As a law enforcement officer, you may encounter human trafficking during the course of routine duties. If you do, you might be a victim's only hope for intervention.

Tip Line

• Contact an ICE Human Trafficking Agent at 866-347-2423, 24 hours a day

Victim Services Providers

• E-mail ICE’s Victim Assistance Program (VAP) victimassistance.ice@dhs.gov (DHS)
• Find a local OVC-funded grantee program (DOJ)
• Find a local Rescue and Restore Coalition (HHS)
• Find a local service provider with experience working with immigrant victims of human trafficking and other violent crimes

Contact Investigators

• E-mail the Human Smuggling and Trafficking Unit at ICE Headquarters with policy questions: ICEHumanTrafficking.HelpDesk@dhs.gov. For urgent or operational matters, call 866-347-2423.

Training

• Log in to the FLETC Electronic Learning Portal to take the new, interactive, 30-minute human trafficking training via the Regional Information Sharing Systems secure Intranet (RISSNET).
• Human Trafficking General Awareness Training
• U Visa Law Enforcement Certification Resource Guide
• Quick Reference Guide – T and U Visa Information for Law Enforcement Officers (USCIS)
• Frequently Asked Questions – T and U Visa Information for Law Enforcement Officers (USCIS)
• Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force Strategy and Operations E-Guide (DOJ)
• Rescue and Restore Campaign Tool Kit for Law Enforcement (HHS)
• Watch and show your colleagues the Three Part Roll-Call Training Video (IACP)
• The Crime of Human Trafficking: A Law Enforcement Guide to Identification and Investigation (IACP)
• Anti-Human Trafficking Manual for Criminal Justice Practitioners (UNODC)
• First Aid Kit for use by Law Enforcement First Responders in Addressing Human Trafficking (UNODC) (PDF - 35 pages, 380 KB)
• Needs Assessment Toolkit on the Criminal Justice Response to Human Trafficking (UNODC) (PDF - 92 pages, 1.03 MB)
• Toolkit to Combat Trafficking in Persons (UNODC) (PDF - 462 pages, 4.23 MB)
• Training Manual to Fight Trafficking in Children for Labour, Sexual and Other Forms of Exploitation (ILO)
• Ethical and Safety Recommendations for Interviewing Trafficked Women (WHO)
• The IOM Handbook on Direct Assistance for Victims of Trafficking (IOM)
• U.S. Department of Defense Combating Trafficking in Persons Awareness Training

Human Trafficking Indicators

• Download indicator cards and pamphlets for yourself and your colleagues.
  • Human Trafficking Indicators Card (PDF - 2 pages, 591 KB)
  • Human Trafficking Indicators

Awareness Posters

• Display awareness posters to remind law enforcement officers to be on the lookout for human trafficking in their communities.
  • Death is Not the Only Way to Lose Your Life (PDF - 1 page, 248 KB)
  • Human Trafficking: A Global Problem (PDF - 1 page, 328 KB)

Victim Services

• Victim Assistance Program
• Immigration Remedies for Trafficking Victims
• Victim Assistance Card (PDF - 2 pages, 189 KB)
• Victim Assistance Shoe Card (PDF - 2 pages, 561 KB)

Immigration Relief Options

• Information for Law Enforcement Officials: Immigration Relief for Victims of Human Trafficking and Other Crimes
• Immigration Options for Victims of Crime: Information for Law Enforcement, Healthcare Providers, and Others
• Continued Presence

More Resources

• National Criminal Justice Reference Service (DOJ)
• Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force Strategy and Operations E-Guide