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More than two dozen people were rescued Thursday night from a Houston home where they were being held during a human trafficking operation, police said.
Officers found the people after a man running down the street shouted that he had been kidnapped and others were being held at the house, police said.
Officers forced their way into the house and found 29 men and a woman, Police Commander Jonathon Halliday told reporters at the scene.
“Most people said they were arrested in Brownsville two days and a week ago and being held there,” Halliday said.
Most of those rescued said they were from Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras or Cuba, police said.
Immigration authorities were on site and planning to investigate, Halliday said. The Department of Homeland Security is involved and the victims are cooperating with this agency, police said.
Three people have been arrested as potential suspects, Halliday said.
All of those rescued were taken to a high school and given food and clothing, some of which were donated by neighbors, Halliday said.
A request for comment from DHS was not immediately returned Thursday evening.
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