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" -...

La Mara Salvatrucha, known colloquially and infamously as MS-13, is a vicious, barbaric street gang. Now in as many as 40 states across the U.S., MS-13 members murder and rape, maim and terrorize. The stories of their depraved crimes are legendary. These are truths that no …

Mar 27, 2025 · MS-13 originated in Los Angeles, California. MS-13 originated in Los Angeles, California, and over 10,000 members live in the United States, according to a DOJ fact sheet. The street gang was ...

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.

3 days ago · Attorney General Pam Bondi says three alleged MS-13 gang members have been federally charged in connection with a killing a decade ago in Florida. Bondi is seeking to highlight the Trump administration’s push to prosecute violent gangs.

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 · Attorney General Pam Bondi, left, and FBI Director Kash Patel, right, listen as Governor Glenn Youngkin speaks about a 24 year-old MS-13 gang leader who was arrested in an operation by the Virginia Homeland Security Task Force in Dale City, VA., on March 27, 2025, during a news conference at the Manassas FBI Field …

Mar 27, 2025 · Mara Salvatrucha 13, or MS-13, is a transnational gang that originated in Los Angeles, and has since gained a grip on much of Central America. Law enforcement agencies reportedly arrested one of the top three U.S. leaders of …

3 days ago · This was the second arrest of suspected MS-13 gang members in connection to South Florida murders. In the 2022 case, six men were convicted of murder in aid of racketeering activity.