Anti-Human Trafficking Month

Office of the Mayor
City of El Mirage
PROCLAMATION
ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING MONTH
January 2025
WHEREAS human trafficking is a global plague that impacts millions of people each year,
including tens of thousands of Americans; and
WHEREAS the United States ranks as one of the worst countries globally for human
trafficking; and
WHEREAS Arizona ranks in the top 15 states with the highest rates of human trafficking
per capita; and
WHEREAS human trafficking impacts people across all demographics and ages,
including teenagers and children; and
WHEREAS the battle against human trafficking includes supporting efforts in schools,
churches, non-profits, law enforcement, and businesses to prevent human trafficking; intervene,
disrupt, and dismantle human trafficking syndicates; and provide resources to and support for
victims of human trafficking.
WHEREAS the City of El Mirage joins schools, churches, non-profit organizations, law
enforcement, federal and state coalitions and the Not In Our City.org movement in our
commitment to increase public awareness of the human trafficking epidemic that impacts our
community, state, nation, and world.
NOW THEREFORE I, Alexis Hermosillo, Mayor of El Mirage, do hereby proclaim the
month of January as ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING MONTH in the city of El Mirage,
Arizona and urge our residents, churches, and schools to work together to eliminate trafficking
from our community and support the efforts of front-line organizations and law enforcement in
their battle against human trafficking and to take a stand and say NOT IN OUR CITY!
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I hereby set my hand and affix the Official Seal of the Office
of the Mayor, El Mirage, Arizona, this 22nd day of January 2025.
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Alexis A. Hermosillo, Mayor