WEBVTT 1 00:00:19.590 --> 00:00:22.578 SCROLL: The following dramatized scenario depicts indicators of 2 00:00:22.578 --> 00:00:26.578 human trafficking, a crime committed when a trafficker uses force, fraud or 3 00:00:26.578 --> 00:00:30.578 coercion to compel another person to work for little or no wage 4 00:00:30.578 --> 00:00:34.578 or to commit acts of commercial sex. Human trafficking victims are often 5 00:00:34.578 --> 00:00:38.578 invisible because we do not recognize indicators of human trafficking. 6 00:00:38.578 --> 00:00:42.578 The following scenario shows actions and behaviors that might occur at a highway 7 00:00:42.578 --> 00:00:46.578 rest area. The first part focuses on the controlling nature of traffickers. 8 00:00:46.578 --> 00:00:50.028 The second part illustrates some indicators present after law enforcement 9 00:00:50.028 --> 00:00:52.078 officers make a lawful traffic stop. 10 00:01:05.260 --> 00:01:08.253 HUSBAND: Let’s make this quick, I want to get back on the road. 11 00:01:08.253 --> 00:01:10.983 WIFE: Rush, rush rush; you're always in a rush. 12 00:01:10.983 --> 00:01:12.893 HUSBAND: I don't want to be here all day. 13 00:01:12.893 --> 00:01:14.803 WIFE: I promise it won’t take very long. 14 00:01:14.803 --> 00:01:16.103 HUSBAND: Come on, let’s go. 15 00:01:16.103 --> 00:01:19.473 [Another vehicle pulls into the rest area carrying the traffickers... 16 00:01:19.473 --> 00:01:20.483 ...and their victims] 17 00:01:20.483 --> 00:01:22.253 FEMALE TRAFFICKER: Let's go! Get out! 18 00:01:26.823 --> 00:01:28.747 FEMALE TRAFFICKER: Get out, I'm waiting! 19 00:01:33.448 --> 00:01:37.980 FEMALE TRAFFICKER: Get with them Go. Walk. 20 00:01:41.939 --> 00:01:44.429 HUSBAND: I don’t have to go. I'm going to wait here. 21 00:01:44.429 --> 00:01:45.129 WIFE: Okay. 22 00:01:52.025 --> 00:01:53.692 MAN: When are we going to get paid? 23 00:01:53.692 --> 00:01:56.286 WOMAN: Shh! I want to see my daughter again. 24 00:01:56.286 --> 00:01:57.484 MALE TRAFFICKER: Shut up! 25 00:01:57.484 --> 00:01:59.031 FEMALE TRAFFICKER: Stay with me. 26 00:02:03.886 --> 00:02:11.782 [The traffickers forcefully usher the Man and Woman into the restroom] 27 00:02:28.034 --> 00:02:30.332 WIFE: [Emerging from restroom] That was strange. 28 00:02:30.332 --> 00:02:34.006 HUSBAND: I know. What about these two guys? Look at this. Look at this. 29 00:02:36.416 --> 00:02:37.896 WIFE: We need to tell somebody! 30 00:02:43.906 --> 00:02:46.976 [LATER: the vehicle carrying the traffickers and their victims is 31 00:02:46.976 --> 00:02:48.506 pulled over by a State Trooper.] 32 00:02:48.506 --> 00:02:50.946 MALE TRAFFICKER: Keep your mouths shut! Understand? 33 00:02:50.946 --> 00:02:52.616 WOMAN: Are they going to deport us? 34 00:02:52.616 --> 00:02:53.826 MALE TRAFFICKER: Shut up! 35 00:02:54.937 --> 00:02:58.752 TROOPER: May I see your driver’s license, registration and information, please? 36 00:02:58.752 --> 00:03:03.702 MALE TRAFFICKER: Sure Officer. Were we doing something wrong? 37 00:03:09.231 --> 00:03:11.861 TROOPER: How about stepping out of the vehicle, please? 38 00:03:11.861 --> 00:03:12.921 MALE TRAFFICKER: Okay. 39 00:03:16.353 --> 00:03:18.216 TROOPER: Come on back this way, please. 40 00:03:26.164 --> 00:03:29.604 DEP. SHERIFF: Ma’am, can you and the passengers step out of the vehicle? 41 00:03:34.967 --> 00:03:38.037 MALE TRAFFICKER: Uh, yeah, we're all related. They're my cousins. 