▁pro sec ute ▁sus pected ▁tra ff ick ing ▁off enses ; ▁the ▁Feder ated ▁States ▁of ▁Mic ron esia ▁is ▁therefore ▁placed ▁on ▁Tier ▁ 2 ▁Watch ▁List ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁consecutive ▁year . ▁The ▁government ▁did , ▁however , ▁provide ▁some ▁police ▁and ▁imm igration ▁officials ▁with ▁tra ff ick ing ▁aw aren ess ▁training . ▁ ▁Pro sec ution ▁The ▁Government ▁of ▁the ▁Feder ated ▁States ▁of ▁Mic ron esia ▁made ▁no ▁disc ern ible ▁progress ▁in ▁its ▁anti - tra ff ick ing ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁efforts . ▁The ▁government ▁did ▁not ▁take ▁steps ▁to ▁investigate , ▁pro sec ute ▁or ▁pun ish ▁any ▁sus pected ▁tra ff ick ing ▁off enders ▁during ▁the ▁reporting ▁period . ▁The ▁F SM ▁national ▁police ▁would ▁have ▁juris diction ▁over ▁trans n ational ▁tra ff ick ing ▁cr imes , ▁although ▁no ▁specific ▁or ▁compreh ensive ▁federal ▁laws ▁prohib it ▁forms ▁of ▁human ▁tra ff ick ing ▁such ▁as ▁sla very , ▁forced ▁labor , ▁or ▁forced ▁prost itution . ▁Each ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁states ▁could ▁pro sec ute ▁tra ff ick ing ▁off enses ▁under ▁related ▁laws . ▁Pen alt ies ▁for ▁tra ff ick ing ▁off enses ▁under ▁these ▁laws ▁range ▁from ▁five ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁years ’ ▁imprison ment ▁and ▁are ▁sufficiently ▁string ent . ▁Official s ▁received ▁no ▁reports ▁of ▁tra ff ick ing ▁cases ▁during ▁this ▁reporting ▁period . ▁The ▁Police ▁Academy ▁featured ▁training ▁on ▁recogn izing ▁tra ff ick ing ▁vict ims , ▁as ▁well