Tag: Human Trafficking

Law enforcement agents patrol the border fence in Naco, Arizona.

Colombian extradited to US for smuggling illegal immigrants

Anna Giaritelli · May 11, 2018 5:49 pm

FILE- This April 6, 2018, file photo shows a screen shot of the website Backpage.com in Los Angeles. A 1996 law that shields online services from being liable for what their users do would be weakened by a sex-trafficking bill awaiting President Donald Trumpâs signature. The 1996 provision doesnât bar federal criminal prosecutions. A federal indictment unsealed Monday, April 9, accuses the founders of Backpage and five others of facilitating prostitution by running ads for sexual services and hiding their revenues.

The beginning of the end for the online American slave trade

Rep. Mimi Walters, Rep Ann Wagner · April 23, 2018 4:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Reporter wanted to nail Trump with a ‘gotcha’ on human trafficking, instead she stepped on a rake

Becket Adams · April 19, 2018 9:02 pm

Woman ‘dabs’ to celebrate Trump signing anti-online sex trafficking bill: WATCH

Naomi Lim · April 11, 2018 7:30 pm

A notice that appeared on Backpage.com says the website is being seized as part of an enforcement action by the FBI and other agencies.

Founders of Backpage indicted for facilitating prostitution, money laundering

Kelly Cohen · April 9, 2018 9:41 pm

Women’s March Laments Demise of Site Accused of Enabling Sex Trafficking

Jeryl Bier · April 9, 2018 6:31 pm

Trump applauds passage of trafficking bill that chips Internet legal pillar

Steven Nelson · March 21, 2018 10:27 pm

Next week: Get your shutdown clocks ready for another spending deadline

Susan Ferrechio · March 17, 2018 1:00 pm

The owners of Backpage.com, a classified ad website, have made generous contributions to several state Democratic parties. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

The Senate will act soon to stop online child sex traffickers

Tim Head, Kevin Malone · March 12, 2018 5:01 am

Trump administration officials like Acting Director for Immigration and Customs Enforcement Thomas Homan, right, and Customs and Border Protection Acting Deputy Commissioner Ronald Vitiello, left, say that in order to deter illegal immigration, one must go beyond building a border wall and implement a number of additional, nonphysical methods. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Border security experts: The wall isn’t enough, legal loopholes must be closed

Anna Giaritelli · February 5, 2018 5:01 am

The House and Senate versions of the bill each attack the issue of online sex trafficking differently, but aim to shut down websites that facilitate trafficking.
(AP Photo)

Congress’ sex trafficking bills draw outrage from victims groups and privacy advocates

Melissa Quinn · January 16, 2018 5:01 am

"Through President Trump's immigration priorities, we will secure our borders, enforce laws within our country, and create an immigration system that protects the American people. By empowering law enforcement officers to do their jobs and providing them with the resources they need, we can more effectively combat human trafficking," Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen said in a statement. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Kirstjen Nielsen: Trump’s approach to immigration is making bigger impact in US fight against human trafficking

Anna Giaritelli · January 11, 2018 4:23 pm