42 00:03:38.885 --> 00:03:41.055 DEP. SHERIFF: So where are you guys headed to? 43 00:03:42.013 --> 00:03:45.203 FEMALE TRAFFICKER: They don’t speak English. I can answer for them. 44 00:03:45.203 --> 00:03:46.583 DEP. SHERIFF: Are you family? 45 00:03:46.583 --> 00:03:48.963 [The trafficking victims shake their heads "No."] 46 00:03:48.963 --> 00:03:52.453 FEMALE TRAFFICKER: We’re not related. We work together. We’re carpooling. 47 00:03:52.453 --> 00:03:56.213 MALE TRAFFICKER: We were on our way to Miami. I mean, they’re my relatives, and 48 00:03:56.213 --> 00:03:59.833 I’m sorry we were speeding. We just... We wanted to get there before dark. 49 00:03:59.833 --> 00:04:03.413 FEMALE TRAFFICKER: We're a cleaning crew. We do a lot of work around here. 50 00:04:03.413 --> 00:04:04.863 DEP SHERIFF: Do you guys work? 51 00:04:04.863 --> 00:04:06.883 [The trafficking victims nod "Yes."] 52 00:04:07.363 --> 00:04:08.743 DEP SHERIFF: Do you get paid? 53 00:04:08.743 --> 00:04:12.023 [They look to the Female Trafficker before eventually nodding "Yes."] 54 00:04:12.023 --> 00:04:13.843 TROOPER: These are all your relatives? 55 00:04:13.843 --> 00:04:14.903 MALE TRAFFICKER: Yeah. 56 00:04:15.093 --> 00:04:18.943 TROOPER: So if I go and ask your relatives if you are all going to the same place, 57 00:04:18.943 --> 00:04:20.823 you're all going to say the same thing? 58 00:04:20.823 --> 00:04:24.283 MALE TRAFFICKER: Uh, yeah, sure, but they don’t speak any English. 59 00:04:27.532 --> 00:04:31.289 CARD: Human Trafficking occurs when one uses force, fraud or coercion to compel 60 00:04:31.289 --> 00:04:35.049 another person to work for little or no wages or commit acts of commercial sex. 61 00:04:35.049 --> 00:04:39.369 This video presented some indicators of a victim of human trafficking, including: 62 00:04:39.369 --> 00:04:42.629 Appearing fearful, anxious, submissive, tense or paranoid; 63 00:04:42.629 --> 00:04:45.859 being unable to move about freely; being told not to speak; 64 00:04:45.859 --> 00:04:49.419 not knowing when wages are going to be paid; being subject to threats of 65 00:04:49.419 --> 00:04:52.999 deportation; looking to the trafficker before answering questions; 66 00:04:52.999 --> 00:04:55.499 inconsistencies in describing the purpose of travel. 67 00:04:57.377 --> 00:05:01.161 CARD 2: Other common indicators of human trafficking not shown in the video may 68 00:05:01.161 --> 00:05:05.161 include: Appearing coached on what to say; living in unsuitable conditions, 69 00:05:05.161 --> 00:05:09.161 or lacking possessions; living in isolation from family, friends and 70 00:05:09.161 --> 00:05:13.161 community organizations; being subject to garnished wages to pay off alleged debts. 71 00:05:13.161 --> 00:05:17.161 Remember, both victims and perpetrators of human trafficking can be any gender, race, 72 00:05:17.161 --> 00:05:18.301 or socioeconomic class. 73 00:05:20.868 --> 00:05:24.535 CARD 3: If you see any indicators of human trafficking report a tip. 74 00:05:24.535 --> 00:05:27.975 To notify Federal law enforcement: Call the ICE-Homeland Security 75 00:05:27.975 --> 00:05:32.535 Investigations Tip Line at 866-347-2423. The Tip Line is toll free in the U.S. and 76 00:05:32.535 --> 00:05:36.755 Canada, and available twenty-four hours a day. To speak confidentially with a 77 00:05:36.755 --> 00:05:40.655 non-governmental organization: Call the National Human Trafficking Resource Center 78 00:05:40.655 --> 00:05:42.775 at 888-373-7888. 79 00:05:42.775 --> 00:05:46.015 In an emergency situation, call 9-1-1 or contact local authorities.