The FBI said it has disrupted 1,800 gangs and criminal enterprises operating in the country.
US military personnel escort alleged members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and the MS-13 gang recently deported by the U.S. government to be imprisoned in the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) prison as part of an agreement with the Salvadoran government, in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador, on March 30, 2025. Secretaria de Prensa de la Presidencia/Handout via Reuters
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested around 7,000 gang members during the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, according to a Jan. 20 statement from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
These criminals were convicted of a range of crimes, including murder, drug trafficking, human trafficking, and carjacking, according to the department.
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