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Nation Jul 15

WATCH: Trump administration announces arrests in ‘campaign to destroy MS-13’

By Associated Press

World Oct 30

Watch 9:02
For many in El Salvador, life hangs in the balance, amid fears of brutal gangs

Extraordinary violence is among the factors pushing Central Americans north toward the U.S. In El Salvador, rival gangs like MS-13 and the 18th Street Gang kill thousands per year, despite a harsh crackdown by law enforcement. Special correspondent Danny Gold…

By Danny Gold

Nation Jun 16

New directive takes aim at immigrants fleeing gang violence

A new directive from Attorney General Jeff Sessions declares that gang and domestic violence will generally cease to be grounds for asylum.

By Elliot Spagat, Anita Snow, Associated Press

Politics May 23

WATCH: Trump hosts roundtable discussion on immigration, gang violence

The roundtable in Bethpage, Long Island, is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. ET today. Watch the president's remarks here.

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Politics May 18

Trump says he’ll keep using ‘animals’ to describe gang members

President Donald Trump is defending his use of the word "animals" to describe some immigrants who enter the country illegally, saying he would continue to use the term to refer to violent gang members despite a sharp rebuke from Democratic…

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Feb 07

Trump continues to cast some immigrants as criminals

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Making his case for tighter border security, President Donald Trump has repeatedly linked immigration to criminality.

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Feb 06

Watch 10:24
Why Trump’s focus on MS-13 might be making them stronger

By PBS News Hour

President Trump calls members of MS-13 “monsters” and “animals,” a common talking point for his administration’s crackdown on immigration. What do we know about the brutally violent gang, its origins and ties to the politics of immigration? PBS’s Frontline shares…

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Feb 06

What’s behind the Trump administration’s crackdown on MS-13?

By Patty Gorena Morales

In a roundtable discussion with law enforcement officials on Tuesday, Trump again targeted MS-13, calling it “one of the most violent and vicious gangs anywhere in the world,” and said that it “recruits through our broken immigration system, violating our…

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Jul 28

WATCH: Trump trumpets MS-13 crackdown in Long Island speech

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Trumpeting his administration's crackdown on illegal immigration and violent crime, President Donald Trump is traveling to Long Island to urge Congress to dedicate more funding to the fight.

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Jul 27

Jeff Sessions goes to El Salvador to learn how to eradicate the MS-13 gang

By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press

Trump praised Sessions when he announced his mission to eradicate the gang in April. But the attorney general has since fallen out of favor with his onetime political ally.

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