Staffing shortages and funding cuts have impacted efforts to combat sex trafficking. Investigations have stalled and prosecutions have declined as a result. Additionally, a shift in focus towards immigration enforcement has also played a role in the decline of anti-sex trafficking efforts.

Further details on this issue are available from the Waco Tribune-Herald. Sources have provided insight into the challenges faced by those working to address sex trafficking.

The situation is attributed to a combination of factors, including staffing shortages, funding cuts, and increased emphasis on immigration enforcement, according to sources.