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U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta Tied to Undisclosed Negotiations Involving Child‑Labor and Human‑Trafficking Cases

The passage identifies a sitting cabinet member (Acosta) as personally involved in negotiations documented by court records, letters and emails, and links him to oversight of child‑labor and human‑tra Acosta, then U.S. Attorney in Miami, was personally involved in undisclosed negotiations related to He later became Secretary of Labor, overseeing the very policies implicated in the negotiations. T

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November 11, 2025
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House Oversight
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House Oversight #016434
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The passage identifies a sitting cabinet member (Acosta) as personally involved in negotiations documented by court records, letters and emails, and links him to oversight of child‑labor and human‑tra Acosta, then U.S. Attorney in Miami, was personally involved in undisclosed negotiations related to He later became Secretary of Labor, overseeing the very policies implicated in the negotiations. T

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else was involved. The U.S. attorney in Miami, Alexander Acosta, was personally involved in the negotiations, records, letters and emails show. Acosta is now a member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet. As U.S. secretary of labor, he has oversight over international child labor laws and human trafficking and had recently been mentioned as a possible successor to former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who resigned under pressure in early November. It was reported on Thursday, a day after this story posted online, that he was no longer in the running. _ a 4 Alex Acosta, Federal Attorney, speaks during a press conference celebrated during the opening sesion of South Florida Anti-Gang Summit at Miami Hilton Hotel on Sept. 29, 2008 in Miami, FI. (Cristobal Herrera/Sun Sentinel/TNS) CRISTOBAL HERRERA 7NS The Miami Herald analyzed thousands of pages of court records and lawsuits, witness depositions and newly released FBI documents, and also identified more than 80 women who say they were victimized. They are scattered around the

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