Forty-one people, including 29 suspected of working in the club, were taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, officials said.
DALLAS — Homeland Security arrested 41 non-citizens at Chicas Bonitas Cabaret in Dallas after executing a criminal search warrant for suspected human trafficking, officials said.
On Sept. 26, Homeland Security, along with local, state and federal officials executed a search warrant at Chicas Bonitas Cabaret off Harry Hines Boulevard in north Dallas, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a press release.
Forty-one people, including 29 suspected of working in the club, were taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement for administrative immigration violations, the release states. Law enforcement seized $30,000 in U.S. Currency and business records, officials said.
Five of the people arrested at the club have previously been convicted of a crime, officials said.
“Working in conjunction with our federal and local partners and leveraging HSI’s unique investigative authorities, we were able to disrupt the suspected trafficking operation at this cabaret and are working to identify potential victims,” said Travis Pickard, HSI Dallas special agent in charge, in the release.