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El Paso Attorney Among Nine Arrested in Texas Human Trafficking Bust

El Paso, TX — Authorities in Texas have arrested nine people, including an El Paso attorney, after a year-long investigation exposed an international human trafficking ring that
allegedly forced Cuban women into prostitution across the border region.

The joint operation, led by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), revealed a sophisticated network exploiting vulnerable women under the guise of debt repayment.

Investigators say the organization smuggled women from Cuba through Central America and into West Texas, where they were forced into prostitution to pay off alleged "transportation debts."

"These arrests underscore how criminal networks exploit vulnerable migrants, trapping them in cycles of debt bondage and sexual exploitation," said a DPS spokesperson.

According to The Dallas Express, traffickers used online platforms to advertise victims and moved women between various locations in El Paso to avoid detection.

One of the individuals arrested, Mario Ortiz Saroldi, 38, is a licensed attorney in El Paso who had previously represented trafficking victims in court. Authorities allege he solicited sex from women he was supposed to help.

"Saroldi represented some victims in legal proceedings while allegedly soliciting them for prostitution," investigators stated in the criminal report.

Saroldi now faces solicitation of prostitution charges, and the case has drawn attention for its disturbing overlap between legal advocacy and criminal exploitation.

Additional Suspects and Charges
Investigators also arrested Yasiel Rodriguez-Amaro, 31, and Katherine Ventura-Amaro, 37, both of El Paso. The pair face charges including:

• Aggravated promotion of prostitution
• Online promotion of prostitution
• Drug possession

Authorities say the Amaro pair were key figures in coordinating advertisements and managing the movement of victims across city lines.
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