HSI Investigation Leads to Guilty Plea for Massachusetts Man for Sex Trafficking

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HSI Investigation Leads to Guilty Plea for Massachusetts Man for Sex Trafficking

By dhs.gov BOSTON — A Tewksbury man pleaded guilty Nov. 12 to sex trafficking after an investigation by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) uncovered an interstate sex trafficking ring operating throughout New England, New York and New Jersey. Jermall Anderson, 45, pleaded guilty to seven counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud and coercion, one count of […]

The Exploitation of Undocumented Women in the U.S. by Predatory Marriages: A Legal and Social Analysis

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The Exploitation of Undocumented Women in the U.S. by Predatory Marriages: A Legal and Social Analysis

By Esther Claudette Gittens Undocumented women in the United States face unique vulnerabilities that often expose them to exploitation. Among these risks is a pattern of abuse in which sex predators exploit their undocumented status by entering into manipulative marriages, not for love but as a means of control. These predators exploit the woman’s dependence […]