human trafficking

Texas Makes Human Trafficking a First-Degree Felony

Effective September 1, those engaged in human trafficking in Texas will face up to 99 years in prison if convicted. Earlier this month, Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 2306 and SB 1212 into law, making human trafficking a first-degree felony and denying parole to those convicted in some circumstances.

Texas Increases Penalties for Human Smuggling (Office of Texas Governor and Getty Images)

Indian Illegal Alien Sex, Labor, Drug Trafficking Ring Busted by Feds in Nebraska

Federal authorities in Nebraska carried out a series of raids, leading to the arrest of a group of Indian nationals who were allegedly engaged in an elaborate scheme involving sex, labor, and drug trafficking. In addition to multiple businesses owned by the suspected traffickers in Nebraska, the scheme also involved companies in Georgia and Texas.

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China Warns Its Lonely Men Against ‘Buying a Foreign Wife’

The Chinese government issued a warning, the state-run Global Times reported on Monday, to its male citizens in Bangladesh discouraging the use of local matchmaking services or acceptance of offers to “buy” a wife — a growing threat to social stability as the nation’s marriage rate plummets and gender disparity skyrockets.

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