Tara Rodas answered the humanitarian call from OPM to support the US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) urgent efforts to care for and place children entering the US via the southern border with sponsors in the US. While serving on detail with HHS’ Unaccompanied Children (UC) Program, she distinguished herself as a Subject Matter Expert on “red flags” for sponsor fraud and child trafficking. As a result, she was appointed as the Deputy Director of the Federal Case Management Team at the Pomona Fairplex Emergency Intake Site (EIS) in Pomona, California. Her efforts directly contributed to children being released to safe sponsors in the US or referred to HHS’ Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP), HHS OIG, and other Federal Law Enforcement. On a personal note, Tara is a Freedom Partner with the International Justice Mission and in De ...