Hope, Courage, and a Shared Commitment By Katie Boller Gosewisch As I reflect on the past year, I am reminded that, at the heart of our work, is a simple but profound belief: every person has inherent dignity, and every person deserves to live in freedom. Human trafficking...
PRESS RELEASEDATE: October 22, 2026CONTACT: Sofia W. Nimri, AEHT Communications Directorsofiawaed@alliancetoendhumantrafficking.org Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act Signed into Law! Now Urging Congress to Pass KOSA (S. 1748) and Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act (H.R. 1144) Joint Release by Alliance to End Human Trafficking...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Alliance to End Human Trafficking Highlights the Importance of Early Prevention Education at G20 Interfaith Forum SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The Alliance to End Human Trafficking (AEHT), represented by Executive Director Katie Boller Gosewisch, participated in the 2026 G20 Interfaith Forum, held...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Illuminating Justice Symposium Highlights AEHT’s Commitment to Research and Human Trafficking Prevention ORLANDO, FL — The Alliance to End Human Trafficking, in partnership with the University of Central Florida’s Center for the Study of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery and Villanova University’s Center for...
World Teachers’ Day: Educators as Partners in Prevention By Sofia W. Nimri In October, we celebrate World Teachers’ Day, recognizing the important role educators play in transforming education and supporting students. It is also an opportunity to consider what teachers need to carry out that responsibility, including...
The Alliance to End Human Trafficking Expresses Concern Over Medicaid Eligibility Changes Affecting Trafficking Survivors The Alliance to End Human Trafficking expresses concern regarding changes to federal Medicaid eligibility that took effect on October 1, 2026, under Public Law 119-21. The changes restrict eligibility for federally funded...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alliance to Senate: Do Not Advance CLARITY Act Without Stronger Anti-Trafficking Safeguards WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ahead of the Senate’s September 15 procedural vote on H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, the Alliance to End Human Trafficking is urging senators not to advance...
Campaigns for Mid-Term Elections Accelerate By Catherine C. Darcy, RSM In his 2026 message for the 12th Day of Prayer and Awareness of Against Human Trafficking, Pope Leo XIV wrote: Geopolitical instability and armed conflicts create fertile ground for traffickers to exploit the most vulnerable, especially displaced...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AEHT Reaffirms Support for Legal Representation for Unaccompanied Children The Alliance to End Human Trafficking has long supported access to qualified legal representation for unaccompanied children. Competent counsel helps children navigate complex immigration proceedings, understand their rights, and provides an important safeguard against exploitation,...
The Sacred Call to Advocacy By Ann Scholz, SSND, PhD Last month, forty-two women religious and their colleagues and advocates from 17 states gathered on Capitol Hill. They came at the invitation of the Alliance and the National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd...
