against a Black man and a Hispanic man on separate occasions.