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City proclaims January 2023 as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month

The Board of Commissioners of the City of Pharr met for a regular meeting on Monday and considered an agenda that included various highlights.Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention MonthMayor Ambrosio Hernandez, M.D., and the Pharr City Commission approved a proclamation declaring January 2023 as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month. Human trafficking is a crime in which force, fraud, or coercion is used to compel a person to perform labor, services, or commercial sex.It affects all populations: adults, children, men, women, foreign nationals and U.S. citizens, and all economic classes. The Pharr Police Department's Human Trafficking Liaison, Nancy Gonzalez, spoke ...

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