Category: Human Trafficking

Obama-Biden Retreads Prepare to Kowtow to Tehran’s Brutal Hangman

Commentary Team Obama-Biden’s decision to brand its 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the so-called “Iran nuclear deal,” as comprehensive was White House disinformation of the vilest sort: a blatant lie told to deceive the American people. President Barack Obama’s JCPOA was anything but comprehensive. It had weak nuclear inspection requirements and enforcement mechanisms, which…


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…


33 Illegal Immigrants Found Inside Box Truck Amid Suffocating Heat

Border Patrol agents in Van Horn, Texas, found 33 illegal immigrants locked inside a U-Haul box truck amid a strong heatwave that has hit a large part of the nation. Authorities were alerted to a possible human smuggling operation at around 10 p.m. on June 10, 2021. They were informed about suspicious activity happening near…


Bonta Launches Human Trafficking, Sexual Predator Apprehension Teams

LOS ANGELES—California Attorney General Rob Bonta today formally launched new regional Human Trafficking and Sexual Predator Apprehension Teams and is encouraging law enforcement to reach out to the new program. Progressively stepping up their efforts since last year, the teams—one covering Southern California and another targeting Northern California—are now nearly fully staffed and have already…


Man Arrested in Connection With UK Vietnamese Lorry Deaths

UK police arrested a Vietnamese national on Thursday in connection with the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants in 2019. The 39 migrants, aged between 15 and 44, suffocated to death in the back of a refrigerated lorry as they tried to make their way to the UK on Oct. 23, 2019. The unnamed male arrested on Thursday…


24 Children Recovered as a Result of ‘Lost Souls’ Joint Operation

Twenty-four missing and/or runaway children from El Paso County, Texas, and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico were recovered. The multi-agency week-long operation dubbed “Operation Lost Souls” was led by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). One case of sexual assault and another one of human trafficking are being investigated. Operation Lost Souls started…


San Juan Capistrano Cracks Down on Illicit Massage Parlors 

San Juan Capistrano is adding further restrictions to massage parlors in an attempt to discourage untoward businesses from prostituting human trafficking victims at the establishments. City council unanimously advanced amendments to a massage parlor ordinance June 1 and adopted a resolution proclaiming the city’s commitment to fight human trafficking. “[Human trafficking] is a problem all throughout Southern California and…


Texas Police Rescue 10 in Suspected Human Smuggling Operation, 2 Arrested

Texas police on Wednesday arrested two people and rescued a further 10 in what is suspected to be a human smuggling operation in southwest Houston.


More Than 150 Missing Children Found in North Carolina

More than 150 missing children have been found in North Carolina, a few of whom were victims of human trafficking, according to police. On Wednesday, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) announced that detectives and marshals had recovered more than 130 missing and runaway juveniles, prior to an investigation called “Operation Carolina Homecoming” to recover missing and runaway…


UK Arrests Suspected Ringleaders of People Smuggling Gang

UK authorities on Wednesday arrested two suspected leading figures in people smuggling networks thought to be behind the movements of hundreds of migrants both into and out of the country. The two men, aged 52 and 28, were detained in early morning raids in Woodford Green and Bushwood, east London, the National Crime Agency (NCA)…