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.…
Police make arrest in Harrisburg area human trafficking operation
HARRISBURG, PA – A man who exploited women and recruited them through an online website has been charged with sex trafficking in Chambersburg. Attorney General Michelle Henry announced the filing of criminal…
NYC Man Indicted for Human Trafficking and Assault of Homeless Teenager
BROOKLYN, NY – A 39-year-old man from Crown Heights, Samuel Tucker, was indicted on Monday on charges of sex trafficking, promoting prostitution, assault, and other offenses for allegedly trafficking and assaulting a…
Sarah Sanders Signs Bill To Ban Parole For Rapists And Human Traffickers
Sarah Sanders Signs Bill To Ban Parole For Rapists And Human Traffickers Trevor Schakohl on April 12, 2023 Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders signed a bill Tuesday to stop criminals in prison…
Brooklyn Resident Indicted on Charges of Human Trafficking and Assault
BROOKLYN, NY – District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced the indictment of Samuel Tucker, 39, from Crown Heights, Brooklyn, for human trafficking, promoting prostitution, assault, and other charges involving a 19-year-old girl and…
Man Charged with Human Trafficking and Assault in Queens
NEW YORK, NY – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Cleveland Sterling has been arraigned on multiple charges, including sex trafficking, robbery, and assault. Sterling, 34, of Uniondale, allegedly forced…
China ‘Disappeared’ And Tortured A Human Rights Attorney. His Advocates Want The US To Help Set Him Free
China ‘Disappeared’ And Tortured A Human Rights Attorney. His Advocates Want The US To Help Set Him Free Philip Lenczycki on April 1, 2023 The U.S. must pressure China to disclose the…
Border Patrol stops a human smuggling attempt at Laredo Sector
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo North Station stopped a human smuggling attempt north of Laredo, Texas. On March 29, Border Patrol agents received a call…
Thousands Of Elderly Women Sue For Human Rights Violations Over Climate Change
Thousands Of Elderly Women Sue For Human Rights Violations Over Climate Change John Hugh DeMastri on March 29, 2023 Several thousand elderly female Swiss pensioners have brought a case to the European…
Border Patrol Infiltrates Elaborate Human Smuggling Scheme
LISBON, Maine – Border Patrol Agents working in Lisbon, Maine, identified a location being used to house undocumented non-citizens and removed 17 migrants from the grounds. The subjects, from Nicaragua and Guatemala,…
US Court Rules There Is A Human Right To A ‘Life-Sustaining’ Climate
US Court Rules There Is A Human Right To A ‘Life-Sustaining’ Climate Katelynn Richardson on March 17, 2023 The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled Monday that there is a right to a “life-sustaining…
Restaurants, bars, nightclubs and schools in New Jersey to be required to post human trafficking ads
TRENTON, NJ – A new law in Trenton seeks to force restaurants, bars, schools, nightclubs, truckstops, and hotels to post state-approved human trafficking awareness ads. Under bill A1081, the state’s Commission of…
Convicted Rhode Island human trafficker on supervised release committed COVID relief fraud
Trevor Schakohl on March 15, 2023 PROVIDENCE, RI- A federal judge sentenced a Rhode Island man previously convicted of human trafficking to 30 months in prison Tuesday after he fraudulently pursued COVID-19 pandemic-related…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol foils two human smuggling attempts
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents foiled two human smuggling attempts at the I-35 Border Patrol checkpoint that resulted in the apprehension of several individuals. On March 12, Border Patrol…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol assisted in a human smuggling attempt utilizing a belly dump truck
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to Cotulla Station apprehended halted a failed human smuggling attempt utilizing a belly dump truck in Cotulla, Texas. On March 13, Border Patrol agents…
Police investigating after container of human remains found in Balitmore
BALTIMORE, MD – Human remains were found in a container found in the Forest Park neighborhood of Baltimore on Tuesday. Now, the Medical Examiner’s Office is conducting an autopsy to determine whose…
Four dead; multiple injured after driver of suspected human smuggling vehicle crashes near Rio Bravo, Texas
On February 25, 2023, at approximately 3:35 a.m., Laredo Border Patrol Sector Communications personnel broadcasted information via radio to Border Patrol agents indicating that a remote camera operator spotted a group of…
Human smuggling attempt intercepted by Laredo Sector Border Patrol
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents assigned to Laredo South Station halted a human smuggling attempt in Laredo, Texas. On March 8, Border Patrol agents while working their assigned duties, observed…
Agents Use Advanced Technology to Foil Human Smuggling Attempt
ENCINO, Texas – On March 6, Falfurrias Border Patrol agents interdicted a human smuggling attempt near Encino, Texas, apprehending five migrants. Falfurrias agents observed a vehicle make an abrupt U-turn on U.S.…
Two human smuggling attempts halted at the Laredo Sector I-35 checkpoint
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents halted two human smuggling attempts at the I-35 checkpoint. On March 6, Border Patrol agents encountered a tractor-trailer at the primary inspection lane when…
Laredo Port of Entry CBP Officers Thwart Alleged Human Smuggling Attempt in Vehicle
LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Laredo Port of Entry uncovered an alleged human smuggling attempt involving two noncitizens hidden within a vehicle. “Port of Laredo CBP…