EDINBURG, Texas –Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents encounter large groups of migrants, an abandoned unaccompanied child, and dangerous smuggling tactics. On Nov. 28, at approximately 6:00 p.m.,…
Apple is suing NSO Group, an Israeli spyware firm that has been linked to human rights abuses, for developing hacking software allegedly used to spy on Apple customers’ devices. The…
Photo courtesy of U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Georgia David H. Estes, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Georgia, speaks during a news conference Nov. 22, 2021,…
Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib brushed off questions related to the potential for human traffickers and other dangerous criminals to be released from prison as a result of a bill…
The Biden administration quietly reversed a Trump-era decision halting conservation grants being used to indirectly fund human rights atrocities in Central Africa. While the administration hasn’t publicly acknowledged the change,…
TUCSON, Ariz. – A local area woman pleaded guilty in federal court in connection with her role as the coordinator of a human smuggling operation in Avondale, Ariz., following a…
TUCSON, Ariz. – Amalia Gonzalez-Lara, 43, of Phoenix, pleaded guilty in federal court today in connection with her role as the coordinator of a human smuggling operation in Avondale, Arizona.…
WASHINGTON, DC – The Federal Bureau of Investigation has come under fire since it was asked by the National School Board Association to track upset parents at school bad meetings…
EAGLE PASS, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Eagle Pass Station rescued a 5-year-old girl after she was left on an island, Nov. 13. Agents encountered a group…
ALPINE, Texas – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents arrested a Las Cruces, New Mexico, man Tuesday in Brewster (Texas) County on federal criminal…
EDINBURG, Texas –Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents continue to disrupt human smuggling as smugglers attempt to transport migrants further into the United States. On Nov. 10, at…
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents intercepted a tractor trailer human smuggling scheme at the I-35 immigration checkpoint north of Laredo. The incident occurred during the late morning…
DEL RIO, Texas – On Nov. 4, special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) Del Rio office arrested a woman from Austin, Texas the…
LAKE WORTH, FL – Palm Beach County Cold Case Squad received information that there could be human remains buried in the backyard of a residence in the 4000 block Selberg…
Unilever, Ben & Jerry’s parent company, previously defended doing business in countries with poor human rights records, and countries designated as state sponsors of terrorism before supporting the ice cream…
On Nov 3, Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division convened a meeting on efforts to combat human smuggling and trafficking networks as part…
DEL RIO – Federal agents arrested the tenth and final defendant charged in an 11-count indictment involving human smuggling. The following are charged with one count of conspiracy to transport…
WASHINGTON — Today marks the first anniversary of the creation of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT). The CCHT, led by ICE Homeland Security…
Over six days, Polk County Sheriff’s undercover detectives conducted a special investigation known as “Operation No Tricks No Treats,” with the intent of identifying and helping victims of human trafficking…
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – The Boston Police Department is seeing the Publics help in locating Reyes Familia wanted on charges of Trafficking a Person for Sexual Servitude, Deriving Support from Prostitution,…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – A two-day undercover operation aimed at addressing human trafficking in middle Tennessee, resulted in the arrest of 12 individuals accused of seeking illicit sex from minors. The…
TUCSON, Ariz. – A Mexican national pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to his role as operator of a human smuggling stash house in Phoenix, following a probe by U.S.…
DEL RIO – An Eagle Pass man was sentenced to 360 months in prison today for transporting undocumented noncitizens that resulted in five deaths. According to court documents, Jorge Luis…
TUCSON, Ariz. –Macario Ulises Barragan-Cisneros, 45, of Mexico, pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday in connection with his role as the operator of a human smuggling stash house located in…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) announces two rewards for information on Pakistani national and human smuggler Abid Ali Khan (Khan). A reward of up…