i think that human trafficking is one of the great moral wrongs of our time. it s a scourge, and we re in the middle of a big, fat fight. and we need to win that fight. under the leadership of director john morton, immigration and customs enforcement, or i.c.e., has declared war on human traffickers. investigating more than 100 cases a year and arresting dozens of traffickers. in 2010, i.c.e. got a call about a violent criminal who enslaved a young ukrainian woman in chicago. who was this menacing figure? nicole tinan s tormentor, alex campbell. the case snowballed after an alert cook county detective trained to look for signs of trafficking notified federal investigators. when i first met julia, she was a very scared young lady.
now back to our msnbc special. i think that human trafficking is one of the great moral wrongs of our time. it s a scourge, and we re in the middle of a big, fat fight. and we need to win that fight. under the leadership of director john morton, immigration and customs enforcement, or i.c.e., has declared war on human traffickers. investigating more than 100 cases a year and arresting dozens of traffickers. in 2010, i.c.e. got a call about a violent criminal who enslaved a young ukrainian woman in chicago. who was this menacing figure? nicole tinan s tormentor, alex campbell. the case snowballed after an alert cook county detective trained to look for signs of trafficking notified federal investigators.
their loving thoughts and prayers. more later. now back to our program. i think that human trafficking is one of the great moral wrongs of our time. it s a scourge, and we re in the middle of a big, fat fight. and we need to win that fight. under the leadership of director john morton, immigration and customs enforcement, or i.c.e., has declared war on human traffickers. investigating more than 100 cases a year and arresting dozens of traffickers. in 2010, i.c.e. got a call about a violent criminal who enslaved a young ukrainian woman in chicago. who was this menacing figure? nicole tinan s tormentor, alex campbell. the case snowballed after an alert cook county detective
gangs. we also see pimps names. they want that symbol out there. that hurt a lot that time. today nicole meets with chris baker to remove the neck tat alex campbell forced on her at age 17. it was very painful. i fainted in the tattoo shop. and he was very angry with me for that. you feel that one pop when you pulled back? this is the second session we ve done on nicole s tattoo and it could possibly take one more to get the tattoo completely removed. baker wants the public to know how sadistic and brutal it is for pimps like campbell to brand a woman s neck. i don t have a single one on my neck because i know how painful it is. some people have gone into shock getting tattoos on their necks. a year ago, baker knew
cook county is a leader in taking a progressive approach to fighting human trafficking. 4892. since 2010, with help of undercover operations like today s, the state s attorney has brought over 60 cases against traffickers. there s, like, three new ones right now. with over 20 years of investigative experience, commander michael antan knows arresting women is the only ways to separate a victim from the man who controls her. right now, what we re doing is we re looks for ads and we will call the numbers they provide and set up what they call a date. is this anastasia? you available today for a hookup? a date is made with the young woman calling herself anastasia, but her eagerness to give anton her exact location is an immediate red flag. normally, if you ve been doing it for a while, you will not give the location. the exact location. until you get in the area. it s her. but she told me the address. which is kind of unusual. this is her. hello.