Homeland Security helping with prostitution stings in San Antonio, TX

[N2124v]

I heard on the news today that the San Antonio pd, along with the sheriff's office and Homeland Security were running prostitution stings throughout the city. Ok, I get the local PD and sheriff, but HS?? Wtf?

 

[ElPaso Pilot]

That involvement seems to be confirmed.

Sixty-two men and two women were arrested on suspicion of soliciting prostitution during a nine-hour undercover sting on the West Side using female detectives.

That's more than seven arrests an hour.

“Operation Polar Bexar” was carried out Sept. 21 by 30 officers with the Bexar County Sheriff's Office, the Homeland Security Department and the San Antonio Police Department.


Read more: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/lo...-prostitution-sting-3903006.php#ixzz27qzSS3Pa

Responsibilities from the DHS website:


http://www.dhs.gov/topic/human-trafficking

Combating Human Trafficking

Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery, and involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to exploit human beings for some type of labor or commercial sex purpose. Every year, millions of men, women, and children worldwide—including in the United States—are victims of human trafficking. Victims are often lured with false promises of well-paying jobs or are manipulated by people they trust, but instead are forced or coerced into prostitution, domestic servitude, farm or factory labor, or other types of forced labor.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for investigating human trafficking, arresting traffickers and protecting victims. DHS initiates hundreds of investigations and makes numerous arrests every year, using a victim-centered approach. DHS also processes immigration relief through Continued Presence (CP), T visas, and U visas to victims of human trafficking and other designated crimes.

Their list of links:

Border Security
Citizenship and Immigration Services
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Cybersecurity
Disasters
Economic Security
Homeland Security Enterprise
Homeland Security Jobs
Human Trafficking
Immigration Enforcement
International Engagement
Law Enforcement Partnerships
Preventing Terrorism
Transportation Security​

DHS has built up quite a little empire.

 

[RJM62]

DHS serves us in many ways, not unlike the Stasi did in East Germany.

-Rich