Smuggling & Trafficking

Explore all research, analysis, and commentary on human smuggling and trafficking, and the policies seeking to eradicate these operations.

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Trafficking, Smuggling, and Human Rights

The Palermo Protocols distinguish trafficking from smuggling, but the line is difficult to apply, leaving many migrants underprotected.

Reining in Child Trafficking in the New EU

EU expansion in 2004 heightened child trafficking risks, spurring a draft convention with victim protections and cross-border enforcement.

Confronting the Realities of Forced Migration

Despite political rhetoric about a migration crisis, forced migrants are relatively few in number and concentrated in the world's poorest countries.

Testimony before the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (9/11 Commission)

Australia Unveils Initiative to Stop Human Trafficking

Australia committed $20 million over four years in October 2003 to fight trafficking, with new police teams, victim services, and a pledge to ratify the UN trafficking protocol.

Security at U.S. Borders: A Move Away from Unilateralism?

U.S. Smart Border agreements with Canada and Mexico advanced layered cooperative security after 9/11, but other issues remain unresolved.

Immigration Policy and the Homeland Security Act Reorganization: An Early Agenda for Practical Improvements

The rushed reorganization of immigration functions post-9/11 created gaps requiring fixes to unify policy and operational coordination in the new Department of Homeland Security.