Thomas E. Perez is the Dominican-American Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, and Wilfredo Ferrer is the Cuban-American U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. Together, they're protecting the American dream from the Hispanic human traffickers mentioned below:

“These defendants victimized vulnerable individuals for profit,” said Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. “Forced labor robs victims of their freedom and their dignity, and it will not be tolerated in this country.”

“Each day, people leave behind their families and homelands in search of freedom and a better life in the United States. The individuals in this case were no different,” said Wilfredo Ferrer, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. “They came here seeking a better life, but found their dream of freedom and a better life transformed into a real-life nightmare of servitude and fear. With today's guilty pleas, we come one step closer to punishing the defendants for their crimes.”[Florida Couple Pleads Guilty to Forced Labor Conspiracy of 39 Filipino Guest Workers, September 17, 2010]