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Federal Government Launches Operation to Find Missing Foster Children, 13 Recovered

The operation builds on ‘Project Hope,’ a similar initiative launched during President Donald Trump’s first term.

May 20, 2026BY Aldgra Fredly

Man Charged After 42 Illegal Immigrants Found Hidden Inside Truck at US-Mexico Border

Thirteen of those found in the truck face immigration charges, while the remainder are expected to be immediately ...

May 20, 2026BY Chris Summers

42 Arrested in California Child Exploitation Operation: Officials

The arrests were made during a yearlong investigation dubbed ‘Operation Volcano’ in California’s Riverside County.

May 12, 2026BY Jack Phillips

Iranian National Charged in Alleged Human Smuggling Scheme to US

Prosecutors say the defendant, arrested in Colombia at U.S. request, ran an 18-month operation moving individuals through Latin ...

April 24, 2026BY Savannah Hulsey Pointer

DOJ Charges 2 Chinese Nationals Who Allegedly Ran Overseas Scam Centers Targeting Americans

Officials say crypto fraud, cyberscams, and human trafficking are being committed on an 'industrial' scale and costing Americans ...

April 23, 2026BY Michael Clements

Melania Trump Applauds First Conviction Under ‘Take It Down Act’ for Online Sexual Abuse Materials

The Take It Down Act prohibits non-consensual online publication of intimate visual depictions and AI forgeries.

April 8, 2026BY Jacki Thrapp

Dozens of Missing Children Located in California Operation, US Marshals Say

Some of the children were abused or trafficked, officials add.

March 13, 2026BY Jack Phillips

89 Arrested in Florida Human Trafficking Operation, Sheriff’s Office Says

Several minors were also recovered in the operation, officials say.

March 6, 2026BY Jack Phillips

House Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Human Trafficking

Rep. Tim Walberg said the bill would provide the Department of Labor’s employees with 'tools and knowledge needed ...

March 4, 2026BY Frank Fang

Lawmakers Grapple With Tight Timeline for DHS Funding Deal

The current stopgap funding for the Department of Homeland Security lasts until Feb. 13.

February 4, 2026BY Nathan Worcester

Protesters Clash with Federal Agents, Conservative Influencers Outside ICE Facility in Minnesota

Conservative influencers Nick Sortor and Cam Higby were involved in a clash with demonstrators.

January 11, 2026BY Nathan Worcester and Jacki Thrapp

US Indicts Over 70 Tren de Aragua Members in Nationwide Crackdown

Charges against the cartel members included murder, robbery, extortion, kidnapping, money laundering, and drug trafficking.

December 18, 2025BY Jill McLaughlin

30,000 Missing Illegal Immigrant Children Located: Tom Homan

Under this administration there is ‘less fentanyl killing Americans, less sex trafficking of women and children,’ border czar ...

November 19, 2025BY Naveen Athrappully

3 Arrested at Chicago-Area ICE Facility

Democratic Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth also sought to access Broadview’s ICE processing center on Friday.

October 10, 2025BY Nathan Worcester

China Still Among Worst Human Trafficking Offenders, US Says

The U.S. State Department has identified China as one of the countries engaged in state-sponsored human trafficking, for ...

October 1, 2025BY Dorothy Li

Voice of Courage Award Honors Champions Fighting Human Trafficking and Persecution

The event took place at Liberty Science Center and was co-hosted by Voices Against Trafficking and IMAG Media.

September 30, 2025BY Daksha Devnani

Financier Howard Rubin Arrested on Federal Sex Trafficking Charges, DOJ Says

Rubin was arrested this morning in Fairfield, Connecticut, and will be arraigned Friday, officials said.

September 26, 2025BY Jack Phillips

Trump Warns Venezuelan Aircraft Will Be Shot Down If They Put US in ‘Dangerous Position’

'If they do put us in a dangerous position, they'll be shot down,' President Donald Trump said on ...

September 6, 2025BY T.J. Muscaro

Noem Says DHS Sending ICE Resources to Chicago for Immigration Enforcement

President Trump previously deployed National Guardsmen to Los Angeles for enforcement operations.

August 31, 2025BY Jacob Burg

Justice Department Releases Interviews With Epstein Associate Ghislaine Maxwell

At one point, Maxwell denied that President Donald Trump engaged in any wrongdoing in connection to Jeffrey Epstein.

August 22, 2025BY Jack Phillips

Arkansas Massage Parlor Owner Charged for Trafficking Chinese Women

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said that human trafficking to the United States is part of communist China’s ...

August 18, 2025BY Frank Fang

On World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, Noem Announces Strong Measures Against Criminal Networks

'The brave men and women of DHS are the best in the world at going after traffickers,' said ...

August 1, 2025BY Alicia Márquez

California Gov. Newsom Signs Teen Sex Solicitation Bill Into Law

The new law goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2026.

August 1, 2025BY Kimberly Hayek

72 Arrested, 29 Human Trafficking Victims Rescued Across Mississippi: Officials

The effort, dubbed 'Operation Guardian Force,' took place between July 14 and July 29, the state attorney general's ...

August 1, 2025BY Jack Phillips

Ghislaine Maxwell Asks Supreme Court to Toss Her Sex-Trafficking Convictions

Maxwell argues a non-prosecution agreement Jeffrey Epstein signed in 2007 should have blocked her prosecution.

July 29, 2025BY Matthew Vadum

US Marshals Operation Locates 60 ‘Critically Missing’ Children in Florida

Eight people were arrested on a number of charges, including human trafficking, in 'Operation Dragon Eye.'

June 24, 2025BY Jack Phillips

Abrego Garcia Pleads Not Guilty to Human Trafficking Charges

Abrego Garcia was returned from El Salvador's CECOT mega prison last week and is charged with conspiracy to ...

June 13, 2025BY T.J. Muscaro