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News Releases - Gangs

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2/1/2013 Alexandria, VA Northern Virginia Korean Night Breeders Gang leader sentenced to 210 months for extorting local businesses
1/30/2013 Upper Marlboro, MD HSI assists in arrest of 2 Maryland MS-13 gang members on attempted murder charges
1/17/2013 Boston, MA 30 Boston gang members charged with drug and firearms offenses
12/14/2012 Alexandria, VA MS-13 clique leader sentenced to more than 17 years for child sex trafficking
12/7/2012 Washington, DC MS-13 member pleads guilty to racketeering conspiracy that led to murders, other violence
11/28/2012 Hammond, IN Latin Kings street gang member sentenced in Indiana to 15 years for racketeering, conspiracy, related crimes
11/14/2012 San Francisco, CA Bay Area cities praise HSI for results of gang enforcement efforts
11/9/2012 Houston, TX 34 alleged Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang members indicted on federal racketeering charges
11/2/2012 Tucson, AZ 4 arrested in connection with Tucson shooting
10/24/2012 Seattle, WA 33 arrested, 28 guns seized in federally-led gang crackdownImage Icon images
10/17/2012 Corpus Christi, TX 16 indicted in Houston-area drug, alien smuggling organization
10/16/2012 San Diego, CA HSI-led probe dismantles gang-run drug ring and nets record gun seizureImage Icon images
10/11/2012 Washington, DC Treasury/HSI sanctions Latin American criminal organizationImage Icon images
10/10/2012 Washington, DC TOP STORY: Royal Bahamas Police Force turns to HSI gang unit for guidanceImage Icon images
9/21/2012 New York , NY HSI arrests members of a Chinese alien smuggling and drug trafficking organization
8/17/2012 San Juan, PR HSI joins forces with USPIS to dismantle major drug trafficking organization
8/10/2012 San Francisco, CA TOP STORY: HSI special agents honored by the city of South San FranciscoImage Icon images
8/1/2012 San Francisco, CA Alleged gang member charged with attempted murder of HSI special agents
8/1/2012 Milwaukee, WI 14 arrested in Milwaukee during ICE operation targeting gang members
7/18/2012 New York, NY Members of Newburgh Latin Kings convicted of racketeering
7/9/2012 Salisbury, NC North Carolina ICE agents capture accused co-conspirator in Bay Area triple murder
6/28/2012 Alexandria, VA Alleged Korean gang members accused of extorting local business owners
5/24/2012 Corpus Christi, TX 'Raza Unida' gang member sentenced to life for methamphetamine trafficking
5/14/2012 San Juan, PR Operation Caribbean Resilience nets more than 220 arrests, seizure of 142 illegal armsImage Icon images
5/10/2012 San Juan, PR HSI, local law enforcement joint operation nets 6 arrests, seizure of illegal weapons, drugsImage Icon images
5/3/2012 San Francisco, CA 19 indicted in racketeering case targeting South San Francisco street gang
4/30/2012 Fresno, CA Fresno gang member pleads guilty to federal firearms charge
4/25/2012 Washington, DC 637 gang members and associates arrested during Project Nefarious
4/19/2012 Houston, TX 5 MS-13 gang members, associates indicted for racketeering and drug trafficking
4/12/2012 Del Rio, TX Texas 'Mexican Mafia' member receives 2 life sentences for murder and racketeering
4/10/2012 San Juan, PR HSI arrests fugitive wanted for illegal possession, sale of firearms
3/7/2012 Chicago, IL Belizean gang member sentenced to 64 months for illegally re-entering US
2/22/2012 Baltimore, MD MS-13 gang member sentenced to prison for illegally re-entering the US
2/22/2012 Houston, TX 'Raza Unida' gang member convicted for methamphetamine trafficking
2/16/2012 San Francisco, CA San Francisco MS-13 gang leader sentenced to life in prison
2/9/2012 Del Rio, TX Texas Mexican Mafia gang member sentenced to 25 years in prison for racketeering
12/27/2011 Washington, DC TOP STORY: French officers look to ICE HSI for guidance on gang enforcementImage Icon images
12/16/2011 Baltimore, MD MS-13 gang member sentenced to more than two years for illegally re-entering the United States after being previously deported
12/8/2011 San Francisco, CA 6th Bay Area MS-13 member sentenced to life in prison
12/7/2011 New York, NY Trinitarios gang members arrested in New York
12/2/2011 San Francisco, CA 5 MS-13 members receive life sentences on charges stemming from ICE-led racketeering probe
11/29/2011 Washington, DC Bay Area MS-13 gang leader convicted of racketeering charges
11/18/2011 San Antonio, TX Mexican Mafia member sentenced to 25 years in federal prison
11/16/2011 New York, NY ICE HSI New York takes down Los Vagos RICO enterprise
11/3/2011 Chicago, IL 2 dozen members and associates of Belizean Bloods street gang face federal narcotics and passport fraud charges
10/28/2011 Alexandria, VA MS-13 gang member sentenced to life in prison for child sex trafficking
10/13/2011 San Antonio, TX 6 Texas Mexican Mafia gang members arrested following heroin indictments
9/21/2011 Corpus Christi, TX 'Raza Unida' gang leader sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for racketeering
9/15/2011 Chicago, IL 25 arrested in Chicago area during ICE operation targeting gang membersImage Icon images
9/14/2011 Corpus Christi, TX Jail officials and alleged 'Raza Unida' gang member sentenced for bribery
9/13/2011 New York, NY HSI joins New York task force to arrest 20 gang members
9/9/2011 New York, NY HSI dismantles '18th Street' gang's fraudulent document ring
9/6/2011 New York, NY MS-13 gang leaders sentenced to life in prison for racketeering and murder
8/30/2011 San Francisco, CA 6 San Francisco MS-13 gang members convicted of racketeering charges
8/22/2011 New York, NY HSI investigation leads to the extradition of Chinese gang leader accused of double murder
8/18/2011 Corpus Christi, TX South Texas gang leader sentenced to life in prison for racketeering
8/8/2011 Atlanta, GA 5 'Sur-13' gang members sentenced for crime spree
8/2/2011 Tampa, FL Tampa ICE special agent (featured on left) named state's gang investigator of the yearImage Icon images
7/29/2011 Eagle Pass, TX Mexican Mafia member sentenced to 18 years in prison
7/29/2011 Milwaukee, WI ICE arrests 30 men in Milwaukee during ICE-led anti-gang operationImage Icon images
7/28/2011 Alexandria, VA MS-13 Gang leader convicted of sex trafficking of a child
6/28/2011 San Juan, PR 13 arrested in San Juan during ICE-led anti-gang operation
6/17/2011 Miami, FL 'Krazy Locos' gang leader and 5 gang associates sentenced in homicide, robbery, narcotics and firearms case
6/16/2011 New York, NY New York MS-13 gang members plead guilty to murder and racketeering
6/14/2011 Dallas, TX 67 arrested in Dallas-Fort Worth area during 5-day ICE-led anti-gang operationImage Icon images
6/3/2011 Boston, MA 2 alleged MS-13 gang members indicted in Massachusetts on weapons charges
6/3/2011 Riverside, CA Multi-agency investigation targets Riverside-area gang members
6/3/2011 Alexandria, VA MS-13 gang member sentenced 18 years in prison for racketeering acts including attempted murder, extortion
5/26/2011 Tampa, FL Top Story: ICE takes down gang members in FloridaImage Icon images
5/5/2011 Washington, DC MS-13 member sentenced to 2 years in prison for felony threats to silence witness
5/4/2011 San Francisco, CA 3 men indicted in alleged gang murder following probe by ICE, Daly City PD
4/29/2011 Brooklyn, NY New York MS-13 gang leader arraigned on murder charges
4/28/2011 Los Angeles, CA Multi-agency probe targets LA-area gang linked to drug, weapons traffickingImage Icon images
4/27/2011 Washington, DC MS-13 members sentenced to life in prison on federal racketeering charges
4/26/2011 Columbia, SC SUR-13 gang member pleads guilty to federal immigration charge
4/22/2011 Corpus Christi, TX 20 arrested in Corpus Christi during operation targeting gang members
4/22/2011 Chicago, IL 22 arrested in Chicago area during ICE operation targeting gang membersImage Icon images
4/21/2011 Corpus Christi, TX 3 jailers and 2 alleged "Raza Unida" gang members charged with bribery and smuggling cell phones into a detention center
4/19/2011 Newark, NJ Members of New Jersey criminal street gang face federal drug chargesImage Icon images
3/14/2011 New York, NY 2 MS-13 gang leaders in New York convicted of murderImage Icon images
3/11/2011 Miami, FL Krazy Locos leader and associates plea guilty to homicide, robbery, narcotics, firearms and obstruction of justice
3/3/2011 New York, NY MS-13 gang members and associates from Long Island indicted on federal murder and racketeering charges
3/1/2011 Washington, DC 678 gang members and associates arrested during Project Southern TempestImage Icon images
2/16/2011 Miami, FL 13 members and associates of transnational organized crime groups charged in South Florida
2/9/2011 Washington, DC 11 alleged MS-13 members indicted on racketeering and other charges in series of violent crimes
2/2/2011 Alexandria, VA MS-13 leader pleads guilty to attempted murder and extortion racketeering
1/26/2011 Washington, DC ICE aids in capture of international fugitivesImage Icon images
1/19/2011 Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles-area street gang targeted with federal racketeering indictment, state drug charges and immigration arrests
1/13/2011 Baltimore, MD Maryland man sentenced to over 11 years in prison for armed robbery
1/11/2011 Los Angeles, CA Lead defendant in massive LA gang racketeering case sentenced to 30 years
1/10/2011 San Francisco, CA 3 more MS-13 members targeted in ICE's Operation Devil Horns plead guilty to racketeering
1/4/2011 San Francisco, CA 3 MS-13 gang members targeted in ICE's Operation Devil Horns plead guilty to racketeering charges
12/16/2010 Corpus Christi, TX 13 alleged members, associates of 'Raza Unida' gang charged with racketeering
12/8/2010 Washington, DC MS-13 members convicted of federal racketeering charges
12/7/2010 Indio, CA 22 members of Riverside County gang arrested on federal drug and firearms violations
11/12/2010 Los Angeles, CA 8 leaders of violent Los Angeles-area gang indicted on state extortion charges
10/25/2010 Miami, FL Member of the Krazy Locos criminal street gang sentenced to life for two 2 homicides, robbery and firearms charges
10/21/2010 Los Angeles, CA 61 indicted in drug probe that targeted Los Angeles gangs' key meth and cocaine suppliers Image Icon images
9/23/2010 New Orleans, LA ICE works with local law enforcement to arrest 28 gang members in the New Orleans area
9/20/2010 Chicago, IL 20 arrested in Chicago area during ICE operation targeting gang members Image Icon images
9/17/2010 Washington, DC 4 indicted in Washington, D.C. for MS-13 gang activities
9/16/2010 New York, NY Gang suppression effort nets 23 arrests in New York
9/16/2010 Santa Maria, CA 12 arrested in ICE-led, multi-agency anti-gang operation
9/15/2010 Oklahoma City, OK 46 arrested in Oklahoma City area during ICE-led anti-gang operation
9/3/2010 Columbia, SC 8 arrested in South Carolina gang enforcement action
8/24/2010 Phoenix, AZ ICE gang surge nets 102 arrests in Phoenix, Yuma
8/20/2010 Las Vegas, NV 35 arrested in Las Vegas-area ICE gang enforcement action
8/20/2010 Boston, MA 47 arrested in New England ICE-led gang enforcement action
8/19/2010 Salt Lake City, UT 158 arrested in Utah's largest ever ICE-led gang enforcement actionImage Icon images
8/18/2010 Las Cruces, NM N.M. gang member convicted of drug, weapons chargesImage Icon images
8/12/2010 Madison, WI ICE arrests 11 gang members and associates in Madison, Wis., areaImage Icon images
8/11/2010 Washington, DC ICE's Operation Community Shield goes global with new task force in HondurasImage Icon images
8/11/2010 Indianapolis, IN ICE arrests 14 men in southern Indiana during operation targeting foreign-born gang membersImage Icon images
8/10/2010 Los Angeles, CA Indictments target California gang allegedly selling crack cocaine
8/5/2010 Detroit, MI Detroit BEST seize guns and drugs, 3 arrested
7/19/2010 San Diego, CA 31 arrested in San Diego-area ICE-led anti-gang crackdown
7/19/2010 Dallas, TX 105 arrested in Dallas-Fort Worth area during ICE-led anti-gang operationImage Icon images
7/19/2010 Fairfax, VA 30 gang members, associates arrested in Northern VirginiaImage Icon images
7/16/2010 Glenwood Springs, CO 30 gang members and associates arrested in western Colorado during ICE-led multi-agency operationImage Icon images
7/8/2010 Bloomington, MN 18 arrested in Minnesota during ICE-led anti-gang operationImage Icon images
7/2/2010 Bozeman, MT 10 arrested in Gallatin County, Mt., during ICE-led 2-week anti-gang operationImage Icon images
6/18/2010 Chicago, IL 26 arrested in Chicago area during ICE operation targeting gang membersImage Icon images
6/3/2010 Milwaukee, WI 15 arrested in Milwaukee during operation targeting foreign-born gang membersImage Icon images
6/2/2010 Beaumont, TX Gang-related shooting lands Port Arthur man in prison for almost 5 years
6/2/2010 Santa Cruz, CA Area MS-13 leader arrested in joint ICE, Santa Cruz gang enforcement effort
5/28/2010 Charlotte, NC Charlotte ICE gang operation yields 12 arrests
5/25/2010 Memphis, TN ICE works with local law enforcement to arrest 26 gang members in Memphis
5/14/2010 Detroit, MI Assault rifles and drugs seized in Detroit following search warrantImage Icon images
5/6/2010 Bakersfield, CA Gang member indicted on firearms charge
5/4/2010 Loveland, CO 11 arrested in Loveland, Colo., during ICE and Loveland PD gang operation
4/29/2010 Chicago, IL 28 arrested in Chicago area during ICE operation targeting gang membersImage Icon images
4/22/2010 Brooklyn, NY MS-13 gang member receives life sentence
4/19/2010 Dallas, TX Dallas gang member sentenced to 20 years for assaulting federal officers
4/6/2010 Asheville, NC 24 gang members, associates and others arrested following 4-day targeted operationImage Icon images
3/24/2010 Greenbelt, MD MS-13 gang leader sentenced to life in prison after conviction for racketeering offenses, including murder
3/10/2010 New York, NY MS-13 gang leader sentenced to life in prison
3/4/2010 Atlanta, GA 26 MS-13 gang members indicted for racketeeringImage Icon images
2/19/2010 Philadelphia, PA Gang member arrested in West Chester
2/12/2010 El Paso, TX BEST members arrest suspected gang member with ties to Mexican drug cartel
2/10/2010 New York, NY MS-13 gang associate sentenced to 10 years in federal prison
1/27/2010 Washington, DC 476 gang members, associates and other criminals were put on ICE during Project Big FreezeImage Icon images
1/27/2010 Washington, DC ICE leads nationwide operation to disrupt transnational gangsImage Icon images
1/14/2010 Dallas, TX Federal jury convicts Dallas street gang member of assaulting federal officers
12/15/2009 San Juan, PR 6 alleged kidnapping conspirators of 13-year-old girl now in federal custody
11/20/2009 Yakima, WA More than 80 arrested in multi-agency gang operation in Washington state
10/31/2009 San Diego, CA ICE agents applauded for anti-drug smuggling outreach at local schools
10/30/2009 San Angelo, TX ICE, San Angelo law enforcement arrest 47 in 3-day anti-gang operation
10/22/2009 Washington, DC More than 300 arrested in 2-day nationwide takedown
10/16/2009 San Juan, PR ATF, ICE, PRPD, San Juan Municipal Police nab 14 on drugs and arms trafficking charges
