Last month we described the well publicized case of dozens of deaf Mexican nationals forced to sell trinkets in the streets and subways of several US cities. Now several indictments have been handed down and many of the victimized Mexicans have been ordered deported.
On August 20, 1997, twenty ringleaders of the slave ring were indicted in New York. Prosecutors believe the ring was limited to just New York City and Chicago with a separate pod in Los Angeles. Other cities appearing to have similar rings are thought to really have had the same workers on “day trips” rather than separate branches. A ring in North Carolina that has recently been broken up and indictments issue is, however, believed to be a truly separate entity.
In the mean time, many of the deaf Mexicans are expected to soon be ordered deported or granted voluntary departure to leave.
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