Laboni* stood on the roadside, waiting for her next customer. Whoever approached her could pay as little as $6 to her handler, then sexually abuse her. Never did she think this would become her life. Yet, at only 15 years old, traffickers exploited her situation and trapped her into living the unthinkable. Girls bring financial hardship Being a female in …

A man took Puja to the border with strict instructions to lie: “Tell the authorities I am your husband, and your family lives in India.”  Puja had been born into poverty with a dad who was an alcoholic and abusive toward her. Instead of staying, she had left home to live with her sister while looking for a job to …

Pubitra left home without telling her parents.  At 18, she had fallen in love with an older man who lived in India. He had convinced her to travel to him so they could get married. Our partners at the border patrol station identified her as a possible victim of trafficking. After they pulled her aside for a short investigation, they …