Human Trafficking

The ACLU is suing the Border Patrol after two Havre women were stopped and detained because they were speaking Spanish.

In an effort to end human trafficking, Montana Attorney General Tim Fox introduced a Continuing Education training.

January has been designated as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and KGVO’s Talk Back show featured two special guests to discuss the issue on Tuesday.

Montana State Senate President Scott Sales has proposed that Montana send $8 million to help fund the border wall and end the government shutdown.

Both law enforcement professionals and the general public benefited from a special conference on human trafficking that took place on Wednesday in the University of Montana Center.

Attorney General Tim Fox said on Monday that Montana is one of the top states in the country for its efforts to prevent child sex trafficking.

On June 15, 23-year-old Jermain Austin Charlo disappeared from the Missoula area and has not been seen since.

In Billings on Friday, over 50 people attended special training from the Montana Department of Justice to help people in the trucking and busing industry help rescue human trafficking victims.

One of the presentations at Thursday’s Sex Trafficking Community Awareness Conference at the University of Montana was the importance of understanding ‘Trauma Bonding’, from Julie Clark with the Salvation Army in Missoula.

The Sex Trafficking Community Awareness Conference specifically geared for the public was held in the University Center Theater all day Thursday.