Anti-Human Trafficking Month Proclamation

Office of the Mayor 
City of El Mirage 
 
PROCLAMATION  
 
ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING MONTH 
January 2024 
 
 
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 17th day of January 2024. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Alexis A. Hermosillo, Mayor