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Operation Coast to Coast began in 2024 as an initiative of the Human Trafficking Training Center to spur a nationwide response to trafficking.
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The Trump administration has ordered caregivers for migrant children to stop reporting human trafficking concerns directly to the office created to help victims. The directive issued last week has raised fears among advocates that some victims of labor and sex trafficking could be denied services and face tougher odds of obtaining asylum and visas allowing them to stay in the United States. The administration says the change would streamline reporting and cut down on the high number of claims that do not rise to the level of criminal human trafficking. Under the change, the administration will investigate claims before they are submitted to the Office of Trafficking in Persons, which was created to prevent human trafficking and protect victims.
FILE - Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche listens as Angie Salazar, acting director of the Administration for Children and Families in the Office of Refugee Resettlement, speaks during a news conference on unaccompanied children at the Justice Department, June 11, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
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A federal judge in Miami has ruled that social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate must remain in custody as they fight extradition to the United Kingdom. That’s where the brothers are accused of rape and sex trafficking. They have repeatedly denied wrongdoing. A judge on Wednesday denied a defense motion for release, meaning the Tates will remain jailed during what could be a monthslong extradition process. The Tates have become among the world’s most polarizing internet personalities with their promotion of wealth, male dominance and misogyny through their social media empire.
Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate have taken the stand in federal court, arguing they can't defend themselves from sex charges while jailed in Miami. They face extradition to the United Kingdom on rape and trafficking charges and other sex charges in Romania. The judge did not make a decision after an eight-hour hearing Thursday. The Tates deny the allegations. They say their online personas are exaggerated and their high profile makes fleeing unlikely. Prosecutors say the seriousness of the charges against the Tates and their claims of extravagant wealth and multiple passports make it more likely they will flee.
Supporters of Andrew and Tristan Tate do push-ups outside of the C. Clyde Atkins U.S. Courthouse as the Tate brothers fight extradition to the United Kingdom on charges of rape and sex trafficking in Miami, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Solicitor Andrew Ford speaks with the news media after a bond hearing for Andrew and Tristan Tate as they fight extradition to the United Kingdom on charges of rape and sex trafficking, left, at the C. Clyde Atkins U.S. Courthouse, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Attorney Joseph McBride, who represents Andrew and Tristan Tate as they fight extradition to the United Kingdom on charges of rape and sex trafficking, center, greets supporters of the Tate brothers after a bond hearing at the C. Clyde Atkins U.S. Courthouse, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Supporters of Andrew and Tristan Tate stand outside of the C. Clyde Atkins U.S. Courthouse as they fight extradition to the United Kingdom on charges of rape and sex trafficking at a bond hearing, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Attorney Joseph McBride, right, who represents Andrew and Tristan Tate as they fight extradition to the United Kingdom on charges of rape and sex trafficking, speaks to news media before a bond hearing at the C. Clyde Atkins U.S. Courthouse in Miami, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)