MS-13 gang member gets life in prison for 2017 murder

LONG ISLAND, NY – Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Jose Suarez, an associate of the Sailors Locos Salvatruchas Westside (Sailors) clique of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as…

December 3, 2020

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MS-13 members charged with murder in Houston

Police Blotter

HOUSTON – Five local members of the violent Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) international street gang are set to appear in court following charges of conspiracy and murder in aid of racketeering, announced U.S.…

November 24, 2020

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Seven MS-13 Gang Members Indicted in Nashville In Violent Crime And Drug Distribution Conspiracy

Police Blotter

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – November 19, 2020 – A federal grand jury in Nashville returned a 16-count superseding indictment yesterday, charging seven MS-13 Gang members with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana and serious firearm-related offenses,…

November 20, 2020

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MS-13 Gang Leader Charged in Shooting at Nashville’s Club Miami

Police Blotter·US and World News

NASHVILLE, TN – A criminal complaint was unsealed Nov. 6 charging the local leader of an MS-13 Gang clique with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, announced Acting Assistant…

November 9, 2020

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MS-13 Gang Member, Illegal Alien Who Killed 15-Year-Old New Yorker Extradited from El Salvador

New York News·Police Blotter

ISLIP, NY – Eduardo Portillo, also known as “Firuli” and “Tito” (Portillo), a member of the violent transnational criminal organization La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the “MS-13,” and a fugitive from…

November 6, 2020

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Oxon Hill El Salvadorian MS-13 Gang Member Arrested for Gun Trafficking

Maryland News·Police Blotter

OXON HILL, MD – Wilber Vigil-Benitez, also known as “Solitario,” of El Salvador, was arrested today on an outstanding arrest warrant from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia,…

October 11, 2020

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ICE lodges detainers on 3 defendants in Baltimore murder with ties to MS-13

Maryland News

BALTIMORE – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has lodged immigration detainers on three defendants charged in the May 29 murder of 16-year-old Gabriela Ardon. In addition to being illegally present in…

September 16, 2020

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Trump, Barr Crack Down Against MS-13 Gang Activity

New Jersey News

NEW YORK, NY– Today, President Donald J. Trump and Attorney General William P. Barr announced significant cases related to Joint Task Force Vulcan (JTFV), an initiative launched in August 2019 aimed at disrupting,…

July 16, 2020

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ICE San Antonio removes MS-13 gang member wanted in El Salvador

In the News·US and World News

Melvin Antonio Delgado, 35, a citizen of El Salvador, was removed via an ICE Air Operations charter flight without incident. Once in El Salvador, ICE ERO officers transferred custody of Delgado to…

February 13, 2020

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MS-13 member wanted for homicide arrested during 2-state enforcement efforts

In the News·US and World News

An MS-13 gang member, in the country illegally and wanted in El Salvador for homicide, was arrested last week by ICE’s ERO during ongoing enforcement efforts in Michigan and Ohio targeting at-large…

February 11, 2020

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ICE El Paso removes MS-13 gang member wanted in El Salvador

In the News·US and World News

Jose Manuel Castro Orellana, 30, a citizen of El Salvador, was removed aboard an ICE Air Operations Charter flight without incident. Once in El Salvador, ICE ERO officers transferred custody of Castro…

February 7, 2020

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MS-13 gang member implicated in 9 attempted murders sentenced to life in federal prison

In the News·US and World News

Rolan Ivan Hernandez-Fuentes, a.k.a. “Tasmania,” pleaded guilty in April 2019 to conspiracy under the RICO Act. Two of his co-conspirators, Jerson Gutierrez-Ramos, a.k.a. “Sparky,” and Kevin Cruz, a.k.a. “Street Danger,” also pleaded guilty to…

February 6, 2020

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ICE arrests Salvadoran MS-13 gang member accused of gang membership, aggravated homicide in his home country

In the News·US and World News

Santos Ceferino Amaya-Cruz, 35, an active MS-13 gang member, has been removed from the U.S. on two prior occasions, most recently in 2017. He is the subject of an Interpol Red Notice.…

February 5, 2020

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287(g) partnership in Prince William County results in ICE arrest of MS-13 member wanted in El Salvador

In the News·US and World News

On Wednesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) took custody of Salvadoran national Celio Alexander Serrano Trejo, 33, after his arrest by the Prince William County, Va.,…

January 30, 2020

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MS-13 gang member pleads guilty to conspiracy to commit murder and extortion

In the News·US and World News

Tomas Rivera, a/k/a Profugo, a/k/a Caballo, a/k/a Jonas Portillo Escobar pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to commit murder and extortion for his role as an MS-13 gang member, announced United…

January 24, 2020

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ICE Removes Illegal MS-13 Gang Member Wanted for Murder from DeBlasio’s Sanctuary City

New Jersey News·Police Blotter

NEW YORK – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) removed a Salvadoran national Thursday, wanted in her home country on aggravated murder and attempted aggravated murder charges.…

May 16, 2019

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Man Who Raped 8-Year-Old Virginia Girl Was Illegal Migrant Previously Deported, DHS Says

Police Blotter·The Buzz

A Loudoun County judge imposed the statutory maximum sentence after a man was convicted of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl and attempting to sexually assault her again. LEESBURG, Va. — A Guatemalan…

June 9, 2026

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ICE Arrests Salvadoran Fugitive Wanted for Aggravated Homicide in Woodbridge, Virginia

Virginia News

WOODBRIDGE, VA — A woman wanted for aggravated homicide in El Salvador is now in U.S. custody after federal immigration officers tracked her down in Northern Virginia, marking the second such arrest…

May 3, 2026

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Criminal Migrants Released by D.C. Judges Killed Teen Boy, Dumped His Body in Maryland

Breaking·D.C. News·Maryland News·New Jersey News·Political Crime and Corruption·Politics·Politics·Shore News·The Buzz·Trending News

COLLEGE PARK, MD – The brutal killing of 14-year-old Jefferson Amaya-Ayala, whose remains were found in a wooded park last November, has reignited scrutiny over local law enforcement’s handling of known gang…

January 27, 2026

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Massive ICE Raid in Massachusetts Nets Over 1,000 Criminal Aliens

Breaking·Breaking News·Massachusetts News·Politics·Shore News

BOSTON, MA — In one of the largest immigration enforcement operations in recent history, federal agents apprehended more than 1,400 illegal aliens across Massachusetts during a month-long crackdown on transnational crime and…

October 18, 2025

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