Human Trafficking
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Human Trafficking Sting in Florida Results in 157 Arrests, Including Illegal Immigrants
‘Sixteen percent of these total arrests were people who should not even have been in this country,’ Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said.
US Marshals Arrest Over 230 Fugitives, Including Rapists and Murderers, in Maryland Operation
The initiative, which ran from May through August, targeted non-compliant sex offenders and fugitives associated with violent crimes, the U.S. Marshals said.
In Arizona, JD Vance Visits Half-Finished Border Wall
Local officials describe cartel operations to The Epoch Times.
FBI Offers Picture of Enforcement Efforts on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
The FBI has more than 1,600 pending cases involving human trafficking.
DOJ Alleges Housing Provider Employees Sexually Abused Unaccompanied Migrant Children
Southwest Key, despite being aware of these ‘severe and pervasive harms,’ failed to take appropriate action to protect children in its care, the DOJ alleges.
Pro-Life Activist Avoids Prison After FACE Act Conviction
Four pro-life activists are in federal court in Nashville this week for sentencing after being convicted for violations of the FACE Act.
US Marshals Find 200 Missing Children in Nationwide Operation
The children found included 173 endangered runaways and a 5-month-old baby.
ACLU Sues Biden Administration Over Border Asylum Restrictions
The lawsuit alleges that the president’s actions differ little from that of the Trump administration.
Grandmother Sentenced to 24 Months for Blocking Abortion Clinic Door
Heather Idoni had already been in federal prison for nine months, which will count as time served, the judge ruled.
Teen Human Trafficking Victim Saves Herself by Texting 911
The 17-year-old had been taken from Mexico to California about two months ago allegedly by a Mexican national.
Border Patrol Reports Decline in Illegal Immigrant Encounters for April
There were 128,900 encounters—including people who presented themselves to agents at ports of entry—along the U.S.–Mexico border.
US Sanctions Nicaragua Officials, Entities for Fueling Illegal Immigration
Senior administration officials also condemned the regime’s continued repression of Nicaraguans’ human rights and freedom of expression.
20 States Move to Prevent Biden Administration from ‘Sue-and-Settle’ Border Tactics
The amicus brief seeks to protect the sovereign status of states to uphold immigration laws when the president surrenders his obligation to do so.
The Hidden Cost of the Border Crisis Nobody Tells You About
They pluck dead bodies, including babies, out of the river almost daily on the U.S.–Mexico border. It’s taking its toll.
27 ‘Sex Buyers’ Arrested in Sacramento County Human Trafficking Operation
“These are the ones enabling all this trafficking to occur,” said a sheriff’s spokesman.
Graphic Congressional Hearing Puts a Face on Harvesting Aborted Baby Organs
Some aborted babies are sold as science experiments.
