Human trafficking

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"This is a tragic situation in our nation where we have serious crimes occurring," said Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller.

Senate Bill 1042 aimed to change California law to include human trafficking in the list of crimes that are classed as "violent" and "serious."

We can save countless people from suffering. What could be more meaningful than that?

Dozens of people were arrested for allegedly seeking or offering prostitution and one arrest was made of a human trafficker in "Operation March Sadness 2."

As millions of people continue to flee Ukraine, concerns are growing over how to protect the most vulnerable refugees.

There are concerns that men are approaching Ukrainian women with offers of aid that could lead to the victims being sexually abused or forced into prostitution.

Six people have been detained, and eight lower-level Communist Party officials have been fired, with the incident under investigation.

The 16-year-old was killed by a gunshot wound to her neck and was found dead alongside a Los Angeles freeway January 8.

The Coast Guard reported that 39 people are believed missing after the boat capsized due to weather on Saturday night.

Officers noted at the scene, according to the BBC, that the "site the family dog had to sleep in was in a far better state."

"They are literally describing this child like you would see an ad for a dog at a shelter," the TikToker said in the video.

The body of Kamarie Holland was found in an abandoned house in Phenix City, Alabama, earlier this month.

Prosecutors said that Hershel Ratliff groomed teenagers to "engage in various sex acts with him and his friends for money, alcohol, or drugs."

Three of the people facing charges were identified as fugitives more than two weeks after the indictment was released.

The girl had been living with the man since August 2020 after her 34-year-old father allegedly sold her to him.

The Justice, Homeland Security, and Interior Departments will work to grow participation in Amber Alert programs and training programs for federal agents.

Officials said the operation sought to "disrupt human trafficking," and used internet ads to arrange the meetings between undercover detectives and suspects.

The majority of online recruitment in active sex trafficking cases last year took place on Facebook, according to the Human Trafficking Institute, with perpetrators using strategies like fake identities or phony job listings to identify and recruit vulnerable users.

Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister also announced that four women and a teenager were rescued "from the perils of human trafficking."

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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.