Feds Investigate Saudi Human Trafficking at Diplomat’s Home
Photo Credit: APFederal officials are investigating reports of human trafficking at the upscale Virginia home of a Saudi military attaché, after immigration agents removed two domestic workers from the house earlier this week.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers on Tuesday night removed the two alleged victims, Filipino women who claim the Saudi attaché confiscated their passports and made them work long hours without pay.
MyFoxDC.com reports that one of the women had tried to escape through a gap in the front gate as it was closing.
Officials responded to the McLean, Va., home following a tip that two workers were being held in circumstances that amounted to human trafficking.
According to real estate records, the Virginia home is owned by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Armed Forces Office. MyFoxDC.com reports that the Saudi Embassy claims the compound is separate from their operation.
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