USCCB committee chairman deplores human trafficking, calls on lawmakers to bolster survivor services
February 07, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: In a statement for the International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking, the chairman of the US bishops’ Committee on Migration deplored human trafficking and called on lawmakers to “bolster existing protections and expand services for survivors, including those made possible by the landmark Trafficking Victims Protection Act.”
“Unfortunately, many of the proposals currently being discussed would weaken or eliminate decades of bipartisan progress on this issue,” said Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso. “We must reject policies that lead to expanded opportunities for bad actors to prey on the vulnerable, whether within or beyond our country’s borders.”
The International Day of Prayer and Awareness Against Human Trafficking takes place on February 8, the memorial of St. Josephine Bakhita.
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Feb. 07, 2025 6:13 AM ET USA
I hope that Bishop Seitz and other Bishops can see the cause and effect between illegal border crossings and human trafficking. Two weeks ago the same Bishop Seitz strongly criticized Trump's executive order to end illegal border crossings. Then JD Vance and other prominent Catholics pointed out that illegal migration via wide open borders is the direct cause for human trafficking, including the trafficking of children. https://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=64567
