Human trafficking

In the thread, the woman explained the person working the front desk at the hotel was "extremely nonchalant" about the situation.

Real progress—a reduction in prevalence of human trafficking—requires that we move upstream to confront the root causes of the problem.

"I shake my head and can't believe those stories," state Attorney General David Yost said. "It happens everywhere."

An internal document showed Facebook employees alerting their bosses of violent behavior from cartels and human trafficking groups.

Reports from intake centers in Wisconsin and the United Arab Emirates said young girls were allegedly forced into marriage to escape the Taliban's takeover.

Data from the Department of Health and Human Services reportedly shows that 4,890 out of 14,600 calls made to migrant children and their sponsors went unanswered between January and May of this year.

"We will be vigilant in finding those who prey upon our most vulnerable, especially our children," Kentucky State Police Commissioner Phillip Burnett Jr. said.

Law enforcement agencies arrested 102 people in connection with human trafficking crimes and rescued 47 victims and sex workers.

"This case highlights how the dream of coming to the United States to begin a new, promising life can become a nightmare," FBI Special Agent Sean Ragan said.

"We will charge gang members who try to exploit our children in order to further their criminal enterprise," said Attorney General Chris Carr.

Police said the people in the apartment did not appear to be severely malnourished or in immediate need of emergency medical care despite the "deplorable conditions" of the apartment.

The victim wandered around South Texas for several days before approaching a person at a gas station who subsequently handed him over to their relatives.

Multiple U.S. allies' efforts in managing human trafficking have declined, according to a State Department report.

The rescue operation took place June 17-26, 2021, in Wichita, Kansas, and the towns of Independence and Kansas City in Missouri, according to Homeland Security.

A man was arrested in Dixon, California after asking a mother, "How much for the little girl?" in reference to her 8-year-old daughter. The state of California implemented new Human Trafficking and Sexual Predator Apprehension Teams earlier this month.

The time for difficult conversations with your children about what potential dangers lurk on the internet needs to happen now, not later.

"We do believe human trafficking has occurred at this establishment," the Harris County D.A. said after the Friday night sting.

I decided that I would visit the border following a speaking event in Phoenix. What I discovered there is far more sinister and dangerous than anything that I could find on cable TV.

The 180 immigrants were just a fraction of the 14,500 to 17,500 people trafficked into the U.S. each year.

Kazakhstan is truly committed to democratization and political reforms, which means we remain a trusted partner for the United States, the European Union and the wider international community.

Criminals who traffic minor girls—like I was—and force them into prostitution—like I was—must be punished. That's why I want to become a lawyer.

Our rescue teams go undercover in red light districts in countries like India, Thailand and Nepal, searching for minor girls. They pretend to be clients; it's extremely dangerous work.

"John Geddert used force, fraud and coercion against the young athletes that came to him for gymnastics training for financial benefit to him," State Attorney General Dana Nessel said before his body was discovered.

Missouri attorney general Eric Schmitt said eight people were rescued from truck stops in St. Joseph. Three people have so far been arrested.

The operation was an attempt to reduce demand for prostitution ahead of the NFL game, which is scheduled to take place on February 7 in Tampa. The men arrested, among them soldiers, teachers and firefighters, were aged between 20 and 62.

According to the Department of Justice, Thuy Tien Luong physically abused her victim by, among other things, "pouring acetone on her head."

Witnesses called police after the distressed and injured woman was spotted standing on a road in Flomaton, Alabama.

Police were alerted to the situation after receiving reports of a man running down the street in his underwear saying he been the victim of a kidnapping.

The U.S. Marshals Service has carried out the largest anti-human trafficking operation in Ohio state history and recovered 109 survivors across the state—45 of whom were children.

A thinly evidenced conspiracy theory alleges a furniture company is using overpriced listings as cover for human trafficking.