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Human Trafficking

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HSI Tucson Case Sends Sex Offender to Prison for 40 Years

TUCSON, Ariz. — A convicted sex offender was sentenced Aug. 14 to 40 years in prison followed by lifetime supervised release for his involvement in sex trafficking in Arizona. HSI led the investigation with assistance from the Tucson Police Department.

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HSI Arrests Teacher, Seeks Public's Help to Identify Victims

NEW ORLEANS — Special agents with HSI are seeking the public’s help to identify possible victims in an ongoing child sexual exploitation investigation involving a New Orleans man who worked as a schoolteacher.

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HSI Newark Investigation Garners Sentencing of New Jersey Man for Illicit Sexual Conduct Abroad

NEWARK, N.J. — An investigation by HSI Newark resulted in a 12-year sentence for a New Jersey man for illicit sexual conduct abroad, including production of child sexual abuse material.

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Houston Man Sentenced to More Than 31 Years for Trafficking Minor for Commercial Sex

HOUSTON — A Houston man was sentenced to more than 31 years in prison for trafficking a 16-year-old girl for commercial sex following a multiagency Human Trafficking Rescue Alliance investigation conducted by HSI and law enforcement partners.

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Continued Presence Information Guide

This information sheet provides guidance for a temporary immigration designation provided to individuals identified by law enforcement as victims of a "severe form of trafficking persons" who may be potential witnesses in an investigation or who have filed civil actions against their traffickers.

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HSI Casa Grande, Border Patrol Case Results in Human Smuggling Coordinator Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — A Phoenix man was sentenced July 16 by a U.S. district judge to 72 months in prison followed by five years of supervised released for his role in human smuggling.

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HSI Casa Grande, Border Patrol Case Results in Human Smuggling Coordinator Sent to Prison

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. — A Utah man was sentenced Aug. 8 to 10 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his involvement as a human smuggling coordinator.

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HSI Sells Case Results in Phoenix Man Charged for Role as Recruiter and Coordinator of Human Smugglers

SELLS, Ariz. — A Surprise area man was arrested July 23 following his role in recruiting a driver and coordinating the transportation of two undocumented noncitizens in March 2024, one of whom suffered fatal injuries.

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HSI El Paso, Border Patrol Agents Arrest 13 Migrants, 1 Smuggler in Central El Paso Airbnb House

EL PASO, Texas — On Aug. 8, for the second time in a week, HSI El Paso special agents arrested undocumented noncitizens found inside a stash house.

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HSI El Paso Special Agents Discover 56 Migrants in West El Paso Stash House

EL PASO, Texas — HSI El Paso special agents assigned to the Border Enforcement Security Task Force Aug. 6 arrested 56 undocumented noncitizens in a stash house in West El Paso.