Police said more than two dozen people were rescued Thursday night from a house in Houston, where they were being held in a human trafficking operation.
According to police, a man running down the street shouted that he had been abducted and others were being held at home when officers searched for people.
Police Commander Jonathan H. Hall Lide told reporters at the scene that officers forcibly entered the home and found 29 men and one woman.
“Most people said they were taken to Brownsville two days and a week ago and they were kept there,” said Hall Hall Lide.
Most of those rescued were found to be from Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras or Cuba, police said.
Immigration officials were at the scene and planned an investigation, Holiday said. The Department of Homeland Security is involved, and the victims are cooperating with that agency, police said.
Three people were detained as potential suspects, Holiday said.
The survivors were all taken to a high school and given food and clothing, some of which were donated by neighbors, Hood Lead said.
DHS did not immediately return a request for comment Thursday night.
