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‘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

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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

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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

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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…

DHS and DOJ Announce Historic Guatemalan Human Smuggling Extraditions
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DHS and DOJ Announce Historic Guatemalan Human Smuggling Extraditions

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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security joined the U.S. Department of Justice yesterday to announce the first ever extraditions from Guatemala to the United States on charges of human smuggling resulting in death, and the first Guatemalan human smuggling extraditions to the United States of any kind in nearly five years. This announcement…