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.…
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…
U.S. adds Nicaraguan National Police to export control list, citing human rights
By David Shepardson and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday added the Nicaraguan National Police to a government export control list after the Biden administration said the police…
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,…
Second lab-grown chicken product cleared for human consumption by U.S. regulator
By Leah Douglas WASHINGTON (Reuters) – California-based cultivated meat company GOOD Meat has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to bring its lab-grown chicken to market, according to agency…
Former Haitian mayor owes $15.5 million over human rights abuses, US jury finds
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – A U.S. jury on Tuesday concluded that a former Haitian mayor should pay $15.5 million over allegations he led a brutal campaign against his political opponents…
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…
LGBTQ advocacy group Human Rights Campaign settles racism lawsuit with ex-leader
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ advocacy group in the United States, and its Black former president, Alphonso David, have settled a lawsuit in which David…
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…
In Egypt, Pentagon chief seeks to balance human rights and security
By Idrees Ali CAIRO (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin travelled to Egypt on Wednesday to tell Cairo it wanted to deepen security and other ties but was concerned about human…
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…
Activists urge human rights court to condemn El Salvador’s abortion ban
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – Women’s rights activists on Monday called for the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to condemn El Salvador in a case brought a decade ago by a woman who…
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…
Human Smugglers Now Using Drones to Surveil USBP
SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Border Patrol discovered human smugglers are using small unmanned aircraft systems, common referred to as drones, to surveil agents on patrol. At approximately 11 p.m. on Jan.…
U.S. weapons sales to get stricter human rights review under Biden
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration unveiled on Thursday a long-awaited overhaul of arms export policy with increased emphasis on human rights, backing off a Trump-era policy…
‘Asylum Ban’: Immigration Advocate Tells MSNBC Biden’s New Border Policy Will Cause ‘Human Suffering’
‘Asylum Ban’: Immigration Advocate Tells MSNBC Biden’s New Border Policy Will Cause ‘Human Suffering’ Harold Hutchison on February 22, 2023 A MSNBC guest blasted President Joe Biden Thursday over a new policy…
Border Patrol stopped two human smuggling attempts at Laredo Sector checkpoints
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents stopped two human smuggling attempts at checkpoints. On Feb. 20, Border Patrol agents from the Laredo West Station while working their assigned duties at…
Two dead, eight injured following vehicle crash of suspected human smuggling vehicle in Santa Teresa, New Mexico
On January 8, 2023, at approximately 10:50 p.m., Border Patrol agents working approximately five miles north of the Santa Teresa Port of Entry in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, observed a white Nissan…
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