Texas border patrol bust human trafficking attempt near Laredo saving 45 adults, 4 teens
U.S. Border Patrol agents, in a single enforcement action, thwarted a human smuggling attempt and recovered a stolen trailer at the Border Patrol checkpoint on Interstate 35 (I-35), north of Laredo. The incident More...
Maine human trafficker, smuggler sentences to prison
A human smuggler was sentenced to eight months in prison for alien smuggling during a July 2019 incident. The individual was convicted under Title 8 U.S. Code 1324. On July 23, 2019, Maine State Police conducted More...
Wisconsin school superintendent Daniel Peggs faces federal sex trafficking, child pornography charges
The superintendent of a Wisconsin school district was arrested Thursday following his indictment by a federal grand jury for sex trafficking of a minor and producing child pornography. Special agents with U.S. Immigration More...
Arizona border patrol arrest MS-13 gang member Raul Ibanez-Lue
Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents arrested an admitted Mara Salvatrucha 13, commonly known as MS-13, gang member from El Salvador Monday evening. At approximately 6:50 p.m., Yuma Station agents apprehended two More...
Dallas man Tremont Blakemore charged with human trafficking for over 7 years
A Dallas man was charged Wednesday with operating a large-scale human trafficking organization. These charges were announced by U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox. This case was investigated More...
ICE, DHS help break up Brazilian human smuggling ring from Somalia, Algeria, Iran and the US
An international human smuggling ring based in Brazil has been disrupted with the arrests of three alleged human smugglers on Brazilian federal charges, following an extensive investigation coordinated by U.S. Immigration More...
ICE breaks up child exploitation ring in Tucson, arrested over 20 sexual predators
In May, the Tucson Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit invited several local, state, and federal agencies to participate in a multi-agency operation targeting sexual predators that prey on More...
What Can You Do To Stop The Horrible Crime Of Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is one of the worst crimes that is prevalent all across the world. Highest cases of human trafficking happens in the United States and Mexico, followed by the Philippines. This hideous crime is More...
Bronx: Claudius English convicted for sex trafficking, kidnapping minors
A Bronx, New York man was convicted in federal court Monday pursuant to an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York’s Trafficking in Person Unit (TIPU) and the New York City Police Department More...
Fresno Homeland Security rolled out human trafficking training to crackdown on these cases
Fresno Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents completed a two-day training for local law enforcement officers, analysts, and prosecutors, Wednesday, June 6. During this event, participants received the latest More...
Local, state, feds rally to target human traffickers during NASCAR Coca-Cola 600
Representatives from federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, as well as nonprofit organizations, came together Wednesday and Thursday to target potential human traffickers and aid victims during the More...
Sex Offender Fugitive, Moises Valdez gets 60 Years for Multiple Child Pornography Convictions
A 44-year-old man from Humble has received a massive federal prison sentence following his convictions for sexual exploitation of a child as well as receipt and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney More...
Malik Malveaux arrested in Santa Ana human trafficking bust
Santa Ana police said in a news release that Malik Malveaux is one of the suspects arrested in a human trafficking bust that resulted in three teens being rescued. The investigation began when officers made contact More...
Open Doors Report highlights persecution against women, Christian sex trafficking, Sharia Law practices
In the latest in-depth report focused on gender persecution, the 2019 Open Doors World Watch List reveals that gender contributes to a large disparity in the methods used for religious persecution. While men experience More...
Nevada sued over legal prostitution: It promotes sexual exploitation, trafficking
Nevada’s sanction of organized sexual exploitation—that is, its legalized system of prostitution—has created powerful economic incentives for the “supply and distribution” of people for sex—especially More...
Boston: ICE busts Manila human trafficking ring linked, 9 minors rescued, including a one-year-old
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Manila special agents, the HSI Manila Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit (TCIU), and HSI Boston coordinated a real-time More...
Michigan: James Yun charged in human trafficking case
Madison Heights police announced Friday that James Yun has been charged in a human trafficking case, prostituting a Chinese citizen. James Yun Yun, 36, was arrested by the department’s Special Investigations More...
Houston: Former massage therapist Jason Gandy gets 30 years for sex trafficking children, moving teens here from Europe
A Houston man was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison Tuesday for trafficking children for commercial sex. This case was investigated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations More...
Defendants Charged with Interstate Prostitution and Sex Trafficking Enterprise
An indictment was unsealed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine charging Shou Chao Li, 37, and Derong Miao, 37, both of Concord, New Hampshire, with one count of conspiracy to engage in interstate More...
Minnesota: Five convicted for sex trafficking women from Thailand, placing then across America
The Justice Department announced Thursday that five people have been convicted by a federal jury in St. Paul, Minn., for involvement in an international sex trafficking ring. This sex trafficking organization transported More...
