Trump Administration Announces Arrests of Key Members in ‘Campaign to Destroy MS-13’

Trump Administration Announces Arrests of Key Members in ‘Campaign to Destroy MS-13’
A sign offering a reward for information about the murders of Nisa Mickens and Kayla Cuevas, near Brentwood High School in Brentwood, Suffolk County, N.Y., on March 29, 2017. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
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President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr announced on Wednesday significant developments in the administration’s efforts to eradicate the notorious MS-13 gang, including its plan to seek the death penalty of an alleged gang member in connection to the slayings of two New York teens.

Trump said his administration’s “campaign to destroy MS-13” led to the arrest and indictment of dozens of MS-13 members and its leaders. The Justice Department launched Joint Task Force Vulcan (JTFV) in August 2019 in an effort to disrupt, dismantle, and ultimately destroy the vicious gang, which has been responsible for a wide range of criminal activity across the United States such as human trafficking, drug trafficking, kidnapping, and murder.