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During an international event like the FIFA World Cup where people are travelling and celebrating far from home– federal, state, and local law enforcement are ramping up measures to identify and prevent human trafficking. Public awareness and education is a huge factor.

Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Florida’s Attorney General, James Uthmeier, and other local law enforcement officials are holding a news conference Friday afternoon in Miami to talk about their efforts to combat human trafficking.

Human trafficking can be hard to track because it is a crime that hides in plain sight.

Even though a state-designated lab had been compiling data on human trafficking since it was established in 2019, the report released this month is the first of its kind.

Law enforcement agencies are coordinating their response plans ahead of major upcoming sporting events in Miami like the FIFA Club World Cup, targeting general security and human trafficking.

PolitiFact found no announcements from the organization signaling any reporting policy change over the last four years. A hotline spokesperson said its policies "have remained consistent" for over a decade.

The State Department recognized Miami Cuban exile Maria Werlau, who confronts Cuba's doctor and labor export program, among those combating human trafficking.

The national trafficking hotline takes a victim-centered approach, reporting 30% of cases to law enforcement; Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody says that's not enough

The BRIGHT Network provides a centralized database of services for human trafficking survivors to reintegrate into society with housing, legal aid and more.

Florida remains ranked third in the nation for human trafficking, but the top prosecutor for Miami-Dade County says her office is now a model for fighting the insidious crime.

The Nancy J. Cotterman Center is named after a longtime former employee of the Broward Sexual Assault Treatment center. It was housed in Fort Lauderdale until this year — although plans for a new center started in 2004. Its new home is in Oakland Park.

A new law names the Trafficking in Persons Risk to Resilience Research Lab as the main storehouse for human trafficking-related data.