On Tuesday, state lawmakers approved a bill that carries a tougher penalty for people convicted of human trafficking.

North Dakota state Senators passed a bill setting mandatory minimum sentences for state human trafficking charges.

Lawmakers say the legislation sends the message that North Dakota "will not tolerate exploitation and slavery." ...

An illegal migrant gangbanger wanted for human trafficking became the first to be targeted for detention by the newly-invoked ...

House lawmakers voted Thursday to create a ... The workers are suing the company, alleging human trafficking and claiming they and other workers were denied overtime pay and threatened with ...

State Representative Nicole La Ha, of Homer Glen, has been a vocal advocate among House Republican lawmakers in the fight ...

The South African Police Service processed Dozens of foreign nationals who were kept against their will in a house in ...

The Ethiopian nationals made their escape from a house in Lombardy on Wednesday. Police said officers were called to the area ...

Victims of human trafficking could petition to have their criminal records expunged under a new Iowa bill. House File 926 ...

The House unanimously passed the bill which removes the requirement an ongoing relationship must be present for someone to be charged with human trafficking. The other bill, which passed on a 75 ...

Iowa House lawmakers voted Thursday to create a new crime of smuggling people who are violating federal immigration laws.