Iowa

Human Trafficking and Exploitation

Legal Information

• Domestic Trafficking Hotlines

  Human Trafficking is a crime involving the exploitation of someone for the purposes of compelled labor or a commercial sex act through the use of force, fraud, or coercion. Where a person younger than 18 is induced to perform a commercial sex act, it is a crime regardless of whether there is any force, fraud, or coercion. Victims can be anyone from around the world or right next door: women and men, adults and children, citizens and noncitizens alike. Content Detail

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  U. S. Department of State

• Federal Help for Victims of Human Trafficking

  Victims of trafficking are eligible for federal funds, special visas and other help. Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• Fighting Human Trafficking

  Human trafficking is a modern-day form of slavery, and is a felony under Iowa law Content Detail

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  Office of the Attorney General, Iowa Department of Justice

• National Human Trafficking Resource Center

  The National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC) is a national, anti-trafficking hotline and resource center serving victims and survivors of human trafficking and the anti-trafficking community in the United States. Content Detail

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  National Human Trafficking Resource Center