Overview
- Regional task forces, which operated during World Cup matches from June 11 to July 19, executed monthlong, intelligence-driven operations across multiple host regions that produced the reported results.
- The Department of Homeland Security summarized national outcomes as more than 673 arrests and the rescue of 61 adults and 13 minors during the tournament.
- Homeland Security Investigations' Operation Red Card in metro Atlanta led to 153 arrests and the identification of 54 trafficking victims, with officials saying none arrested were visitors who came to the U.S. specifically for the World Cup.
- The NYPD Special Victims Unit reported 89 arrests and 43 people rescued, including seven minors, after 87 targeted operations in the New York area that generated additional leads and ongoing investigations.
- A Bay Area task force identified 53 survivors (42 adults and 11 juveniles), arrested 25 suspected traffickers and cited 41 buyers, and authorities said survivors were offered immediate crisis care, shelter and connections to longer-term services while prosecutions continue.