Georgia: The Senate unanimously approves the new anti-human trafficking bill. The bill, upon implementation, will toughen up the penalties on offenders and seek to improve outcomes for victims. According to a nonprofit, over 370 children are commercially sexually exploited each month in Georgia.
Florida: Federal officials say that human trafficking is a growing problem. Just last year, three people were arrested charged with forcing Haitian migrant workers into labor for several years in a county in Florida. According to a special agent, human trafficking is the largest crime in the U.S. after narcotics.
Texas: Child trafficking case is increasing in Rio Grande Valley, according to the report. A local child advocate says that last two months, he has seen 50% increase in child trafficking last month. Also, he says 72% of trafficking cases are never reported.
Hawaii: The House Judicial Committee on Tuesday advanced the anti-trafficking bill. The bill was amended to include language establishing labor trafficking as crime. However, both attorney general's office and public defender's office opposed the human trafficking language added to the bill. The attorney general's office argued that existing laws in Hawaii is sufficient to address the crime in Hawaii.
New Mexico: Police and federal agents say that human trafficking is increasing in New Mexico. A police suspects that the increase may be caused by the thriving internet sex industry. Another federal agent also said that human trafficking has recently jumped in border states like New Mexico.
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Vietnam: Four people were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison for trafficking women to China. They were convicted of selling 14 women to a ring headed by a Vietnamese woman living in China. According to a report, the women were forced to marry Chinese men.
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