ICE HSI New York Indicts La Luz Del Mundo Leader, 5 Others In RICO Sex-Trafficking And Child Exploitation; Multi-State Arrests, Mexico Extraditions Sought

HSI New York, with support from HSI Los Angeles and HSI Chicago, led a yearslong probe resulting in an SDNY indictment charging La Luz del Mundo leader Naasón Joaquín García and five others with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking of minors and adults, and a child exploitation enterprise. Arrests occurred in California and Illinois; three defendants remain at large and are believed to be in Mexico, with U.S. authorities seeking extradition. The case alleges decades of sexual and financial abuse, including the production of sadistic CSAM. ICE credited cooperation from dozens of victims and urged additional tips.