Criminal Migrants Arrested in the US Rio Grande Valley
US Border Patrol agents arrested three Salvadoran gang members and a Guatemalan previously convicted of sexual abuse. On March 18,
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Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others.
Seven Failed Smuggling Attempts Lead to 106 Arrests
US Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted seven migrant smuggling attempts resulting in 106 arrests. On the
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Human smuggling attempt in a tractor-trailer Intercepted by Laredo Sector Border Patrol Agents
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo North Station intercepted a human smuggling attempt involving a tractor-trailer north of
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Crackdown on human traffickers in France and Romania
The French National Police (Police Nationale), the Romanian Police (Poliția Română) and the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), supported by
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Almost 6.5 Million People Internally Displaced in Ukraine: IOM
Almost 6.48 million people are displaced in Ukraine as a direct result of the war, according to a study by the
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US Border Patrol Arrests Multiple Criminal Migrants and Gang Members
Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector (RGV) agents arrested two previously convicted sex offenders and two gang members. On March
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IOM Warns of Increased Risk of Trafficking in Persons for People Fleeing Ukraine
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is worried about the risk of trafficking in persons as well as sexual exploitation
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U.S. Citizen Arrested Attempting to Smuggle Eight Undocumented Individuals
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents conducting anti-smuggling operations arrested a United States citizen attempting to smuggle eight undocumented individuals on
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US Border Patrol Agents shut down stash house
U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo South Station together with law enforcement partners shut down a stash house
Read moreLaw Enforcement Works Together to Arrest 34 Migrants in the US RGV
US Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents disrupted four human smuggling attempts resulting in 34 arrests. On March
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Frontex deploys its own plane in the Channel
Since the beginning of March, Frontex deploys the Dornier DO328-100 airplane to support France and Belgium in patrolling their coastline.
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123 Haitian Migrants Apprehended in the Florida Keys
CBP Air and Marine Operations, the U.S. Border Patrol, CBP Office of Field Operations, USCG along with federal, state, and
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Crackdown on a criminal network dealing with human trafficking, pimping and blackmail
The members of the OCG had been operating for several years, mainly in Germany and Romania and more recently in
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US Border Patrol Rescue 10 Haitian Migrants Stranded in Desolate Island off Puerto Rico’s West Coast
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) and Border Patrol agents teamed up Tuesday to rescue
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OSCE States need to strengthen anti-trafficking prevention measures amid humanitarian crisis in Ukraine
Unprecedented numbers of people seeking refuge from armed violence in Ukraine are arriving in many OSCE participating States. These people,
Read moreThree Migrant Smuggling Events Interdicted
US Border Patrol (RGV) agents interdicted three migrant smuggling events with the assistance of the Texas Department of Public Safety
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EU POC-Mauritania project “Only together can we face the great challenges posed by international crime”
The Nouakchott ECI, in which the Spanish National Police works jointly with the Mauritanian, achieved in 2020 and 2021 the
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29 foreign nationals hidden in trucks, detected by the Romanian border police
Two Turkish citizens showed up for the border formalities on their way out of the country, both driving trucks registered
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