human trafficking
noun
: organized criminal activity in which human beings are treated as possessions to be controlled and exploited (as by being forced into sex work or involuntary labor)
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In addition to the allegations of abuse and gang membership, Abrego Garcia is also suspected of participating in human trafficking.
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Along with that case closing with the help of undercover FBI agent Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon), drug smuggling, human trafficking and corruption among the border patrol is brought to heel by tribal police sergeant Bernadette Manuelito (Jessica Matten).
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2025
The gang has engaged in criminal activities including human trafficking, extortion, kidnapping, money laundering and drug smuggling, according to the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
The offices that focus on refugees, religious freedom and combatting human trafficking are moved under the Office of the Coordinator of Foreign Assistance and Humanitarian Affairs.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Along with that case closing with the help of undercover FBI agent Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon), drug smuggling, human trafficking and corruption among the border patrol is brought to heel by tribal police sergeant Bernadette Manuelito (Jessica Matten).
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2025
The gang has engaged in criminal activities including human trafficking, extortion, kidnapping, money laundering and drug smuggling, according to the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
The offices that focus on refugees, religious freedom and combatting human trafficking are moved under the Office of the Coordinator of Foreign Assistance and Humanitarian Affairs.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Human trafficking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human%20trafficking. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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