Homeland Security

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a federal executive department that is responsible for protecting the country from terrorism and other threats to national security. The DHS was established in 2002 in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The DHS is headed by the secretary of homeland security, who is appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate.

DHS is composed of a number of different agencies, including the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The DHS is responsible for a wide range of activities, including border security, disaster response, and cyber security.

Fake license plate with vulgar Spanish slur leads Waco police to alleged human trafficker
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Fake license plate with vulgar Spanish slur leads Waco police to alleged human trafficker

WACO, Texas (KWTX) – Police arrested Bertin Lopez-Jimenez, 17, charged with four second-degree felony counts of smuggling of persons, after officers received information about suspicious activity in a south Waco neighborhood and later spotted a Chevrolet pickup with defective headlights, and a fake license plate with a sexual slur in Spanish, according to a court…

HSI Norfolk investigation results in indictments for 4 in connection with labor trafficking … – ICE
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HSI Norfolk investigation results in indictments for 4 in connection with labor trafficking … – ICE

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — An investigation led by Homeland Security Investigations Norfolk, commonly called HSI Norfolk, and the Hampton Roads Human Trafficking Task Force has resulted in four individuals being indicted on 33 charges, including human trafficking of individuals from Central America, benefiting from forced labor, money laundering and harboring undocumented noncitizens. According to the…

Readout of Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas Trip to Bogotá, Colombia | Homeland Security
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Readout of Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas Trip to Bogotá, Colombia | Homeland Security

BOGOTA – Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas visited Colombia’s capital Bogotá from December 8th through 10th to meet with senior government counterparts and build on the momentum started at the Summit of the Americas in June where the United States led efforts for a hemispheric approach to reducing irregular migration, and 20 countries…

Man from Midlothian among 4 charged in federal human trafficking, forced labor case in Williamsburg
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Man from Midlothian among 4 charged in federal human trafficking, forced labor case in Williamsburg

By Kim O’Brien Root | Daily Press Four people, including a man from Midlothian, have been charged in connection with human trafficking at a commercial laundry business. A 33-count indictment was unsealed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Norfolk. According to a news release, George William Evans, 68, of Midlothian and Ana Patricia Landaverde, 47,…

Baltimore Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking at Least Three Women
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Baltimore Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Sex Trafficking at Least Three Women

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III today sentenced Ryan Odell Oliver, a/k/a “Dre,” “Fame,” and “Foreign,” age 40, of Baltimore, Maryland, to 15 years in federal prison, followed by 15 years of supervised release, for sex trafficking at least three victims. The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the…

Grand jury indicts former deportation officer with federal crimes related to sexually assaulting immigrant victims
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Grand jury indicts former deportation officer with federal crimes related to sexually assaulting immigrant victims

CINCINNATI – Federal agents arrested a former ICE deportation officer Wednesday evening on federal charges claiming he abused his position to coerce sex from victims under his supervision in the Alternatives to Detention (ATD) program. Andrew Golobic, 51, of Cincinnati and Mason, Ohio, is scheduled to appear in federal court at 1:30pm today in Cincinnati….

Four Charged in Connection with Labor Trafficking, Forced Labor, and Immigration Offenses at Williamsburg Laundry Facility
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Four Charged in Connection with Labor Trafficking, Forced Labor, and Immigration Offenses at Williamsburg Laundry Facility

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A 33-count indictment was unsealed today charging four people with joining together to defraud and commit offenses against the United States, including human trafficking of individuals from Central America, benefiting from forced labor, money laundering, and various other immigration-related offenses, such as harboring undocumented non-citizens. According to allegations in the indictment,…

Her work to fight human trafficking makes her Sherman Hospital’s nurse of the year
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Her work to fight human trafficking makes her Sherman Hospital’s nurse of the year

A woman trying to raise awareness about the issue of human trafficking has been named Advocate Sherman Hospital’s 2022 Nurse of the Year. Jerilyn Damiani of Hoffman Estates has worked at Sherman for two years, starting in the emergency department before becoming a recovery nurse in the post-anesthesia care unit. She was surprised by supervisors…

How Trump’s human trafficking efforts failed immigrant survivors
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How Trump’s human trafficking efforts failed immigrant survivors

Former President Donald Trump has made human trafficking central to his platform, pledging to mobilize the full force of the U.S. government to fight this “epidemic,” a hard line he recently reiterated in a speech in Ohio. Drawing on longstanding bipartisan support for anti-trafficking protection, Trump passed legislation to strengthen legal protections for survivors and increase funding for anti-trafficking efforts,…

GOP urges Congress to investigate whistleblower claims of child trafficking under Biden
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GOP urges Congress to investigate whistleblower claims of child trafficking under Biden

Editor’s note: we do not support any political party. This information is posted here for your reference as it represents the messaging being broadcast across American media. In response to a video released in late November by Project Veritas, three US Senators penned a letter to Sen. Gary Peters, chairman of the Senate Committee on…