The U.S. faces one of the largest human trafficking schemes in history due to twenty-four individuals being indicted on federal charges such as human struggling, money laundering, forced labor, and mail fraud.
Workers from different South American countries and Mexico were “illegally imported” to work in harsh conditions in South Georgia farms.
“Operation Blooming Onion” held by Homeland Security and other federal agencies helped dozens of farmworkers be released from “modern-day slavery” and harsh working conditions.
In the article published by Newsweek, you can find more information on this case.
