/tags/human-trafficking Human Trafficking en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Sun, 18 Sep 2022 16:01:29 GMT /politics/2022-09-18/flying-migrants-to-massachusetts-was-political-critics-say-but-was-it-legal Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican who is running for reelection, said the flights from Texas were voluntary. But if migrants were lured, some argue they could now be victims of a crime. Sun, 18 Sep 2022 16:01:29 GMT /politics/2022-09-18/flying-migrants-to-massachusetts-was-political-critics-say-but-was-it-legal Valerie Crowder /crime-justice/2022-03-18/sex-trafficking-allegations-get-senate-hearing-as-committee-dives-deep-into-foster-care-system Was there or wasn’t there sex trafficking at The Refuge, the Bastrop-based residential treatment center? Fri, 18 Mar 2022 17:08:48 GMT /crime-justice/2022-03-18/sex-trafficking-allegations-get-senate-hearing-as-committee-dives-deep-into-foster-care-system Paul Flahive /crime-justice/2022-03-17/state-investigators-find-no-evidence-of-sex-trafficking-at-bastrop-facility A letter to the governor says Texas Rangers found no evidence. A federal judge asked the day before if Rangers were instructed to investigate or disprove. Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:51:54 GMT /crime-justice/2022-03-17/state-investigators-find-no-evidence-of-sex-trafficking-at-bastrop-facility Paul Flahive /texas/2021-03-25/lulac-wants-immigrant-teens-to-get-special-visa-and-be-placed-in-foster-homes LULAC’s request comes after Gov. Greg Abbott said migrant children are being brought to the U.S. by human traffickers or being used as drug mules. Thu, 25 Mar 2021 18:59:02 GMT /texas/2021-03-25/lulac-wants-immigrant-teens-to-get-special-visa-and-be-placed-in-foster-homes Stella M. Chávez /texas/2019-04-09/how-a-survivor-of-sex-trafficking-is-helping-others-like-her-learn-to-thrive From Texas Standard:Human trafficking is more common than some may think, and experts say it can take place in an average neighborhood with people who may� Tue, 09 Apr 2019 17:19:57 GMT /texas/2019-04-09/how-a-survivor-of-sex-trafficking-is-helping-others-like-her-learn-to-thrive Sara Schleede /texas/2019-01-23/texas-lawmakers-and-officials-want-to-combat-human-trafficking-in-all-its-forms From Texas Standard:U.S. Sen. John Cornyn was in Dallas Tuesday for a roundtable discussion on a new federal law targeting human traffickers and� Wed, 23 Jan 2019 18:48:48 GMT /texas/2019-01-23/texas-lawmakers-and-officials-want-to-combat-human-trafficking-in-all-its-forms Kristen Cabrera /texas/2018-11-13/the-refuge-provides-a-circle-of-care-for-human-trafficking-victims From Texas Standard:For a long time, people rescued from a human trafficking situation in Texas were not assured of a place to stay. The state only had 24� Tue, 13 Nov 2018 21:10:21 GMT /texas/2018-11-13/the-refuge-provides-a-circle-of-care-for-human-trafficking-victims Joy Diaz /texas/2018-01-24/an-fbi-raid-in-houston-sheds-light-on-countless-human-trafficking-slaves-hidden-in-plain-sight From Texas Standard.For eight years, in southwest Houston, a brothel operated out of a shabby apartment complex. Locals who knew about it didn’t speak up,� Wed, 24 Jan 2018 19:41:00 GMT /texas/2018-01-24/an-fbi-raid-in-houston-sheds-light-on-countless-human-trafficking-slaves-hidden-in-plain-sight Rhonda Fanning, Michael Marks /texas/2017-11-27/in-texas-growing-awareness-that-human-trafficking-isnt-just-an-international-crime-but-a-local-one From Texas Standard:Warning: this story contains descriptions that are disturbing.Authorities in Mexico this weekend arrested two people they say were� Mon, 27 Nov 2017 19:56:40 GMT /texas/2017-11-27/in-texas-growing-awareness-that-human-trafficking-isnt-just-an-international-crime-but-a-local-one Joy Diaz /texas/2017-01-25/new-study-puts-numbers-on-human-trafficking-in-texas From Texas Standard:Activists gathered on the south steps of the Texas Capitol Wednesday morning to pressure lawmakers to keep fighting human trafficking� Wed, 25 Jan 2017 21:15:00 GMT /texas/2017-01-25/new-study-puts-numbers-on-human-trafficking-in-texas Alexandra Hart