Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS-13, is an international criminal gang and 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 the Los Angeles area.

4 天之前 · Federal authorities arrested Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos – a 24-year-old alleged leader of MS-13, the Mara Salvatrucha gang – on a gun charge early Thursday morning in northern Virginia, the ...

4 天之前 · 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.

2017年4月19日 · The MS stands for Mara Salvatrucha, said to be a combination of Mara, meaning gang, Salva, for Salvador, and trucha, which translates roughly into street smarts. The 13 represents the position...

4 天之前 · Autoridades federales reportaron el arresto este jueves de uno de los principales líderes de la banda criminal de origen salvadoreño Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) en un operativo en Virginia. La ...

2018年2月16日 · The Mara Salvatrucha (MS13) is one of the world’s largest and arguably most violent street gangs. After relatively humble beginnings in Los Angeles in the 1980s, it has spread to more than a half-dozen countries and become a …

2025年1月17日 · David Sosa-Guevara, also known as “Risky,” the New York regional leader of the Hollywood Locos Salvatruchas (Hollywood) clique of MS-13, and Victor Lopez-Morales, also known as “Persa,” a high-ranking member of the Hollywood clique, pleaded guilty on …

2024年2月28日 · The Mara Salvatrucha, or MS13, is perhaps the most notorious street gang in the Western Hemisphere. While it has its origins in the poor, refugee-laden neighborhoods of 1980s Los Angeles, the gang’s reach now spans from Central America to Europe.

2024年2月28日 · Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, is a violent transnational gang that originated in Los Angeles in the 1980s, primarily among Salvadoran immigrants. Known for its extreme brutality, MS-13 is involved in various criminal activities, including drug …

2025年2月20日 · Based upon a review of the Administrative Records assembled in this matter, and in consultation with the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury, I have concluded that there is a sufficient factual basis to find that the relevant circumstances described in section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended (hereinafter “INA”) (8 U.S.C. 1189), exist with respect to ...