Federal agents carried out a major raid at a Dallas strip club, arresting dozens of suspected illegal immigrants and seizing thousands of dollars in cash, as part of an ongoing crackdown on human trafficking and unlawful employment.
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Dallas, working alongside federal, state, and local partners, executed a criminal search warrant Friday at Chicas Bonitas Cabaret. The operation targeted suspected human trafficking activities and workers employed illegally at the club, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Authorities confirmed that 41 illegal immigrants were taken into custody, including 29 individuals suspected of working at the business without legal status. ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations Dallas Field Office processed the arrests for administrative immigration violations.
Officials also revealed that at least five of those detained have prior criminal convictions. Among them:
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Julios Cesar Martinez, 47, of Mexico, convicted multiple times for assault causing bodily injury and DUI.
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Victor Manuel Manzano-Ramirez, 47, of Mexico, who entered the U.S. illegally twice and has a DUI conviction.
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Gustavo Rojas-Garda, 44, of Mexico, convicted of DUI.
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Genaro Diaz-Perez, 44, of Mexico, convicted of prostitution.
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Juan Carlos Salas Medina, 30, of Mexico, who illegally entered the U.S. 10 separate times and has convictions for aggravated assault of a family member, drug possession, and DUI.
In addition to the arrests, HSI Dallas agents seized approximately $30,000 in U.S. currency along with business records as part of their continuing investigation.
Travis Pickard, special agent in charge at HSI Dallas, emphasized the agency’s commitment to protecting communities.
“By working with our partners and leveraging HSI’s investigative authorities, we disrupted a suspected trafficking operation and are focused on identifying victims,” Pickard said.
Local business owners told FOX 4 Dallas they had not noticed unusual activity at the club before the raid, but acknowledged business in the area has slowed since the arrests.