By Melanie Cabrera It goes by many names: Human trafficking, modern slavery, trafficking in person. Regardless, they all mean the same thing, the exploitation of people through means such as force, coercion, threats, or fraud. The most common types of human trafficking include forced labor, sex trafficking, and organ removal. Other forms are forced marriages,…
By Yasmine Mezawi It was 1992 when southern New Jersey housed Holly Austin Smith. Entering the summer before ninth grade, Holly feared she’d get bullied in highschool and that she’d lose touch with her closest companions. Arguments with her parents constantly led her to feel as if she was a foreigner. It didn’t help that…
By Alexandra Reboredo Parents send their children off to school, expecting them to return home with knowledge and new friendships. But, some don’t return at all. It’s the chilling reality that no parent expects. Human trafficking is an issue in the United States with about 100,000 cases reported each year. Florida accounts for about 400…