Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is a law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It is responsible for enforcing federal laws related to border control, customs, trade, and immigration. This includes investigating and prosecuting individuals and organizations involved in illegal immigration, human trafficking, and other crimes related to the illegal movement of people and goods across national borders. ICE also plays a role in the detention and removal of individuals who are in the country illegally, and in providing support and assistance to other law enforcement agencies.

 

 

Texas and Louisiana’s First Spouses’ Global Human Trafficking Summit – 10.14.21
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Texas and Louisiana’s First Spouses’ Global Human Trafficking Summit – 10.14.21

First Lady of Texas Cecilia Abbott and First Lady of Louisiana Donna Edwards have partnered in the past year to educate other first spouses along with key stakeholders across the country on anti-human trafficking efforts and resources they can bring back to their own states. The latest educational summit in October 2021 was hosted by the Texas Governor’s Child Sex Trafficking…

‘Hold them accountable’ | 10 people arrested in human trafficking operation on ‘Bissonnet Track,’ officials say
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‘Hold them accountable’ | 10 people arrested in human trafficking operation on ‘Bissonnet Track,’ officials say

Officials said nine of the twelve victims found were minors. HOUSTON — Ten people were arrested in a multi-agency operation targeting human trafficking on Houston’s infamous Bissonnet Track, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Friday evening. The operation was focused on the sex trafficking of minors. ICE said four documented gang members and six…

FBI, Homeland Security discuss efforts to fight human trafficking
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FBI, Homeland Security discuss efforts to fight human trafficking

Human sex trafficking isn’t what most people think it is, according to FBI Special Agent Taylor Dervish. Dervish, who is assigned to the Atlanta Violent Crimes Against Children Task Force Program, spoke Tuesday to a joint meeting of the Carpet Capital Rotary Club and the Rotary Club of Dalton. “The task force is the largest in…

In Minnesota, a New Model Challenges the Widespread Mistreatment of Construction Workers
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In Minnesota, a New Model Challenges the Widespread Mistreatment of Construction Workers

The campaign’s roots go back to 2016, when the worker’s center, Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en La Lucha (CTUL), worked with SEIU, the nation’s second largest union, to organize 600 Target and Macy’s janitors in the Twin Cities, says Burt Johnson, general counsel for the North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters.  He was impressed…

Understanding and Pursuing Labor Trafficking Cases Collaboratively – MDPI
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Understanding and Pursuing Labor Trafficking Cases Collaboratively – MDPI

1. Introduction The Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) was introduced in 2000, defining sex and labor trafficking and creating criminal statutes to facilitate investigations, prosecutions, and provide victim services in the United States [1]. Despite the TVPA, most local law enforcement agencies required years to begin investigating street level prostitution and residential brothels as potential…

Fighting human trafficking and battling Biden’s open border
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Fighting human trafficking and battling Biden’s open border

OPINION: Human trafficking is a global business generating $150 billion in illegal profits. It encompasses forced labor, sex trafficking, organ trafficking and more. President Biden has professed a commitment to fight this multifaceted criminal enterprise, yet his immigration policies have only exacerbated the problem. Human trafficking increased massively in the last fiscal year. Arrests rose…

Mexican Nationals Charged with Operating Lucrative Illegal Alien Trafficking Scheme
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Mexican Nationals Charged with Operating Lucrative Illegal Alien Trafficking Scheme

Editor’s note: Food for thought. We included this article to demonstrate how the term “illegal alien” can be used to manipulate public opinion, specifically surrounding human trafficking. The correct, legal, term is “undocumented person.” Do you think the article would still get the point across if it said undocumented person? Would the headline still have…

Tarrant County 5 Stones January 2023 Meeting
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Tarrant County 5 Stones January 2023 Meeting

Here is our recorded meeting link and chat notes for our 5 Stones January 2023 meeting! Our 5 Stones meeting this January consisted of some law enforcement updates including a special case update by Sgt. White, and a presentation by Sarolyn Morgan, LCSW-S, BCD, with Homeland Security Investigations.  Ms. Morgan discussed the process of survivor recovery and…

Human trafficking is a major problem in New Jersey (L.A. PARKER COLUMN)
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Human trafficking is a major problem in New Jersey (L.A. PARKER COLUMN)

Trenton, we have a sex trafficking and slave problem. In the Summer of 2022, rumors spread through Trenton that young Latina women were being snatched off local streets and pressed into the city’s sex trade business. Lured into houses and expecting a “party”, some girls ended up as the party. While those stories persisted, New…

DHS Helped 765 Human Trafficking Victims in 2022, Made Thousands of Trafficking Arrests
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DHS Helped 765 Human Trafficking Victims in 2022, Made Thousands of Trafficking Arrests

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released the second Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT) Annual Report, outlining the Department’s achievements in combatting human trafficking during the previous fiscal year (FY). As a global leader in the fight against human trafficking, DHS works to end sex trafficking and forced labor through a wide range of…