Human trafficking

U.S. 08/20/20, 15:37

In a speech at Yale on Wednesday, President Trump highlighted the Border Patrol work and the progress in the construction of the fence on the border with Mexico. He also focused much of his speech on attacking Joe Biden for ...

U.S. 08/04/20, 16:30

The Office for Victims of Crime is providing $35 million in Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Human Trafficking is being provided by the Office for Victims of Crime within the Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs to provide housing and services ...

U.S. 07/29/20, 16:52

Expert groups on sexual exploitation of women and children working against human trafficking said that amid the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) Virus pandemic, cases related to this problem have increased. Polaris and International Justice Mission are two of the groups actively ...

U.S. 12/25/19, 17:54

The U.S. Border Patrol rescued 73 illegal aliens, including children, marked like cattle, from inside a truck on the U.S.-Mexico border. Men, women, and children were wearing white T-shirts marked with black letters, the way they are identified by human traffickers, ...

U.S. 09/21/19, 12:22

One hundred and four people involved in human trafficking and illegal sexual conduct with minors were arrested by police in the state of Ohio, the state Attorney General's Office reported Sept. 13. Among those arrested were Christian Gibson, 26, former youth ...

World 06/24/19, 16:33

There are 25 million adults and children suffering from labor and sex trafficking all over the world, including in the United States, according to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The U.S. Department of State (DOS) released their annual Trafficking in Persons ...

U.S. 06/10/19, 17:28

Prosecutors in a case against the leader of Mexico-based megachurch La Luz del Mundo and two followers charged with child rape and human trafficking said they have "significant concerns" the church's followers could harass or intimidate victims and potential witnesses.Naasón ...

U.S. 06/07/19, 13:27

New lawyers for the leader of a Mexico-based megachurch charged with human trafficking and child rape say remarks by California's attorney general may have tainted a potential jury.Attorneys Ken Rosenfeld and Allen Sawyer say La Luz del Mundo leader Naasón ...

U.S. 06/06/19, 21:27

The Latest on the arrest of the leader of Mexico-based megachurch La Luz del Mundo (all times local):7:25 p.m.Worshippers at an East Los Angeles affiliate of Mexico-based megachurch La Luz del Mundo say they believe their leader is innocent of ...

U.S. 06/04/19, 23:54

The leader and self-proclaimed apostle of La Luz del Mundo, a Mexico-based church with branches in the U.S. that claims over 1 million followers, has been charged with human trafficking and child rape, California officials announced Tuesday.Joaquín García and a ...

U.S. 05/26/19, 11:55

Laws cracking down on human trafficking are on the books in all 50 states, but convictions are notoriously elusive, and state prosecutors haven't come close to matching the success their federal counterparts have had in winning cases.States need to add ...

World 05/22/19, 02:23

Police in western Germany are raiding premises linked to an Iraqi gang suspected of involvement in human trafficking, drug dealing, illegal arms trade and forging identity papers.Essen police said hundreds of police officers were involved in the raids that began ...

America 05/16/19, 00:01

By day, Peruvian police and soldiers search for and destroy equipment used by illegal gold miners in a part of the Amazon rainforest where mining has transformed once-dense foliage into a desert pocked with dead trees and toxic pools. As ...

U.S. 04/26/19, 11:30

Yadvinder Bhamba will spend five years in prison after pleading guilty

Sports 04/23/19, 12:05

The Latest on the prostitution case against New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft (all times local):1:05 p.m.A Florida judge has ordered that a video police say shows New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft paying for sex not be publicly released ...

Asia & Pacific 04/13/19, 21:30

A TV station ambush report reveals what it says are human traffickers caught in the act of arranging marriages between Chinese men and Pakistani women

Politics 04/10/19, 13:35

The Latest on President Donald Trump's trip to Texas on Wednesday (all times local): 2:30 p.m. President Donald Trump is turning a roundtable with supporters in San Antonio, Texas, into a forum for venting about illegal immigration, human trafficking and safety concerns ...

Europe 04/05/19, 06:01

Pope Francis is dedicating this year's Good Friday meditations to victims of human trafficking.The Vatican said Friday that Francis had asked an Italian nun who rescues migrant women forced to work as prostitutes to compose the meditations. They will be ...

U.S. 03/30/19, 09:19

When Florida authorities shut down 10 massage spas last month and arrested hundreds of men for buying sex, they broke a longstanding pattern of meting out minor charges and punishment for owners, letting patrons off scot-free and turning a mostly ...

Sports 03/28/19, 15:36

Attorneys for New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft want a Florida judge to block prosecutors from using secretly taken video that police say shows him engaging in paid sex acts with female massage parlor employees.In court documents filed Thursday, Kraft's ...