Forced labor common North Korean practice, illegal for U.S. imports. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has detained products imported by Chinese sports clothing company Li-Ning under…
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Border Patrol Reports Smugglers Recruiting Minors
Social media used by criminal organizations to reach teen drivers. U.S. Border Patrol has revealed that Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCO) are using social media to recruit juvenile drivers…
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Coast Guard Continues Search for 39 People
Over-capacity boat suspected of human smuggling. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has opened an investigation after a lone man was rescued from the overturned hull of a…
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President Releases Plan to Address Human Trafficking
The administration is looking for additional methods to stop it at the source. On Friday, the White House released an updated National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking.…
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Government Loses Contact with Third of Migrant Children
A big gap exists in efforts to help them. Thousands of migrant children released from the custody of the U.S. government cannot be located. Roughly one in three…
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Interior Announces Next Steps for “Not Invisible Act”
The program seeks to decrease sex crimes against Native Americans. The Department of the Interior and Justice Department announced this past week that both agencies would be taking…
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Mexico Moving 12,000 Officials to Border
Focus being placed on activities of cartels. Mexico’s foreign minister said his country has deployed at least 12,000 officials to its northern border with the U.S. to help…
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Justice Department Investigating Rep. Gaetz
Alleges violations under trafficking laws. On Tuesday, Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida announced that he was under investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ). He stated that the…
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President Releases Plan to Combat Human Trafficking
Determined to “eradicate this evil from our cities, suburbs, rural areas and tribal lands.” This week, corresponding with the announcement of the opening of DHS’ Center for Countering…
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DHS Opens Center for Countering Human Trafficking
Investigation unit supports law enforcement to uncover those trapped in forced, exploitive labor. On Tuesday, Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Chad Wolf announced the opening…
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