AGENCY TESTIMONY
Operation We Will Find You 2: A multi-agency effort to locate missing children
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Deputy Chief Ortiz details 'Operation We Will Find You 2', a nationwide operation led by US Marshals with participation from NYPD's human trafficking and missing person squads.
- The operation coincided with National Missing Child's Day on May 25th
- It focused on 'critical missing children' across all 5 boroughs of NYC
- Critical missing children include trafficking victims and those with aggravated risk factors
- Over 5 weeks, the operation located and recovered 41 critically missing children, 10 of whom were trafficking victims
Carlos Ortiz
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One example highlights the effectiveness of our work.
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A 5 week long missing child operation which coincided with the National Missing Child's Day on May 25th.
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This operation called Operation We Will Find You 2, was a nationwide US Marshall led operation that included both the NYPD human trafficking along with the missing person squad.
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This multistate, multicity operation focused on what we call critical missing children and covered all 5 boroughs.
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Critical missing means children who are victims of trafficking, who have or who have an aggravated risk factor, or factors such as physical, economical, mental health issues.
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The results of the operation were overwhelmingly positive.
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In a span of 5 weeks, we helped located, and recovered 41 critically missing children, 10 of whom had been victims of trafficking.