The Collapse of USAID Is Already Fueling Human Trafficking and Slavery at Scammer Compounds Latest Tech News from WIRED By: Matt BurgessοΌ Lily Hay Newman 5 February 2025 at 09:33 The dismantling of USAID by Elon Musk's DOGE and a State Department funding freeze have severely disrupted efforts to help people escape forced labor camps run by criminal scammers.