Federal agents peeled back the curtain at a\u00a0Dallas\u00a0strip club, arresting dozens of suspected illegal immigrants and seizing tens of thousands of dollars in US cash<\/p>\n
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Dallas, with assistance from federal, state and local law enforcement, executed a criminal search warrant at Chicas Bonitas Cabaret Friday for suspected human trafficking and unlawful employment, according to a news release from\u00a0Immigration and Customs Enforcement\u00a0(ICE).<\/p>\n
Officials said 41 illegal immigrants, including 29 people suspected of illegally working at the club, were taken into custody by the ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Dallas Field Office for administrative immigration violations.<\/p>\n
While ICE is continuing to process those arrested during the operation, authorities said at least five suspects have been convicted of criminal offenses after illegally entering the US.<\/p>\n
They include Julios Cesar Martinez, 47, of Mexico, who has been convicted three times of assault causing bodily injury and driving under the influence; Victor Manuel Manzano-Ramirez, 47, of Mexico, who illegally entered the US twice and has been convicted of\u00a0driving under the influence; Gustavo Rojas-Garda, 44, of Mexico, who has been convicted of\u00a0driving under the influence; and Genaro Diaz-Perez, 44, of Mexico, who has been convicted of prostitution.<\/p>\n
Gustavo Rojas-Garda was previously convicted of\u00a0driving under the influence. ICE<\/p>\n
Genaro Diaz-Perez had a prior prostitution conviction. ICE<\/p>\n
Julios Cesar Martinez has been convicted three times of assault causing bodily injury and driving under the influence. ICE<\/p>\n
One suspect, Juan Carlos Salas Medina, 30,\u00a0of Mexico, is accused of illegally entering the US 10 times.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Medina has been convicted of aggravated assault of a family member, possession of a controlled substance and DUI, according to officials.<\/p>\n
In addition to the arrests, about $30,000 in US currency and various business records were seized by HSI Dallas as part of its ongoing criminal investigation into the business.<\/p>\n
Juan Carlos Salas Medina is accused of illegally entering the US 10 times.\u00a0 ICE<\/p>\n
Victor Manuel Manzano-Ramirez illegally entered the US twice and has been convicted of\u00a0driving under the influence. ICE<\/p>\n
Chicas Bonitas strip club where over 40 illegal immigrants were arrested by federal agents during a raid on Sept. 26, 2025. WFAA<\/p>\n
Travis Pickard,\u00a0HSI Dallas\u00a0special agent in charge, said the agency is committed to \u201ceradicating the vile scourge of sex trafficking from our local communities.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWorking in conjunction with our federal and local partners and leveraging HSI\u2019s unique investigative authorities, we were able to disrupt the suspected trafficking operation at this cabaret and are working to identify potential victims,\u201d Pickard wrote in the release.<\/p>\n