Human trafficking, known as modern day slavery, is rising to epidemic levels throughout the United States. Border states like Texas are particularly vulnerable and at risk for the expedient growth of this industry. News Channel 4 San Antonio explains this reality and extols the merits of Saved in America, a group which is coming to Texas for free in order to fight back against this industry. 

How Prevalent is Human Trafficking in Texas?

According to the Attorney General’s Office, at any given time, there are 79,000 victims of human trafficking within the state of Texas. Joseph Travers, founder of Saved in America, who is proudly giving of his organization to help in Texas explains the horrors and evil of this growing industry and what it can do to victims, long-term:

“This ruins these kids' lives, children that age, their mind isn’t developed, and they go through something like this, and we’re talking years and years of trying to fix their mind.” 

Travers went on to explain this thought process for bringing SIA to Texas and the San Antonio area:

“There’s just not enough resources. If we bring in people like licensed private investigators to assist and help, it’s going to put a dent in the child trafficking here.” 

The goal of bringing in Saved in America was to fight back against the growth of the industry and fight for every child that had been victimized in Texas and San Antonio. 

Saved in America is Fighting Back

Although Saved in America was founded and is headquartered in San Diego, California, this group will go anywhere in the United States to fight for innocent kids and see the human trafficking industry defeated. The group is made up of all privately licensed professional volunteers who have had experience in either law enforcement or in military special ops. This experience allows them to perform high-end surveillance and work on the behalf of parents to find missing kids. They will call in local law enforcement to come in and perform the actual rescue of a child from a trafficking ring. SIA does not aim to replace law enforcement with regard to fighting back against this industry but instead simply serve as another set of hands to join in the fight for good against the evils and horrors of the trafficking industry.