[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 148 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H7901]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           HUMAN TRAFFICKING

  (Mr. ESTES of Kansas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ESTES of Kansas. Mr. Speaker, I rise to offer thanks to the 
Wichita Police Department, FBI, and ICE for making a series of arrests 
last month to help end human trafficking in my community in Wichita, 
Kansas.
  On August 23, several raids began after an investigation into 
possible child sex trafficking led to a tip from a 15-year-old female 
victim. Information this brave young girl provided led to the arrest of 
eight people for charges of aggravated human trafficking, as well as 
illegal firearms, drug possession, and rape. This would not have been 
possible without the partnership between the local Wichita police, the 
FBI, and the Homeland Security Investigations unit of ICE.
  People may not be aware, but human trafficking is one of the most 
heinous crimes investigated by ICE. Rather than disavow ICE and all law 
enforcement, these brave men and women deserve our support for their 
service.
  So, Mr. Speaker, as a member of the Homeland Security Committee, and 
Representative from Wichita, I ask my colleagues to join me today in 
thanking all law enforcement for keeping communities like mine safe.

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