Portrait of an Advocate: An Interview With Erica May Scherzer, Polaris Ambassador

What does debt mean to a victim of human trafficking? Often, it's an insidious means of control used to keep them trapped.

Artist and activist Molly Gochman was appalled when she was first exposed to the seemingly formidable circumstances surrounding human trafficking.

For the past 85 years, US tariff law has failed to keep slave-made products out of the country. But last week, significant steps were taken to change that.

We know that human trafficking is happening in hotels and motels across the United States. So what can we do to stop it?

Human trafficking isn’t just a problem the night of the Super Bowl. It’s a problem 365 days a year.

Nearly 6,000 cases of human trafficking were reported in 2015. And 24% more survivors reached out for help this year compared to 2014.

The D'Souza family came to the U.S. for a promising new job. Instead, they were forced into a nightmare.

In the past 15 years, Congress has made great progress in combating human trafficking. But the current legislation simply responds to trafficking, rather than preventing it.

Natalie was being kept in a hotel against her will and forced into prostitution. Here's her story.

Foreign workers who have paid large recruitment and travel fees to labor recruiters are particularly vulnerable to exploitation.

Illicit massage businesses operate as if they were legitimate massage or bodywork establishments. In reality, they are often a source of human trafficking.

The first interview in Polaris’s new series spotlighting advocates involved in the fight against human trafficking.