This article describes how the U.S. Department of Justice under the current administration has significantly cut funding and support for programs aimed at combating child sex trafficking and exploitation, including cancelling key training events that helped prosecutors and law enforcement investigate online and digital crimes against children. Prosecutors and officers say these cuts, which affect coordinated task forces and collaboration opportunities, could hamper efforts to protect children and prosecute predators, drawing bipartisan concern about the impact on vulnerable victims and long-standing anti-trafficking efforts.