trafficking

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She asked him to think about a victim of human trafficking who is brought to the U.S. illegally then gives birth here.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Greek authorities said two men from South Sudan, aged 19 and 22, had been arrested on suspicion of people trafficking.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

A group of victims of former Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed say the government has offered them "no route for justice", as they repeated calls for their cases to be investigated as human trafficking.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

In January, Turkey recovered an Anatolian-style marble head from Denver Art Museum in Colorado, said Burcu Ozdemir of the antiquities trafficking unit.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

In light of new evidence, Matthias Benedik Helvar is granted full and immediate pardon for all charges of slave trafficking.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo