DOJ team files charges vs Singaporean recruiter

PROSECUTORS from the Department of Justice has pressed charges of human trafficking against a Malaysia-based Singa-porean who leads a human trafficking syndicate that has lured hundreds of Filipinas, including minors, to prostitution with false offers of overseas jobs as housemaids or waitresses. The legal team, led by assistant chief state prosecutor Severino Gana, went to…

RP source of human trafficking, says US

WASHINGTON D.C. – The State Department says “The Philippines is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children trafficked for commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor.”
The 9th annual State Department report to Congress on human trafficking around the world released June 16, also said the “The Government of the Philippines does not [...]

ICE Puts Pinoy Doctors’ Mug Shots On Web

MILWAUKEE – The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has made Filipino Doctors Jefferson and Elnora Calimlim examples of what happens to anyone who engages in human trafficking.
The Ice website prominently displays the mug shots of the two doctors who were recently re-sentenced to six years in jail with the title below: “Prison sentences for [...]

Abused maids can get green cards

WASHINGTON – Victims of human traffickers or other crimes with “T” or “U” visas who have assisted in the prosecution of violators of the “Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000″ will now be able to adjust their status to permanent resident (green cards),” according to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
The USCIS said [...]

Human trafficking raps on 3 Pinoys

LOS ANGELES – Human trafficking charges have been filed against three Filipinos here allegedly for illegally bringing

Human trafficking

While the United States, the United Nations and other international agencies have been working hard to stop human

RP consul’s kin convicted in NJ

NEW JERSEY Mrs. Angelita Reyes, 68, the mother-in-law of a Philippine vice consul, last month was sentenced to three years probation and 50 hours of community service for holding Arlene Gado, a Filipino nanny

Jury Convicts South Dakota Hotel Owners on Federal Peonage and Document Servitude Charges