Codenamed Theseus, the operation saw 3,000 officers from immigration, justice and specialized units dispatched to hotspots including border points, train and bus stations and entertainment districts. From there, they monitored 1,500 flights, carried out 2.5 million passenger checks and 54,000 vehicle checks. Keep Reading
The criminal network is suspected of having facilitated the transportation of around 10,000 Afghan, Iranian, Iraqi-Kurdish and Syrian migrants from the French areas of Le Mans and Poitiers to the United Kingdom. Keep Reading
In fiscal year 2019, HSI arrested 2,197 individuals in connection with human trafficking and identified more than 400 trafficking victims, with the majority of arrests in Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta, Charlotte, and Phoenix. Keep Reading
“Educating our first responders about human trafficking is a shared responsibility, and FLETC is committed to doing its part,” said FLETC Director Thomas J. Walters. Keep Reading
Just miles from where this year’s Super Bowl is set to take place at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., the feds are already in town to train Miami International Airport officials on how to spot human trafficking victims. Keep Reading
“By identifying suspicious activity and reporting it to law enforcement, convenience store and gas station employees can help law enforcement fight human trafficking,” said Attorney General Kaul. Keep Reading
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the El Centro Sector stopped a dangerous human smuggling attempt near the American Canal on January 15. Keep Reading
The number of irregular border crossings detected on the European Union’s external borders last year fell to the lowest level since 2013 due to a drop in people reaching European shores via the Central and Western Mediterranean routes. Keep Reading
In 2018, the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline was contacted 41,088 times and reported 10,949 cases of human trafficking, a number that has grown each year. Keep Reading
The British Royal Gibraltar Police and the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) supported by Europol, have dismantled an organized criminal group smuggling migrants from Morocco to Europe. Keep Reading