Child Smuggling in Chicago

Several Chicago residents have been charged by federal authorities for their involvement in a child smuggling ring. Carmen Hernandez, husband and wife Efrain and Joanne Rendon, and Henry Bolivar Rendon-Arizaga allegedly obtained false passports and other illegal documents to smuggle children between the ages of 6 and 14 to the U.S. from Ecuador. Apparently, the trafficking of children has been occurring for at least the past ten years.

What happens to the children once they are in the U.S. has not been disclosed but the story hints that their lives are not good. Authorities are continuing their investigation.