News from June 2020
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: SPECIAL CASE: SOMALIA. Somalia remains a Special Case for the 18th consecutive year. The country continued to face protracted conflict, insecurity, and ongoing humanitarian crises during the reporting period. The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) controlled its capital city, Mogadishu, and Federal...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: TAJIKISTAN: Tier 2. The Government of Tajikistan does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period; therefore Tajikistan remained on...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: SAINT LUCIA: Tier 2. The Government of Saint Lucia does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period; therefore Saint Lucia remained...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: JAPAN: Tier 2. The Government of Japan does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included identifying more victims than the previous year; funding a service provider organization to implement an innovative and...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: KOSOVO: Tier 2. The Government of Kosovo does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period; therefore Kosovo remained on Tier 2. These...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: ESWATINI: Tier 2. The Government of Eswatini does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period; therefore Eswatini remained on Tier 2.
By DOE Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Dan Sullivan, and Rep. Don Young, all R-Alaska, today issued the following statements after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) published the final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for an updated Integrated Activity Plan (IAP) for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). The final EIS will be followed by a record of decision that will guide management of the NPR-A.
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - As a next step toward meeting President Trump’s direction for increased production of American energy resources and greater energy security for the Nation, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt announced the publication of the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for a...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: SPECIAL CASE: LIBYA. Libya is a Special Case for the fifth consecutive year. The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) struggled to govern large swaths of Libyan territory, as it did not exercise control in several parts of the country. The judicial system was not fully functioning, as courts in...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: MALAWI: Tier 2. The Government of Malawi does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period; therefore Malawi was upgraded to Tier 2.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: NEW ZEALAND: Tier 1. The Government of New Zealand fully meets the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. The government continued to demonstrate serious and sustained efforts during the reporting period; therefore New Zealand remained on Tier 1. These efforts included investigating eight...
By Interior Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: SPRINGDALE, UT - As part of phased reopening, the National Park Service steadily continues to increase recreational access and services at Zion National Park.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: PERU: Tier 2. The Government of Peru does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but it is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period; therefore Peru remained on Tier 2. These efforts included...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: SEYCHELLES: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Seychelles does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government allocated an operational and programmatic budget to the National Coordinating Committee on Trafficking in...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: SOUTH AFRICA: Tier 2. The Government of South Africa does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period; therefore South Africa was upgraded...
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on June 23, 2020, a federal grand jury handed down an indictment alleging that Martin E. McKeever (age: 51) of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, possessed and distributed child pornography in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2252A(a)(2)(A) and 2252A(a)(5)(B).
By DOJ Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
News Release: BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Jonathan Velez, also known as “Jay" and “King Jay," 26, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 78 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin.
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: CABO VERDE: Tier 2. The Government of Cabo Verde does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period; therefore Cabo Verde remained on...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: GABON: Tier 2. The Government of Gabon does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period; therefore Gabon was upgraded to Tier 2. The...
By State Newswire | Jun 25, 2020
Release: AZERBAIJAN: Tier 2 Watch List. The Government of Azerbaijan does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. These efforts included convicting more traffickers and providing guidance to judges to issue stricter sentences for traffickers.
