Trump administration designates Barrio 18 gang as foreign terrorist organization

Barrio 18 joins MS-13, Tren de Aragua and a number of Mexican cartels, including the Sinaloa Cartel and the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, in holding the foreign terrorist organization designation. MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Trump administration Tuesday designated the Barrio 18 gang as a foreign terrorist organization, joining other Latin American criminal groups receiving…

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Eight MS-13 Gang Members Plead Guilty to Multi-Year Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Murders and Witness Tampering

Office of Public Affairs | Eight MS-13 Gang Members Plead Guilty to Multi-Year Racketeering Conspiracy Involving Murders and Witness Tampering | United States Department of Justice Monday, September 8, 2025For Immediate ReleaseOffice of Public AffairsEight members of the violent transnational criminal organization Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS-13, pleaded guilty today to charges stemming from…

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The U.S. is designating Ecuador’s largest gangs as terrorists

The United States will designate two of Ecuador’s most powerful gangs — Los Lobos and Los Choneros — as foreign terrorist organizations, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced during a one day visit to the South American country on Thursday. The move allows Washington to freeze assets, target associates and share intelligence with Ecuador for…

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National Guard troops in Washington, DC, begin carrying weapons

US National Guard members deployed to Washington, DC, started carrying their sidearms on Sunday, a spokesperson for the Joint Task Force carrying out the mission told CNN. This follows a directive by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week that authorized members of the National Guard, who were deployed as part of President Donald Trump’s anti-crime…

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Man sentenced to life for 2022 MS-13 execution-style shooting in Montgomery County

Man sentenced to life for 2022 MS-13 execution-style shooting in Montgomery County GAITHERSBURG, Md. (7News) — MS-13 gang member Edgard Castro-Contreras was sentenced to life in prison, plus an additional 52 years, on Monday for the 2022 shooting death of 20-year-old Edvin Agustin Leon in Gaithersburg, Maryland. According to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office,…

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US Marshals rescue missingteen during operation toarrest alleged MS-13 gangmember in Frederick County

https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/frederickcounty/us-marshals-rescue-missing-teen-during-operation-to-arrest-alleged-ms-13-gang-member-in-frederick-county?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMDZ3VleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHoua36jWIKRbfmKZBuuyUoDdY2Psh8ITPHMN_QrAjOxh_xXopC4E-kT_wV2p_aem_WVRYafUu5DBG_OmlwO8lBA#google_vignette FREDERICK COUNTY, Md. — A fugitive apprehension operation has ledto the finding of a missing teen and the arrest of a citizen of El Salvadorin Frederick County.U.S. Marshals, in coordination with the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office,U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) – Enforcement andRemoval Operations (ERO), and Homeland Security Investigations,coordinated the operation on Thursday.Law…

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MD Supreme Court vacates conviction that used Maryland Gang Statute in 2022

https://thedailyrecord.com/2025/08/07/maryland-supreme-court-kingpin-statute-freedom-of-information-farm-odors BOTTOM LINE: Where a man was convicted of promoting a criminalorganization, because he stood by while another man spray painted a gangmessage on a wall, his conviction was vacated. There was no indication heever occupied any leadership role in the gang or that he directed, planned orotherwise exercised discretion in connection with the offense.CASE: Williams v.…

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