MS-13

MS-13 August 5, 2020

11 alleged MS-13 members arrested for sex trafficking 13-year-old girl

Eleven alleged members of the MS-13 street gang have been charged with sex trafficking after federal prosecutors say a 13-year-old runaway was repeatedly beaten with a baseball bat and forced into prostitution in northern Virginia.

Illegal Immigrants July 21, 2020

Republican senators introduce bill to crack down on gangs like MS-13

Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., along with Sens. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., introduced a bill Tuesday to make it easier to qualify for advanced sentencing due to gang activity and create a federal database of gang activity within the Department of Justice (DOJ). 

World July 20, 2020

What does the first-ever terrorism charge against MS-13 member really mean?

Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its very first terrorist charge against a member of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha gang, better known as MS-13. After unsealing the indictment in Virginia against Melgar Diaz, Attorney General William Barr depicted him as the individual who “would green light assassinations” at the gang’s behest in the United States.

MS-13 July 15, 2020

'Disrupt and destroy MS-13': DOJ announces first-ever terrorism charges in nationwide gang crackdown

Federal prosecutors announced Wednesday that the leader of MS-13 has been charged with terrorism amid a nationwide crackdown on the group.

MS-13 June 13, 2020

MS-13 gang members arrested in Maryland man's ambush killing

Five members of the violent MS-13 street gang--four of them in the country illegally--have been accused of gunning down a Maryland man who was ambushed as he left his home to go to work.

Coronavirus April 27, 2020

El Salvador authorizes 'lethal force' against gangs amid coronavirus crime spike, mixes rival gangs in jails

El Salvador president said he was forced to take action after the country reported 24 homicides on Friday, followed by another 29 killings by Sunday.

MS-13 February 14, 2020

Honduras MS-13 leader freed after gunmen storm court building

“El Porky” has slipped from the grasp of Honduran authoritie

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez February 7, 2020

New York GOP lawmaker: AOC, Bernie want to bring bad' policies like bail reform to federal level

Liberal lawmakers are making it easier for criminals, illegal immigrants, and gang members to commit crimes by administering policies like the newly-implemented bail reform laws, New York State Assemblywoman and G.O.P. congressional candidate Nicole Malliotakis said Friday.

MS-13 February 6, 2020

New York man attacked by MS-13, who was set to testify against them, found dead

A New York man willing to testify against MS-13 members who attacked him in 2018 was found dead earlier this week after his identity was disclosed to the defendants’ attorneys in pre-trial proceedings, police say.

Maryland January 14, 2020

MS-13 gang member will serve 50 years for murder of 14-year-old

A 17-year-old MS-13 gang member will serve 50 years in prison for his involvement in the murder of a 14-year-old girl in Maryland last April.

Virginia January 7, 2020

Prosecutors to seek death penalty against MS-13 leader linked to murders of 2 Virginia teens

Federal prosecutors will pursue a death sentence against an MS-13 gang leader from El Salvador who is accused of killing two teenagers in Virginia.