/tags/human-trafficking human trafficking en-US Copyright Fri, 07 Mar 2025 15:15:01 GMT /news/2025-03-07/tarrant-law-enforcement-joins-forces-with-advocates-faith-groups-to-fight-human-trafficking Kendall Reed spends a majority of her day-to-day life on college campuses or churches, talking with students and congregants about sexual assault, abuse and how to reach out to her organization for help. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 15:15:01 GMT /news/2025-03-07/tarrant-law-enforcement-joins-forces-with-advocates-faith-groups-to-fight-human-trafficking Marissa Greene | Fort Worth Report /texas-news/2025-02-20/trump-administration-orders-lawyers-for-vulnerable-unaccompanied-minors-to-stop-their-work The Tuesday order affects tens of thousands of children, some with no family and no legal status. Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:41:24 GMT /texas-news/2025-02-20/trump-administration-orders-lawyers-for-vulnerable-unaccompanied-minors-to-stop-their-work Paul Flahive /news/2024-12-11/mercy-culture-gets-greenlight-from-fort-worth-council-to-build-human-trafficking-shelter Political divisions and concerns over a legal battle punctuated heated debate over whether the church could build housing for trafficking survivors. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:54:49 GMT /news/2024-12-11/mercy-culture-gets-greenlight-from-fort-worth-council-to-build-human-trafficking-shelter Marissa Greene | Fort Worth Report /news/2024-11-14/mercy-cultures-human-trafficking-shelter-heads-to-crucial-council-vote-after-zoning-denial A year after she and her husband, Landon Schott, launched Mercy Culture Church in April 2019, the Fort Worth pastor started a nonprofit called The Justice Reform with the goal of ending sex trafficking in the region. Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:10:42 GMT /news/2024-11-14/mercy-cultures-human-trafficking-shelter-heads-to-crucial-council-vote-after-zoning-denial Marissa Greene | Fort Worth Report /texas-news/2024-08-29/federal-and-state-law-enforcement-make-multiple-arrests-in-west-texas-gang-sweep Nearly two dozen members of the Chuco Tango gang were arrested on Thursday in connection with the smuggling and distribution of methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl across West Texas and New Mexico. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 00:05:55 GMT /texas-news/2024-08-29/federal-and-state-law-enforcement-make-multiple-arrests-in-west-texas-gang-sweep Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom /news/2023-08-24/denton-county-leaders-debunk-child-sex-trafficking-misconceptions Denton County law enforcement and victims’ advocates met with their peers and the public Tuesday to debunk common misconceptions about local child sex trafficking. Thu, 24 Aug 2023 13:55:13 GMT /news/2023-08-24/denton-county-leaders-debunk-child-sex-trafficking-misconceptions Brooke Colombo | Denton Record-Chronicle /texas-news/2023-04-02/investigation-into-deadly-train-car-human-smuggling-case-leads-to-one-arrest Authorities found two migrants dead near Knippa last week. A Honduran national admitted to being the guide that led nearly a dozen people onto the train. Mon, 03 Apr 2023 01:03:46 GMT /texas-news/2023-04-02/investigation-into-deadly-train-car-human-smuggling-case-leads-to-one-arrest Joey Palacios /news/2020-12-04/nearly-30-found-in-texas-human-smuggling-operation More than two dozen people who police in Texas believe were being held as a part of a possible human smuggling operation have been removed from a house in Houston. Fri, 04 Dec 2020 21:00:28 GMT /news/2020-12-04/nearly-30-found-in-texas-human-smuggling-operation Associated Press /government/2019-01-23/new-law-focused-on-fight-against-modern-day-slavery Texas ranks second in the nation for human trafficking cases, and Texas Sen. John Cornyn was in Dallas Tuesday to highlight a new federal law he co-wrote… Wed, 23 Jan 2019 15:54:42 GMT /government/2019-01-23/new-law-focused-on-fight-against-modern-day-slavery Christopher Connelly /2018-12-28/human-trafficking-in-texas-sex-slavery-in-our-own-backyard Sex trafficking is the business of forcing victims to provide sex for profit. The traffickers are as skilled at evading the law as they are at finding... Fri, 28 Dec 2018 20:54:26 GMT /2018-12-28/human-trafficking-in-texas-sex-slavery-in-our-own-backyard David Martin Davies