Commentary On July 19, the U.S. Department of State released its annual 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report, which assesses efforts by foreign governments to combat human trafficking. Human trafficking is a global crisis affecting nearly 25 million men, women, and children worldwide. Victims of human trafficking are often lured with false promises by people…
‘A Tremendous Success’: Several Missing Children Recovered During Alabama Human Trafficking Sting
An extensive operation into human trafficking during The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama, ended July 17 with multiple arrests and the recovery of several missing children. The Department of Homeland Security’s investigative arm, Homeland Security Investigations, ran the operation. Doug Gilmer, resident agent in charge of the operation, told The Epoch Times that human traffickers take…
‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’: Texas Sheriff Blasts Biden for Border Crisis
Sheriff Roy Boyd of Goliad County, Texas, joined other law enforcement officials from his state last week to raise alarm about the border crisis that’s wreaking havoc in America. These local officials, who confront the consequences daily, are now calling it an “invasion.” Boyd, a seventh-generation Texan, recently spoke to The Daily Signal about what…
Leaked Data Suggest a Daily Average of 441 Unaccompanied Children at Border This Year
An average of 441 children will cross the U.S.–Mexico border alone every day this year, surpassing last year’s record, data from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) show. “DHS projections call for approximately 148,000 and 161,000 [unaccompanied children] referrals to [Health and Human Services Office of Refugee Resettlement] this year. With monthly projections exceeding those…
Mexican People-Smuggler Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Leaving Woman to Die on Texas Road
A Mexican illegal alien was sentenced to 21 years in prison on July 5 for his role in leaving a female Honduran illegal alien to die on the side of a Texas road in a people-smuggling incident in 2018. Nelson Bahena-Garcia, 43, was found guilty and sentenced in the Southern District of Texas for conspiring…
Mexican Human-Smuggler Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Leaving Woman to Die on Texas Road
A Mexican illegal alien was sentenced to 21 years in prison on July 5 for his role in leaving a female Honduran illegal alien to die on the side of a Texas road in a 2018 human-smuggling incident. Nelson Bahena-Garcia, 43, was found guilty and sentenced in the Southern District of Texas for conspiring to commit…
Court Document Reveals Likely Cause of Texas Mass Human Trafficking Deaths
An unsealed court document shows that issues with air conditioning in the semi-truck likely caused the deadliest human trafficking incident in San Antonio, Texas. Alleged conspirator Christian Martinez, 28, who was charged along with the truck driver Homero Zamorano, Jr., told a government confidential informant that the air conditioner was not working properly before the…
R. Kelly Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison in Sex Case
NEW YORK—R. Kelly was sentenced on Wednesday to 30 years in prison, following the multiplatinum R&B singer’s conviction for exploiting his stardom and wealth over decades to lure women and underage girls into his orbit for sex. The sentence was imposed nine months after Kelly, 55, was convicted of racketeering and sex crimes, in a…
2 Suspects Connected to Texas Migrant Deaths in Truck Charged by Prosecutors
Two undocumented Mexican nationals allegedly linked to the deadly smuggling operation that left 51 men and women dead in the back of a sweltering semi-trailer in Texas were charged by federal prosecutors with firearm-related offenses on Tuesday. According to court documents filed in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Texas, Juan Francisco…
2 Mexican Suspects Connected to Texas Smuggling Deaths in Truck Charged by Prosecutors
Two illegal aliens from Mexican allegedly linked to the deadly smuggling operation that left 51 men and women dead in the back of a sweltering semi-trailer in Texas were charged by federal prosecutors with firearm-related offenses on Tuesday. According to court documents filed in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Texas, Juan…
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