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MS-13

Last Updated: | Press Releases

2 National MS-13 Gang Leaders, Other MS-13 Members and Associates Indicted for Local Murders

NEW YORK — A 49-count superseding indictment filed on Nov. 4 includes new charges relating to murders allegedly ordered and committed by national leaders, members and associates of the violent transnational criminal organization La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13.

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MS-13 Gang Members Charged in Superseding Indictment for Crimes of Deadly Violence Following HSI New York, Multiagency Investigation

NEW YORK — An HSI New York investigation, conducted in coordination with several law enforcement partners, resulted in a 17-count superseding indictment charging seven members of MS-13 with racketeering and firearms offenses.

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Fugitive, High-Ranking MS-13 Leader Arrested on Terrorism Charges Following Joint Investigation

NEW YORK — An HSI New York investigation, in coordination with HSI International Operations, the National Gang Unit, and additional law enforcement partners resulted in the arrest of Cesar Humberto Lopez-Larios.

Last Updated: | Testimony

Written testimony of CBP for a Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing titled “The MS-13 Problem: Investigating Gang Membership As Well As Its Nexus to Illegal Immigration, and Assessing Federal Efforts to End the Threat”

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) U.S. Border Patrol Acting Chief of Carla Provost addresses the role of CBP to protect the homeland and secure the Nation’s borders while facilitating lawful international travel and trade.

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Written testimony of ICE for a Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing titled “The MS-13 Problem: Investigating Gang Membership As Well As Its Nexus to Illegal Immigration, and Assessing Federal Efforts to End the Threat”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations Acting Executive Associate Director Derek Bennerm and ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Executive Associate Director Matthew Albence address the mission of ICE, its efforts to disrupt, dismantle and investigate violent gang activity within the United States, and its role in addressing issues related to unaccompanied alien children arriving in the United States.

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Written testimony of ICE for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence field hearing titled “Combating Gang Violence on Long Island: Shutting Down the MS-13 Pipeline”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent-in-Charge New York Angel Melendez addresses ICE’s efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and investigate violent gang activity within the United States.