ICE is the lead U.S. law enforcement agency responsible for fighting human smuggling and human trafficking.
Human smuggling is the importation of people into a country via the deliberate evasion of immigration laws. This includes bringing illegal aliens into a country, as well as the unlawful transportation and harboring of aliens already in a country illegally. Some smuggling situations may involve murder, rape and assault.
ICE has embarked on an ambitious strategy to dismantle organized human smuggling networks:
2/13/2013 Alexandria, VA Maryland woman pleads guilty to recruiting teen in sex trafficking ring
2/12/2013 San Diego, CA Man sentenced to 12 years for child sex trafficking
2/11/2013 Savannah, GA 13 additional defendants charged in Operation Dark Night
2/11/2013 Sioux Falls, SD Chicago man found guilty of multiple sex trafficking charges in South Dakota
2/8/2013 Richmond, VA North Carolina woman pleads guilty to operating interstate prostitution organization
2/7/2013 Los Angeles, CA Key player in large-scale human smuggling ring sentenced to 8 years in prison