Forced LaborArchive 2008–2016

Forced Labor in Houston, Texas (2009)

A forced labor case from 2009 in Houston, Texas, United States.

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Documented on the original SlaveryMap (2008–2016). We don’t have a verifiable source on file yet. Know one?

What happened

Unknown at this time as the ranch where the slavery occurred has not been located.

Response and intervention

Houston Police have been working to locate the ranch from which the victim fled. The salvadoran male fled from the ranch after 5 months of enslavement and torture including sexual he has been classified a trafficking victim by the US government.

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