A federal judge in Corpus Christi sentenced Rene Garcia to 41 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release.
CBP also responded after a “caretaker” at a stash house reportedly threatened a group of illegal aliens with a knife.
An Ohio man allegedly crashed into oncoming traffic and killed eight people after a Texas state trooper tried to stop him near Del Rio.
Krause accused MindGeek, its subsidiary Pornhub, and the pornography industry of "fueling deadly and dangerous human trafficking.”
Since 2018, 67 percent of human trafficking defendants in Harris County received sentences of five years or less, and 90 percent were not required to register as sex offenders.
Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn calls human trafficking "modern-day slavery" and promises that his department will continue arresting and prosecuting those involved in the practice.
In addition to Tarrant County law enforcement, citizens and civil groups in and around Fort Worth have also stepped up to combat human trafficking.
