The individuals are known members of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion. The Treasury Department sanctioned nine members of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación, a relatively new but powerful…
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DHS Adds Chinese Textile Companies to Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention List
New enforcement expands efforts to address forced labor and genocide in Xinjiang. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently added several textile companies based in the People’s…
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DHS Deports Chinese Nationals in Second Charter Flight This Year
The last deportation flight to China before 2024 was in 2018. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) deported a group of Chinese nationals last week on its second…
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Federal Roundtable Seeks to Improve Coverage of Missing Indigenous Peoples
Interior and Justice Departments convened with Tribal leaders, survivors, and media to address reporting on missing or murdered Indigenous peoples and human trafficking. The Departments of the Interior…
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Customs and Border Patrol Expands Electronic Asylum Applications in Mexico
The CBP One app launched in 2020 for the scheduling of asylum request appointments. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) recently expanded the availability of its mobile asylum filing…
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DOJ Announces Dismantling of Guatemala Human Smuggling Network
The attorney general speaks about the Guatemalan law enforcement arrest of six individuals. The Department of Justice recently announced that six Guatemalan human smugglers were arrested by Guatemalan…
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DHS Inspector General Reports Nearly 300,00 Migrant Children Missing in U.S.
House speaker calls ICE’s inability to locate hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied minors “one of the biggest scandals in American history.” The Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General…
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DHS Offers Human Trafficking Recognition Course for Lyft Drivers
The first-of-its-kind tutorial is available within Lyft’s driver-only app. The Department of Homeland Security announced a collaboration with Lyft driving services, launching a tutorial program within Lyft’s driver-only…
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Treasury Designates Tren de Aragua as Transnational Criminal Organization
Venezuelan prison gang expands operations across Western Hemisphere. The Department of the Treasury has designated the Venezuela-based gang Tren de Aragua as a transnational criminal organization. The group…
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Treasury Department Sanctions Tijuana-Based Human Smuggling Organization
The Abdul Karim Conteh group was sanctioned for violating U.S. immigration law. The Department of the Treasury sanctioned the Abdul Karim Conteh Human Smuggling Organization (Karim HSO) this…
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