Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS-13, is an international criminal gang and US-designated terrorist organization [17] that originated in Los Angeles, California, in the 1980s. Originally, the gang was set up to protect Salvadoran immigrants from other gangs in …

Apr 19, 2017 · MS-13 has been accused of recruiting poor and at-risk teenagers. Joining is said to require being "jumped in" - subjected to a vicious 13-second beating - and "getting wet" - carrying out a...

1 day ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday granted the Justice Department’s request to dismiss the criminal case against the alleged MS-13 gang East Coast leader whom prosecutors say they now intend to deport just weeks after top government officials celebrated his arrest outside of Washington.. Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos ' lawyer in an usual request urged the judge not to immediately ...

Mar 27, 2025 · What is MS-13? MS-13 is a transnational gang founded in Los Angeles in the 1980s by Salvadoran immigrants. After gang members were deported from the U.S., the gang flourished in Central America ...

6 days ago · Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), international gang involved in drug and human smuggling, prostitution, murder, and extortion, among other illegal activities. It was founded in Los Angeles in the 1980s by immigrants from El Salvador and later spread throughout the United States, Central America, and Canada, gaining a reputation for extreme violence.

Mar 27, 2025 · Federal officials said they captured a top national leader of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang in Virginia, a criminal group President Donald Trump designated as a terrorist organization.

Mar 27, 2025 · MS-13 gang, or Mara Salvatrucha, was one of eight Latin American criminal organizations declared foreign terrorist organizations by the Trump administration last month.

6 days ago · A Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang member sentenced to more than 200 years in prison shows off his tattoos alluding to his gang inside the Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) mega-prison, where hundreds of members of the MS-13 and 18 Street gangs are being held, in Tecoluca, El Salvador on January 27, 2025. ...

Jan 20, 2025 · MS-13 is a transnational criminal gang with a long and violent history. From its origins in Los Angeles to its spread throughout the U.S. and Central America, MS-13 has become a symbol of the complex challenges facing global law enforcement.

Jan 17, 2025 · Since 2003, hundreds of MS-13 members, including dozens of clique leaders, have been convicted on federal felony charges in the Eastern District of New York. A majority of those MS-13 members have been convicted on federal racketeering charges for participating in murders, attempted murders and assaults.