Category: sex trafficking

Former ICE Head: Throngs of Illegal Immigrants Allowed in US for Political Power

WEST HAMBURG, Pa.—Despite a historically high number of people coming across the United States border in 2021, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had a historically low number of arrests and removals. “That’s on purpose,” according to Thomas Homan, former Acting Director of Ice under President Donald Trump. Homan worked under six presidents but says this…


America’s Failure to Fight Child Sex Trafficking

Commentary On Nov. 29, the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell began. The British socialite and close companion of the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is facing six charges related to her involvement in the grooming, sexual abuse, and sex trafficking of young girls. According to the New York Times, Maxwell is charged with one count of enticement…


Victim Hopes for Justice in Ghislaine Maxwell Trial

Jeffrey Epstein molested her and she didn’t tell a soul for 17 years. Teresa Helm was 22, and she had already patched her life back together after being sexually abused by a close family member, starting at age 8. “I really suffered in silence,” Helm told The Epoch Times’ “Insight” magazine. As a child, she…


A Dozen Men Arrested in Tennessee Undercover Operation to Stop Human Trafficking

An undercover operation in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, resulted in the arrests of 12 men for allegedly seeking illicit sex from minors. The operation included Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Human Trafficking Unit, the Murfreesboro Police Department, the Tennessee Human Trafficking Task Force, and the office of the…


EXCLUSIVE: Former ICE Agent Reveals Brutal Reality of Sex Trafficking by Cartels

We sat down with Victor Avila, a former ICE agent, to discuss the reality at the U.S. southern border, the Obama administration’s gun trafficking operation, as well as real solutions that can be implemented. Check out his new book here: https://ept.ms/3jEyGGp   Stay tuned for our newsletter so you won’t miss out on our exclusive videos and private…


Jaco Booyens: Trafficking Epidemic Fueled by Lockdowns, Police Cuts, and a Porous Border

Sex trafficking has spiked during the pandemic, as kids and teens in lockdown spend much of their waking hours on social media where traffickers and pimps can easily reach them, says anti-trafficking activist Jaco Booyens. Near the U.S.-Mexico border, traffickers are exploiting U.S. border policies and children are being “sold like cattle,” Booyens says. Police…


Deep Dive (June 29): Texas Supreme Court Rules Facebook Can Be Sued for Sex Trafficking

Search and rescue efforts continue for the sixth day in Surfside, Florida. It’s a race against the clock, with 11 confirmed dead and 150 still missing. Families of the missing are desperately seeking news of their loved ones and demanding answers over what caused the tragic condo collapse. The cause of the collapse is still under investigation….


4 Gang Members Charged With Sex Trafficking of Underage Girls

Four Houston-area gang members are in custody for allegedly trafficking young girls who had run away from home, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The defendants recruited underage teenage girls and forced them to engage in sex acts for money in cars and hotels around the “Blade” or the Bissonnet Track, ICE’s Homeland Security…


17 Charged After Sex Trafficking Operation in Nashville

An undercover sex trafficking operation in Nashville, Tennessee, has seen arrests and charges for 17 men. According to a release from the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD), the two-day undercover operation June 24 to 25 found that 17 men had allegedly agreed to pay for sex with an undercover officer who posed as a 16-year-old…


Human Trafficking in the Digital World

Commentary The scourge of human trafficking is a stain on all of humanity. It invades borders, destroys communities, and robs millions of their human dignity. Today, it’s estimated that more than 25 million adults and children around the world are victims of human trafficking. One of the misconceptions about human trafficking is that its victims…