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(WBIR – KNOXVILLE) Local and national law agencies are working together to stop the growing issue of human trafficking…
Many call it “modern day slavery,” and Tennessee is starting to see that it is happening in their own state. FBI Knoxville Agent Cynthia Deitle: “In sex trafficking, specifically, traffickers – or pimps – target young girls. Traffickers know where to find the victims, and they know a lot of young kids are on these social media sites.”
Families in US immigration detention with pending trafficking-related claims report escalating pressure to abandon legal protections and accept deportation. Throughout this year, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has used threats of family separation, criminal prosecution, and prolonged detention to force compliance. As detention numbers rise and the administration pushes to meet aggressive deportation targets, trafficking survivors say they no
| Thursday December 11, 2025
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