I write about slavery in China, but here it is, right in the USA.
Sarah TaberOBO was (still is?) the largest human trafficking bust in the 21s century US. The folks running it made ~$200 million. There's a lot of money in slavery. What can I say. OBO led directly to the anti-slavery H2A reforms in 2024. Which, again, Trump repealed in June 2025. Because they worked.