FOX 26 in Focus is a year long campaign that highlights a topic of concern or interest in the greater Houston area.
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Here's how to recognize the signs.Fox in Focus: People for Sale explores the problem of labor trafficking, with as many as 17,000 people being trafficked into the United States each year for this modern-day slavery. Recent studies suggest there are hundreds of thousands of ongoing victims in Texas, with hundreds of businesses and traffickers exploiting them.April 24, 2023 FOX 26’s Denise Middleton gives us a closer look at the complexities behind labor trafficking, which involves several factors.Labor trafficking is a complex issue that involves multiple factors like poverty, lack of education,and political instability. It's an industry that preys on the vulnerable. the marginalized and the desperate. Here are some of eh warning signs that labor trafficking might be happening.Houston nonprofit Children At Risk is actively taking steps to combat sex trafficking which is so prevalent in our community. The organization has ‘The Center to End the Trafficking and Exploitation of Children,’ which is the only center of its kind in Texas, to combat domestic minor sex trafficking. FOX 26 anchor Rashi Vats sat down with Caroline Roberts, the organization's senior staff attorney to find out more about the problem and solutions they are a part of.We are continuing our month long effort to shine a light on the disturbing industry of human trafficking. We take a deeper look at child sex trafficking -- how it starts, warning signs to look out for, and what can be done to prevent it.If you’ve never been to the Southwest Houston strip Bissonnet Street to see the sad and unsavory activity yourself, chances are you’ve heard about it or worse, you know someone who’s been or is being sex trafficked there.April 10, 2023 FOX 26 continues its ongoing coverage in our ongoing segment, People For Sell, breaking down the myths and realities about human trafficking.The myths and realities about human trafficking. National Human Trafficking Hotline 1-888-373-7888FOX 26 in Focus is dedicated to raising awareness about human trafficking in our city. Elijah Rising reaches hundreds of adult victims of human trafficking each year through outreach and they're continuing to extend their efforts to help. Anchor Sally MacDonald reports on how the organization is helping adult women leave the sex trade.FOX 26 in Focus is dedicated to raising awareness about human trafficking in Houston. FOX 26 Morning Anchor Sally MacDonald shows how a local nonprofit is helping women leave the sex trade.Elijah Rising reaches hundreds of adult victims of human trafficking each year through outreach and they're continuing to extend their efforts to help.Law enforcement near the U.S.-Mexico border is noticing a large amount of human smugglers from out of state and major cities across Texas.As we continue our FOX 26 in Focus series, “People for Sale,” we look at the Texas-Mexico border and the problems it creates in the fight against human smuggling and trafficking.Authorities at the U.S.-Mexico border say they continue to be overwhelmed by migrants crossing into the United States illegally. However, instead of migrants giving themselves up to law enforcement in the U.S. to seek asylum, migrants now are trying to stay hidden.FOX 26 Matthew Seedorff went along with authorities working the border to catch migrants attempting to cross the border illegally.
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