Presidential Documents

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Federal Register 

Vol. 86, No. 3 

Wednesday, January 6, 2021 

Title 3— 

The President 

Proclamation 10130 of December 31, 2020 

National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 

2021 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

Human trafficking is a horrific assault on human dignity that affects people 

in the United States and around the world. It tears apart communities, 

fuels criminal activity, and threatens the national security of the United 

States. During National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 

we reaffirm our commitment to eradicate this abhorrent evil, to support 

victims and survivors, and to hold traffickers accountable for their heinous 

crimes. 

Tragically, through force, fraud, and coercion, human traffickers deprive 

millions of victims of their unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit 

of happiness. Often referred to as ‘‘modern slavery,’’ this intolerable blight 

on society involves exploitation for labor or sex and affects people of all 

ages, genders, races, religions, and nationalities. As the United States continues to lead the global fight against human trafficking, we must remain 

relentless in our resolve to dismantle this illicit and immoral enterprise 

in our cities, suburbs, rural communities, Tribal lands, and transportation 

networks. 

My Administration has prioritized ending human trafficking since its earliest 

days. As one of my first acts as President, I instructed Federal agencies 

to do what was necessary to bring human traffickers to justice and assist 

survivors on their road to recovery. Since then, United States Immigration 

and Customs Enforcement, along with other Federal agencies, has aggressively 

pursued these criminals, dismantling the financial infrastructure of their 

networks and arresting over 5,000 human traffickers. In 2019 alone, Federal 

law enforcement agencies initiated more than 1,600 new investigations into 

human traffickers and the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) human trafficking 

task forces opened more than 2,500 new cases on the frontlines. At my 

direction, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched its new 

Center for Countering Human Trafficking, which utilizes personnel from 

16 DHS components, including special agents, victim support specialists, 

and intelligence research specialists, to focus on disrupting and dismantling 

trafficking organizations and providing support and protection to victims. 

A year ago, I was proud to host the White House Summit on Human 

Trafficking, honoring the 20th anniversary of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA). During this historic event, I signed an Executive 

Order on Combating Human Trafficking and Online Child Exploitation in 

the United States. Through this order, my Administration established the 

first-ever White House position focused solely on combating human trafficking. Last year, I also released a comprehensive National Action Plan 

to Combat Human Trafficking (NAP), built around the ‘‘three pillars’’ of 

the TVPA: prevention, protection, and prosecution. The NAP also includes 

a fourth pillar which recognizes the invaluable benefit of implementing 

collaborative and cooperative efforts that crosscut all three pillars and involve 

a multitude of stakeholders and professionals from various disciplines and 

sectors. Using this strategy, the United States Government will employ a 


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whole-of-government approach to improve our capabilities and build on 

existing momentum in our fight against human trafficking. 

We remain focused on ensuring that survivors of these horrific crimes receive 

the care and support they need and deserve. My Administration is empowering and funding faith-based and community organizations to provide survivors with vital services, including medical and counseling services, safety 

planning, educational opportunities, and vocational training. Further, my 

Administration has doubled the amount of DOJ funding to combat human 

trafficking compared to the previous administration and funded the largest 

package of DOJ grants to fight these crimes in American history. I am 

proud that these grants included the first-ever funding for safe housing 

opportunities for survivors nationwide. 

Despite the challenges posed by the pandemic this year, my Administration 

has been unwavering in its efforts to stop this scourge domestically and 

around the world. The DOJ and the Department of Health and Human 

Services engaged with State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments and 

nongovernmental organizations to understand the impact of coronavirus on 

human trafficking and published resource guides for those in the fight on 

how to operate and provide services during the pandemic. The Department 

of State also launched a year-long competition for proposed projects to 

address the pandemic’s impact on efforts to combat modern slavery. Additionally, the United States Agency for International Development adapted 

their approach to overseas programmatic work to ensure that survivors are 

able to access the critical support services they need without delay. No 

matter the circumstances, we will remain relentless in this work and will 

spare no resource in offering hope to the victims and survivors of this 

global atrocity. 

While we have reached new milestones in this fight for freedom, we must 

remain steadfast in our pursuit to end the evil practice of human trafficking 

and slavery. This month, we restore our commitment to bringing human 

traffickers to justice and to preserving the dignity and worth of every person. 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States 

of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution 

and the laws of the United States, do proclaim January 2021 as National 

Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, culminating in the annual 

observation of National Freedom Day on February 1, 2021. I call upon 

industry associations, law enforcement, private businesses, faith-based and 

other organizations of civil society, survivors and advocates, schools, families, 

and all Americans to recognize our vital roles in ending all forms of modern 

slavery and to observe this month with appropriate programs and activities 

aimed at ending and preventing all forms of human trafficking. 


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirty-first day 

of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty, and of the 

Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fortyfifth. 

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