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You are subscribed to Civil Rights news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Interim U.S. Attorney Recognizes National Human Trafficking Prevention Month 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST Plano man and woman convicted in Collin County sex trafficking conspiracy 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST A Plano man and woman have been convicted of federal sex trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Protecting the citizens in the EDNC - Human Trafficking Prevention Training 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST Mexican national sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine in the Eastern District of Texas 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST An illegal alien has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Charlotte Man Sentenced For Civil Rights Violation 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST North Carolina Man Sentenced for Civil Rights Violation 01/22/2026 07:00 AM EST A Charlotte, North Carolina, man was sentenced today to 40 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for a federal civil rights violation after he threatened eight individuals with force because of their race, color, religion and national origin. Maurice Hopkins, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of interference with federally protected activities on Aug. 19, 2025. Boston Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking a Child 01/21/2026 07:00 AM EST BOSTON – A Boston man was convicted on Jan. 16, 2026 following a 4-day trial in federal court in Boston for sex trafficking and transporting a minor to Rhode Island to engage in prostitution. New Jersey Man Charged With Federal Hate Crimes For Targeting Jewish Victims 01/21/2026 07:00 AM EST United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), Terence G. Reilly, announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging ALAZIM BAKER with two counts of committing hate crimes in connection with his assaults of Jewish victims in Manhattan on October 27, 2025.   37 Mexican Nationals Wanted for Serious Crimes Transferred to the United States from Mexico, Including Leaders of Foreign Terrorist Organizations 01/21/2026 07:00 AM EST The United States announced today that yesterday evening it took into custody 37 fugitives from Mexico facing a range of federal criminal charges around the country, including charges relating to narcoterrorism, providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, firearms trafficking, human smuggling, money laundering, and various drug trafficking offenses, including conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine.

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