Human Smuggling

From a legal perspective, human trafficking involves exploiting men, women, or children for sexual acts or forced labor. In contrast, human smuggling is defined as helping someone gain entry to the United States illegally. Understanding the differences in these laws can be challenging without the guidance of an experienced lawyer. Don Flanary is a federal …

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Harboring illegal immigrants is a federal crime for which everyday people can find themselves doing serious jail time for “just trying to help”, but what constitutes harboring? Is it illegal to help an illegal immigrant, or does harboring mean specifically housing an illegal immigrant? Harboring is one of many common human smuggling charges in Texas, …

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Texas is tough on immigration, and charges for first-time alien smuggling in the state come with steep penalties. Is alien smuggling a felony in Texas? Human smuggling, known more commonly in the Texas criminal justice system as alien smuggling, is a felony federal offense that carries serious consequences for first-timers and repeat offenders alike.  These …

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