The guide makes recommendations to States, so they may protect family unity, prevent separation, and take any necessary measures to ensure the reunification of families who may have been separated in contexts associated with human mobility. Keep Reading
The U.S. Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human Trafficking reported that “sustainable housing is a significant issue in achieving long-term recovery and self-sufficiency for human trafficking survivors.” Keep Reading
The Texas Hotel and Lodging Association (THLA) and Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (BEST) announced that Texas Governor Greg Abbott recently signed House Bill 390 into law. Keep Reading
Nonprofits can easily claim their profile page to show activity and make it easier to connect with donors, other nonprofits, communities, and individuals. Keep Reading
Despite efforts by multilateral institutions and governments around the world, the authors explain that “anti-trafficking efforts are undermined by insufficient authorities, weak enforcement, limited investment, and inadequate data.” Keep Reading
The United States is pioneering new efforts to prevent and respond to all forms of gender-based violence, including conflict-related sexual violence. Keep Reading
The event occurred during the mid-afternoon on June 13, when agents observed a U-Haul moving truck traveling north on the west access road near the 30 mile-marker of I-35. Keep Reading
The operation, led by the Netherlands, involved a wide range of law enforcement authorities including police, immigration and border guards, labour inspectorates and tax authorities. In total, 23 countries took part in the coordinated operational activities. Keep Reading
OPC was initiated in March 2015 by HSI Brasilia in partnership with Brazil’s MJSP Cyber Lab to increase the effectiveness of online child exploitation investigations. Keep Reading
The Strategic Partner of the Year, Lisa Martin of Embrace Communications, is a small business member of GTSC. She was selected because she too saw that COVID-19 would considerably change the way nonprofits do business and that the “in-person” event model would not be sustainable at least for 2020. Keep Reading
USCIS will issue employment authorization and grant deferred action to petitioners in the United States with pending U visa petitions that it determines are bona fide and who merit a favorable exercise of discretion. Keep Reading
An audit by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) has found that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) did not adequately identify and track human trafficking crimes. Keep Reading
The Victim Of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office is terminated. The new program will serve as a more comprehensive and inclusive victim support system offered by ICE that will ensure services are offered to all victims regardless of immigration status of the victim or perpetrator. Keep Reading
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a partnership with the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) to prevent companies associated with smuggling migrants into the United States from securing insurance for their commercial enterprises. Keep Reading
U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on Monday announced a series of steps that the Department of Justice is taking to address the threats posed by both corruption and by transnational human smuggling and trafficking networks. Keep Reading
The criminal network provided migrants back in Vietnam with valid Schengen visas issued on false grounds using invitations provided by various companies controlled by the network in Slovakia. Keep Reading
CBP identified all 11 of the International Labour Organization’s indicators of forced labor during its investigation including physical violence, withholding of wages, and abusive working and living conditions. Keep Reading
An unfortunate reality is that thousands of children are reported missing each year. The FBI works with law enforcement partners, both domestically and internationally, to recover child victims as quickly as possible and help apprehend those responsible for taking them. Keep Reading
Criminals are exploiting advances in technology to drive serious and organized crime, the U.K.’s National Crime Agency (NCA) says in its 2021 National Strategic Assessment (NSA) – with increased online usage leading to a rise in offending. Keep Reading
Xu Zhang, 31, a New York resident, was indicted in September 2019, after conspiring with his girlfriend and co-conspirator, Gao Xing, also a Chinese national, to destroy and conceal records pertinent to a federal grand jury investigation. Keep Reading