Bloomberg Law
Nov. 16, 2021, 7:31 PM UTCUpdated: Nov. 16, 2021, 10:19 PM UTC

Migrant Teen Trafficking Probe Leaves Lingering Concerns (1)

Ellen M. Gilmer
Ellen M. Gilmer
Reporter
Ben Penn
Ben Penn
Reporter

Federal investigators have been unable to locate most of a group of migrant children allegedly turned over to labor traffickers, but they’ve also found no evidence of exploitation.

At least three agencies looked into reports of potential trafficking or exploitation of unaccompanied migrant children in Enterprise, Ala., and couldn’t substantiate those claims, according to two people familiar with the investigation.

But the unknown whereabouts of many of the children who had been approved by the Health and Human Services Department for release to adult sponsors in Enterprise, a small city in southeastern Alabama that’s home to a cluster of chicken ...

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