Human Trafficking
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Dozens of Missing Children Located in California Operation, US Marshals Say
Some of the children were abused or trafficked, officials add.
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89 Arrested in Florida Human Trafficking Operation, Sheriff’s Office Says
Several minors were also recovered in the operation, officials say.
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House Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Human Trafficking
Rep. Tim Walberg said the bill would provide the Department of Labor’s employees with ’tools and knowledge needed to detect and address this heinous crime.'
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Lawmakers Grapple With Tight Timeline for DHS Funding Deal
The current stopgap funding for the Department of Homeland Security lasts until Feb. 13.
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Protesters Clash with Federal Agents, Conservative Influencers Outside ICE Facility in Minnesota
Conservative influencers Nick Sortor and Cam Higby were involved in a clash with demonstrators.
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US Indicts Over 70 Tren de Aragua Members in Nationwide Crackdown
Charges against the cartel members included murder, robbery, extortion, kidnapping, money laundering, and drug trafficking.
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30,000 Missing Illegal Immigrant Children Located: Tom Homan
Under this administration there is ‘less fentanyl killing Americans, less sex trafficking of women and children,’ border czar Tom Homan said.
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3 Arrested at Chicago-Area ICE Facility
Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth also sought to access Broadview’s ICE processing center on Friday.
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China Still Among Worst Human Trafficking Offenders, US Says
The U.S. State Department has identified China as one of the countries engaged in state-sponsored human trafficking, for the sixth consecutive year.
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Voice of Courage Award Honors Champions Fighting Human Trafficking and Persecution
The event took place at Liberty Science Center and was co-hosted by Voices Against Trafficking and IMAG Media.
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Financier Howard Rubin Arrested on Federal Sex Trafficking Charges, DOJ Says
Rubin was arrested this morning in Fairfield, Connecticut, and will be arraigned Friday, officials said.
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Trump Warns Venezuelan Aircraft Will Be Shot Down If They Put US in ‘Dangerous Position’
‘If they do put us in a dangerous position, they’ll be shot down,' President Donald Trump said on Sept. 5.
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Noem Says DHS Sending ICE Resources to Chicago for Immigration Enforcement
President Trump previously deployed National Guardsmen to Los Angeles for enforcement operations.
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Justice Department Releases Interviews With Epstein Associate Ghislaine Maxwell
At one point, Maxwell denied that President Donald Trump engaged in any wrongdoing in connection to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Arkansas Massage Parlor Owner Charged for Trafficking Chinese Women
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said that human trafficking to the United States is part of communist China’s ‘gray zone warfare’ attacks.
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On World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, Noem Announces Strong Measures Against Criminal Networks
‘The brave men and women of DHS are the best in the world at going after traffickers,’ said the Secretary of Homeland Security.
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California Gov. Newsom Signs Teen Sex Solicitation Bill Into Law
The new law goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2026.
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72 Arrested, 29 Human Trafficking Victims Rescued Across Mississippi: Officials
The effort, dubbed ‘Operation Guardian Force,’ took place between July 14 and July 29, the state attorney general’s office says.
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Ghislaine Maxwell Asks Supreme Court to Toss Her Sex-Trafficking Convictions
Maxwell argues a non-prosecution agreement Jeffrey Epstein signed in 2007 should have blocked her prosecution.
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US Marshals Operation Locates 60 ‘Critically Missing’ Children in Florida
Eight people were arrested on a number of charges, including human trafficking, in ‘Operation Dragon Eye.’
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Dozens of Missing Children Located in California Operation, US Marshals Say
Some of the children were abused or trafficked, officials add.
|
89 Arrested in Florida Human Trafficking Operation, Sheriff’s Office Says
Several minors were also recovered in the operation, officials say.
|
House Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Human Trafficking
Rep. Tim Walberg said the bill would provide the Department of Labor’s employees with ’tools and knowledge needed to detect and address this heinous crime.'
|
Lawmakers Grapple With Tight Timeline for DHS Funding Deal
The current stopgap funding for the Department of Homeland Security lasts until Feb. 13.
|
Protesters Clash with Federal Agents, Conservative Influencers Outside ICE Facility in Minnesota
Conservative influencers Nick Sortor and Cam Higby were involved in a clash with demonstrators.
|
US Indicts Over 70 Tren de Aragua Members in Nationwide Crackdown
Charges against the cartel members included murder, robbery, extortion, kidnapping, money laundering, and drug trafficking.
|
30,000 Missing Illegal Immigrant Children Located: Tom Homan
Under this administration there is ‘less fentanyl killing Americans, less sex trafficking of women and children,’ border czar Tom Homan said.
|
3 Arrested at Chicago-Area ICE Facility
Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth also sought to access Broadview’s ICE processing center on Friday.
|
China Still Among Worst Human Trafficking Offenders, US Says
The U.S. State Department has identified China as one of the countries engaged in state-sponsored human trafficking, for the sixth consecutive year.
|
Voice of Courage Award Honors Champions Fighting Human Trafficking and Persecution
The event took place at Liberty Science Center and was co-hosted by Voices Against Trafficking and IMAG Media.
|
Financier Howard Rubin Arrested on Federal Sex Trafficking Charges, DOJ Says
Rubin was arrested this morning in Fairfield, Connecticut, and will be arraigned Friday, officials said.
|
Trump Warns Venezuelan Aircraft Will Be Shot Down If They Put US in ‘Dangerous Position’
‘If they do put us in a dangerous position, they’ll be shot down,' President Donald Trump said on Sept. 5.
|
Noem Says DHS Sending ICE Resources to Chicago for Immigration Enforcement
President Trump previously deployed National Guardsmen to Los Angeles for enforcement operations.
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Justice Department Releases Interviews With Epstein Associate Ghislaine Maxwell
At one point, Maxwell denied that President Donald Trump engaged in any wrongdoing in connection to Jeffrey Epstein.
|
Arkansas Massage Parlor Owner Charged for Trafficking Chinese Women
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said that human trafficking to the United States is part of communist China’s ‘gray zone warfare’ attacks.
|
On World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, Noem Announces Strong Measures Against Criminal Networks
‘The brave men and women of DHS are the best in the world at going after traffickers,’ said the Secretary of Homeland Security.
|
California Gov. Newsom Signs Teen Sex Solicitation Bill Into Law
The new law goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2026.
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72 Arrested, 29 Human Trafficking Victims Rescued Across Mississippi: Officials
The effort, dubbed ‘Operation Guardian Force,’ took place between July 14 and July 29, the state attorney general’s office says.
|
Ghislaine Maxwell Asks Supreme Court to Toss Her Sex-Trafficking Convictions
Maxwell argues a non-prosecution agreement Jeffrey Epstein signed in 2007 should have blocked her prosecution.
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US Marshals Operation Locates 60 ‘Critically Missing’ Children in Florida
Eight people were arrested on a number of charges, including human trafficking, in ‘Operation Dragon Eye.’
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