Watch the latest video at foxnews.com Human smugglers are allegedly using social media to transport migrants to the United States. Freedom Light Executive Director Dr. Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco spoke with Fox News Reporter Arthel Neville on whether this might be human trafficking and what online platforms can do...
Today, Monday March 8, 2021, is International Women’s Day. This year is particularly special because Freedom Light’s Executive Director Dr. Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco received the incredible news that her oldest daughter has completed basic training and earned the title of U.S. Marine. Women comprise nearly one-in-five active-duty personnel...
Freedom Light Executive Director Dr. Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco served as a featured panelist for a Sex Trafficking presentation hosted by Criminal Justice Solutions for Women's Week. Panelists included Sergeant Molly McDade-Hood from Multnomah County, Professors Deborah and Jeffery Rush from Troy University, and human trafficking survivor and consultant Tika...
In 2019, Dr. Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco represented Freedom Light at the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) conference: How Local Police Can Combat the Global Problem of Human Trafficking: Collaboration, Training, Support for Victims, and Technology Are Keys to Success. Read more about the conference in the recently released report...
Today is World Day Against Trafficking In Persons. Share the Blue Campaign infographic to help others understand what human trafficking looks like and how they can help: https://bit.ly/3gGhOMi...
By Dr. Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco At this point, the coronavirus pandemic has affected nearly every aspect of American life, from how we work and educate to how we socialize and shop. As such, it is no surprise that it has also affected our commercial sex industry, from...
January was first declared National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month in 2010. Since then, January has been a time to acknowledge those experiencing enslavement and those who have escaped. To raise awareness on human trafficking, the Department of Homeland Security’s Blue Campaign is asking people...
Image: "USA/Sex Workers" by compassionate_tara By Dr. Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco This week, the D.C. City Council will hold a public hearing on a bill that will legalize prostitution. The Bill, entitled the “Community Safety and Health Amendment Act of 2019,” is erroneously discussed in the media as an...
Freedom Light Executive Director, Dr. Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco, joins panel with Dan Abrams, Tom Llamas, Pierre Thomas, and George Stephanopoulos to discuss sex trafficking and Jeffrey Epstein suicide. https://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/video/epstein-eyes-times-pierre-thomas-64911537...
The Quantico Area Industrial Security Council (QAISC) provides a forum for educating security professionals safeguarding national security in the Quantico, Virginia area. Last week, Freedom Light Executive Director, Dr. Kimberly Mehlman-Orozco, was invited as a guest speaker to educate these professionals on human trafficking red...