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Intervention

Empowering freedom and arrests.

Human trafficking operates in the shadows, across borders, online, and inside businesses that appear entirely legal. Our intervention work brings it into the light by partnering with law enforcement to fight trafficking crime.

Our Approach

We support law enforcement as they free trafficked people and arrest perpetrators.

Effective intervention requires comprehensive strategy, legal expertise, and trust forged over years of partnership.

The Exodus Road places trained investigators alongside local and national law enforcement, equipping under-resourced agencies with the evidence gathering, technology, and sustained investigative support they need to build cases that lead to freedom for victims and accountability for traffickers.

Our intervention teams operate globally, confronting trafficking networks that span borders, hide behind legitimate business fronts, and increasingly exploit digital platforms. We meet that complexity with expertise forged in long-term relationships with law enforcement, advanced implementation of technology tools, and deep knowledge of how trafficking operates on the ground in each context.

A trafficker counting money, representing the criminal networks The Exodus Road works to dismantle
Law enforcement partners working with The Exodus Road
Strategy

How Intervention Works

In every stage, we are working directly to support law enforcement's work.

Phase 01

Trafficking Tip

Tips can come from discovery of known trafficking indicators or directly from law enforcement. They can come from online investigations in open source spaces. Every investigation begins with a signal that something is wrong, and our teams are trained to recognize it.

An Exodus Road investigator receiving a trafficking tip
Phase 02

Intelligence Gathering

Intelligence gathering can involve human intelligence investigators as well as online investigators, most often working in tandem to capture evidence of exploitation that meets the burden of proof that human trafficking crime is taking place. Evidence is gathered by following the highest level of operational guidelines, including comprehensive and world-class practices that are trauma-informed and ethical.

Investigators gathering intelligence on a trafficking network
Phase 03

Evidence Delivery to Law Enforcement

Evidence delivery is when intelligence is handed to law enforcement for action. It's designed to create an airtight case that allows them to act swiftly. Our teams ensure every piece of documentation meets the legal standards required for prosecution.

Evidence being delivered to law enforcement partners
Phase 04

Law Enforcement Action

Law enforcement action sometimes involves our investigators, only when they request our involvement. We always work to ensure a social worker is present to administer care and support to survivors from the moment of intervention.

Law enforcement conducting an intervention operation
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All-Time Impact

Our Global Footprint

6,363
Children, Women, and Men Freed
1,971
Traffickers and Perpetrators Arrested
2,783
Survivors Supported With Aftercare
65,428
Officers and Citizens Trained

Our Global Impact

Where We Work

We operate through strategic regional hubs that support anti-trafficking efforts globally. Our teams in Brazil, Colombia, India, Thailand, the United States, and one other undisclosed Latin American country lead and support work beyond their borders, with successful interventions or cases supported in 25 countries worldwide, to date.

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Regional Hub
Impact Country
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United States

Global Headquarters

From our Colorado Springs headquarters, we support law enforcement investigations, provide aftercare services to survivors, and run robust prevention education programming across the country.

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Thailand operations

Thailand

Regional Hub

Our longest-established international office conducts intervention operations, delivers prevention education, and provides comprehensive aftercare throughout Southeast Asia.

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India operations

India

Regional Hub

Our teams conduct intervention operations and provide aftercare services to survivors across the subcontinent.

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Colombia operations

Colombia

Regional Hub

Our Colombia team focuses on prevention education and aftercare services, supporting survivors and communities vulnerable to trafficking.

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Brazil operations

Brazil

Regional Hub

Our Brazil team trains law enforcement, supports survivors with aftercare services, and delivers prevention education programming across the region.

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Latin America operations

Latin America

Regional Hub

Our Latin America regional hub coordinates cross-border investigations, legal advocacy, and anti-trafficking efforts throughout Central and South America.

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TraffickWatch Academy
TraffickWatch Academy law enforcement training
Training Program

TraffickWatch Academy Law Enforcement Training

The most effective intervention tool we have isn't a single operation, it's an equipped law enforcement community. TraffickWatch Academy is The Exodus Road's immersive anti-trafficking curriculum built specifically for officers, investigators, and public safety professionals.

3,151 Officers Trained in 2025
45,500+ Trained Since 2021
Join the Fight

Freedom Requires Action

When you give monthly to The Exodus Road, you'll empower our prevention, intervention, and aftercare work around the world. Ensuring survivors are freed and traffickers are held accountable.

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