Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pledged late Tuesday morning that his state would use "every resource at [its] disposal" to put human traffickers out of business and into prison.
"So, all in, human trafficking across this country is a $150 billion-dollar illegal enterprise. And, I'm here to say that Florida – we want to use every resource at our disposal to put human traffickers out of business and into jail," he told a crowd at Broward County's Lighthouse Point.
The Department of Homeland Security's annual report from Oct. 2020 to Sept. 2021 said annual global profits for traffickers amount to that much.
DeSantis was there to sign related bills, including SB 7064 to combat the problem and support victims and SB 1690 to require hotels to follow current human trafficking awareness laws and enhance protection for young children.
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