Thirteen arrested in Roxbury human trafficking and vice operation
BOSTON, MA – A joint enforcement operation targeting human trafficking and related crimes in Roxbury on Monday led to the arrest of 13 individuals on a range of charges, Boston police announced.…
Medical Examiner’s Office Investigating After Human Remains Found in Woods in Turtle Creek
TURTLE CREEK, PA – The Allegheny County Police Department said human remains were discovered in the woods near the Woodland Hills High School Wolvarena stadium on Monday. Police reported that at around…
SMUGGLER’S PARADISE: How American Teenagers Are Being Lured Into Human Trafficking On Social Media
SMUGGLER’S PARADISE: How American Teenagers Are Being Lured Into Human Trafficking On Social Media Jennie Taer on May 22, 2022 A mother detailed how her son fell victim to a border human…
Human Smugglers Continue to Disregard Public Safety
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners disrupted three human smuggling events. On May 17, McAllen Border Patrol Station (MCS) agents apprehended four…
U.S. Citizen and Four Chinese Intelligence Officers Charged with Spying on Prominent Pro-Democracy Activists, Dissidents, and Human Rights Leaders
An indictment was returned yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn charging Shujun Wang, a U.S. citizen and Queens resident, and four officials from China’s Ministry of State Security (MSS), with conspiracy and…
Human Rights Watch documents ‘apparent war crimes’ by Russia in Ukraine
(Reuters) – A leading human rights watchdog said on Wednesday it had documented further cases of “apparent war crimes” by Russian troops in two regions in Ukraine. Human Rights Watch (HRW) said…
Jury convicts out-of-state man for human smuggling in Texas
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A federal jury has convicted a 54-year-old Chicago, Illinois, man for transporting illegal aliens in a tractor trailer, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. The jury deliberated for…
North Korea COVID outbreak could have ‘devastating’ impact on human rights -UN office
LONDON -Measures taken in North Korea to fight the first reported COVID-19 outbreak could have “devastating” consequences for human rights in the country, a spokesperson for the U.N. human rights office said…
Taliban dissolve Afghanistan’s Human Rights Commission, other key bodies
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL – Taliban authorities in Afghanistan dissolved five key departments of the former U.S.-backed government, including the country’s Human Rights Commission, deeming them unnecessary in the face of…
PosiGen Hires Chief Human Resources Officer
NEW ORLEANS, May 12, 2022 — PosiGen, the nation’s leading provider of renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions for low-to-moderate (LMI) income homeowners, announces the addition of Joelle Haughey as Chief Human…
Eight Defendants Indicted for Human Smuggling and Drug Conspiracy Offenses
WASHINGTON – Eight individuals were charged in an indictment, unsealed today in the Eastern District of Louisiana, for their involvement in an international scheme to smuggle 24 undocumented individuals from Honduras into…
Three Sentenced in North Jersey Human Trafficking Operation Involving Child
SOMERVILLE, N.J. – Three people have been sentenced to prison for their role in the abuse and sex trafficking of a young New Jersey child. According to Somerset County Acting Prosecutor Annmarie…
Justice Department Recognizes Human Trafficking Survivor and Advocate from Washington with Special Courage Award
The Office for Victims of Crime, a component of the Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs, presented the Special Courage Award to Suamhirs Piraino-Guzman, a human trafficking survivor and advocate residing in…
“Eye in the sky” results in conviction for human smuggler
McALLEN, Texas – A federal jury has convicted a 36-year-old Mexican citizen illegally residing in Port Isabel for conspiracy and transporting aliens within the country, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. The…
Buffalo Man Indicted for Assaulting Human Services Counselor
BUFFALO (PRESS RELEASE) – Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 44-year-old Bilal C. Wright of Buffalo was arraigned yesterday afternoon before Erie County Court Judge Susan Eagan on an…
U.S. reports its first human case of H5 bird flu
(Reuters) – The first known human case of H5 bird flu in the United States has appeared in a person in Colorado, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on…
Mexican nationals sentenced for deadly human smuggling
LAREDO, Texas – Two Mexican men have been ordered to prison following their convictions of conspiracy to transport undocumented aliens which resulted in multiple deaths, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Fabian…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol halts a human smuggling attempt involving a tractor-trailer
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Interstate Highway 35 checkpoint stopped a human smuggling attempt involving a tractor-trailer north of Laredo, Texas. The incident occurred on the…
‘Trash, Human Waste And Needles’: Biden Ignores Environmental Crisis Facing Seattle During Earth Day Visit
‘Trash, Human Waste And Needles’: Biden Ignores Environmental Crisis Facing Seattle During Earth Day Visit Harry Wilmerding on April 22, 2022 President Joe Biden neglected to mention the rampant homelessness plaguing Seattle…
Effective Law Enforcement Partnership Leads to the Arrest of a Convicted Human Smuggler along with 21 other Non-citizens in Rangeley, Maine
RANGELEY, Maine — On April 14, 2022, in two separate events, U.S. Border Patrol agents stationed in Rangeley, Maine, arrested 22 subjects: fifteen (15) individuals in Wilton, Maine, and seven (7) others…
Two Human Stash Houses and Large Groups Encountered in RGV
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners work together to disrupt two human smuggling stash houses. On April 18, Weslaco Border Patrol Station…
Virginia Police Look to Truckers to Identify and Report Human Trafficking
On Monday morning, at the launch of Operation Safe Passage, Virginia State Police Master Trooper Maxwell was in the spotlight as he handed out educational materials to the truckers passing through the…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol K9s lead to the success of halting several human smuggling attempts
LAREDO, Texas – Over the course of two days, Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents utilizing Service canines halted three human smuggling attempts at the Interstate Highway 35 checkpoint north of Laredo, Texas. …
Joint Law Enforcement Efforts Identify Three Human Stash Houses
EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents with assistance from local law enforcement agencies disrupt four smuggling attempts, resulting in 43 arrests. On April 11, RGV agents received…
UN General Assembly suspends Russia from human rights body
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations General Assembly voted to suspend Russia from the Geneva-based Human Rights Council on Thursday with the U.S.-led push garnering 93 votes in favor, while 24 countries…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol stops human smuggling attempt
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents stopped a human smuggling attempt at the Interstate Highway 35 checkpoint north of Laredo, Texas, involving a tractor-trailer. The incident occurred during the early…
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