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Merrillville forum discusses strategies to tackle human trafficking
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Merrillville forum discusses strategies to tackle human trafficking

When undocumented clients come into Mayra Rodriguez-Alvarez’s office, they discover quickly why she calls herself “the nosy lawyer.” After becoming interested in human trafficking in 2022, the Hammond immigration attorney made it a mission of hers to determine whether her clients are also being trafficked, she told a room of more than 200 during the…

AG Fitch Leads Human Trafficking Operation on Mississippi Gulf Coast, Trains Two Dozen New Certified Trafficking Investigators – MageeNews.com
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AG Fitch Leads Human Trafficking Operation on Mississippi Gulf Coast, Trains Two Dozen New Certified Trafficking Investigators – MageeNews.com

Please note that this post contains affiliate links and any sales made through such links will reward MageeNews.com a small commission – at no extra cost to you.  (Jackson, Mississippi) Attorney General Lynn Fitch today announced the completion of a four-day human trafficking training for 28 law enforcement officers from across the state. The training included…

Dallas, Houston and San Antonio lead in human trafficking cases in Texas
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Dallas, Houston and San Antonio lead in human trafficking cases in Texas

Human trafficking awareness advocates are reminding the public of signs of human trafficking, after a woman was discovered hiding in a Houston airport for 10 days. DALLAS — Days after the news that a Houston airport staffer helped a girl hiding in a terminal for 10 days, human trafficking awareness advocates are reminding the public…

Human trafficking victim hid in Houston airport bathrooms for 10 days after evading her captors
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Human trafficking victim hid in Houston airport bathrooms for 10 days after evading her captors

Monica Phillips, security and information for Houston Airports, spotted several indicators that led to identifying the victim traveling from Lubbock.  HOUSTON — A veteran aviation worker who is trained on what to look for when it comes to human trafficking spotted several red flags that led to the rescue of a victim at Bush Intercontinental…

Santa Clarita Unit – SCV Human Trafficking Prevention Summit (3 CEU) on September 29
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Santa Clarita Unit – SCV Human Trafficking Prevention Summit (3 CEU) on September 29

This is a hybrid event but CEUs will only be granted for those who attend in person.  Please join the Santa Clarita Valley Human Trafficking Task Force, Santa Clarita NASW, College of the Canyons, Henry Mayo Hospital, Child and Family Center, Zoe, Saving Innocence, and Higher Ground in the SCV Human Trafficking Summit on September…

Trafficking survivor comes out of the shadows to get hotels to curb crime
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Trafficking survivor comes out of the shadows to get hotels to curb crime

The first time Anneke Lucas heard about legislation designed to rescue human trafficking victims in hotels, she couldn’t help but think about how something like that could have helped her as a child. “If I had seen the definition that said I was not a prostitute, that would have made a difference for me,” Lucas…

Indonesian Police uncovers organ trafficking syndicate while investigating a human trafficking case – The Online Citizen Asia
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Indonesian Police uncovers organ trafficking syndicate while investigating a human trafficking case – The Online Citizen Asia

INDONESIA — The recent revelation of a human trafficking case has led the police to uncover an organ trafficking scheme. A syndicate has been sending a number of Indonesian citizens abroad to have their kidneys harvested. The victims have been deprived of adequate medical care. The Minister of Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD,…

LISTEN: Lisbeth Iglesias-Ríos on advocating for migrant farmworkers’ rights
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LISTEN: Lisbeth Iglesias-Ríos on advocating for migrant farmworkers’ rights

Dr. Lisbeth Iglesias-Ríos joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss why we must advocate for better workplace conditions for the people who grow our food.  Iglesias-Ríos, researcher at the University of Michigan and a co-investigator of the Michigan Farmworker Project, also talks about being raised by two strong women, her winding…

Texas migrant deaths: Four more arrested in alleged human trafficking operation that left 53 dead
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Texas migrant deaths: Four more arrested in alleged human trafficking operation that left 53 dead

Four Mexican citizens were arrested in connection with the deaths of 53 migrants found abandoned last year inside a tractor-trailer in the scorching heat in San Antonio, Texas, federal prosecutors said Tuesday, the one-year anniversary of the shocking discovery. The Justice Department said the suspects knew the trailer’s air-conditioning unit was malfunctioning and would not…