The image is familiar. A terrified child sits in a dark room, bound with ropes or chains. Armed criminals guard the door. A ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ILLINOIS (WCIA) — Illinois has shot up in the rankings, going from an “F” to an “A” rating after the recent passage of its human ...

Sacramento Police Department speaks to FOX40 about "Operation Buyers Remorse", a large scale human trafficking crackdown ...

A startling rise in human trafficking cases throughout one of the nation’s most populous states is putting both experts and parents on alert, with data indicating that criminals are targeting children ...

An epidemic sweeping the country’s roadways and causing human trafficking victims to vanish without a trace is being highlighted on the heels of one of the largest child-smuggling busts in United ...

Federal and local authorities rescued more than 30 missing children and uncovered multiple trafficking operations targeting vulnerable youth during a coordinated crackdown across Texas. The effort, ...

Women at Hope Against Trafficking, a two-year program in Pontiac, say medical care, therapy and work helped them regain their ...

Police say they anticipate additional arrests being made as the investigation continues.

A one-day national human trafficking operation called "Operation Coast to Coast" took place in 15 states. In Mississippi, the operation led to one arrest and the rescue of six victims in Jackson. The ...

Large multi-agency “human trafficking” stings reliably generate headlines and arrest totals. They also mask an uncomfortable truth with direct national security implications: in the United States, ...

Lawyers build cases around these laws because the statutes are broad and use language that can encompass a variety of crimes, according to experts. By Debra Kamin Some of the highest-profile ...