Visitors flock to Southern California for its beaches and sunshine, but there’s a darker side to Orange County’s tourism industry that law officials are working to combat: human trafficking. Orange County has become a destination location for human trafficking victims, officials from the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force said during an April 6 press conference in…
Orange County Tackles Its Human Trafficking Hotbed
April 7, 2021
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Texas Family Of Four Charged In Alleged Sex Trafficking Ring At Houston Bar
A Texas family has been charged with sex trafficking and conspiracy to do so, the Department Of Justice (DOJ) announced April 1. Maria Botello, 54, her son, Edgar Botello, 28, her nephew, Arian Botello, 23 and her daughter, Yudy Lucatero, 31, from Houston allegedly coerced waitresses working at the Houston bar Puerto Alegre to engage in commercial sex…
Mexican Man Charged With Smuggling That Led to Deadly California Crash That Killed 13
March 30, 2021
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A Mexican man has been charged with human smuggling that led to the deaths of 13 Mexican and Guatemalan people in a car crash near Holtville, California, earlier this month. Jose Cruz Noguez of Mexicali, Mexico, was charged in federal court on Tuesday with coordinating the smuggling event on March 2 that resulted in a mass casualty crash…
21 Missing Children Found, 7 Kids Recovered by US Marshals in 9 States
The U.S. Marshals Service in Iowa announced that 21 children were found and seven children were recovered as part of Operation Homecoming. According to the federal law enforcement agency, the children were between the ages of 4 and 17, and are “some of the most at-risk and challenging recovery cases in the area, based on…
21 Missing Children Found, 7 Recovered by US Marshals in 9 States
The U.S. Marshals Service in Iowa announced that 21 children were found and seven children were recovered as part of Operation Homecoming. According to the federal law enforcement agency, the children were between the ages of 4 and 17, and are “some of the most at-risk and challenging recovery cases in the area, based on…
21 Missing Children Located, 7 Recovered by US Marshals in 9 States
The U.S. Marshals Service in Iowa announced that 21 missing children were located and seven children were recovered as part of Operation Homecoming. According to the federal law enforcement agency, the children were between the ages of 4 and 17, and are “some of the most at-risk and challenging recovery cases in the area, based…
The Human Crisis at the US Southern Border
Commentary The surge of migrants at the U.S. southern border has dramatically increased in recent months. According to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas, “We are on pace to encounter more individuals on the southwest border than we have in the last 20 years.” In February, changes in U.S. border policy and…
New Arizona State Law Provides Civil Remedies for Human Trafficking Victims
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Tuesday signed into law a bill that would provide civil remedies for victims of human trafficking.
Texas Governor Says Biden’s Border Policies ‘Emboldening’ Human Traffickers
March 24, 2021
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday asserted that recent decisions made by the Biden administration on the U.S-Mexico border are emboldening human traffickers to “ramp up their criminal operations.” In a letter (pdf) to the White House on Tuesday, the governor called on President Joe Biden’s administration to investigate every unaccompanied minor crossing the U.S.-Mexico…
Mexican Drug Cartels Use Children as Decoys to Smuggle Criminals Into US, Texas Sheriff Says
March 22, 2021
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Mexican drug cartels are taking advantage of the Biden administration’s border policies to use children as decoys to smuggle their members into the United States, according to a sheriff from Texas. Hidalgo County Sheriff J.E. Guerra, who is on the front line of the ongoing surge in illegal crossings on the U.S.-Mexico border, told The New…
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