10/15/2009 Washington, DC ICE arrests more than 1,780 during the largest-ever nationwide gang surge
10/1/2009 Big Spring, TX ICE, Texas law enforcement arrest 20 in 3-day anti-gang operation
9/30/2009 Salt Lake City, UT 76 arrested in ICE-led Utah gang enforcement surge
9/25/2009 Los Angeles, CA 9 men tied to LA-area gang arrested in ICE drug, weapons trafficking probe
9/22/2009 Los Angeles, CA Federal racketeering indictment charges 88 members of notorious Los Angeles street gang
9/11/2009 Birmingham, AL ICE works with local law enforcement to arrest 23 gang members in Northern Alabama
8/14/2009 Greenville, SC ICE works with local law enforcement to arrest 9 gang members in South Carolina
8/7/2009 Las Vegas, NV 29 arrested in ICE-led, multi-agency operation targeting gang members
7/31/2009 San Jose, CA 8 arrested in ICE-led, multi-agency operation targeting area gang members
7/31/2009 Miami, FL 53 arrested in joint gang enforcement operation in South Florida
7/23/2009 Waukesha, WI 11 arrested in south Wisconsin during ICE-led anti-gang operation
7/23/2009 Chicago, IL 19 arrested in ICE-led operation targeting gang members for deportation
6/30/2009 Houston, TX ICE-led operation arrests 116 gang members and associates
6/30/2009 Dallas, TX ICE arrests 81 transnational gang members and associates in DFW area
6/26/2009 Monterrey, CA ICE, local law enforcement arrest 8 in anti-gang operation
6/26/2009 San Diego, CA ICE arrests 65 in week-long operation targeting area gang members
6/24/2009 Newark, NJ 46 street gang members and associates arrested in New Jersey-wide operation
6/22/2009 Greeley, CO 9 local gang members arrested or located during ICE-led operation
6/19/2009 Reno, NV ICE arrests 37 in operation targeting Reno-area gang members
6/17/2009 Chicago, IL 12 arrested in ICE-led operation targeting gang members for deportation
6/11/2009 San Angelo, TX ICE, San Angelo PD arrest 35 in 3-day anti-gang operation
6/8/2009 Alexandria, VA MS-13 member sentenced to life in prison for 2007 Virginia murder
6/5/2009 Gilroy, CA 17 arrested in anti-gang operation
6/3/2009 Omaha, NE 36 gang members and associates arrested, 69 firearms seized
5/12/2009 Greenbelt, MD MS-13 gang member pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy
4/30/2009 Wichita, KS ICE arrests 17 in operation targeting transnational gang members
4/20/2009 Chicago, IL 17 arrested in ICE-led gang operation
4/17/2009 Myrtle Beach, SC 11 arrested in ICE-led joint gang operation in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
3/19/2009 Tampa, FL ICE joins Florida gang task force to arrest more than 70 gang members
2/25/2009 Fresno, CA 100 Central Valley gang members arrested by ICE in last year
2/25/2009 San Angelo, TX Arrests dismantle Mexican Mafia
2/19/2009 Charlotte, NC 10 gang members arrested following ICE-led operation in Charlotte
2/19/2009 Tampa, FL ICE joins Florida gang task force to arrest more than 70 gang members.
1/23/2009 Los Angeles, CA ICE Los Angeles-area gang arrests reach nearly 2,000 in 2008
12/16/2008 Columbia, SC 2 MS-13 Houston gang members extradited for a South Carolina murder
12/12/2008 Houston, TX ICE, HPD arrest "Houstone" gang member wanted for 2 murders in Mexico
12/11/2008 Sturgis, MI 6 arrested in Sturgis during ICE-led operation targeting gang members
11/20/2008 Kenosha, WI 11 arrested in Kenosha during in ICE-led operation targeting gang members
11/12/2008 New York, NY MS-13 gang member and his associates indicted for murder, assault, racketeering, and illegal firearms
10/23/2008 San Francisco, CA 29 Individuals Indicted in Racketeering Probe Targeting MS-13 Gang
10/1/2008 Washington, DC ICE arrests more than 1,700 during largest ever nationwide gang surge
10/1/2008 Phoenix, AZ ICE arrests more than 1,700 during largest ever nationwide gang surge
10/1/2008 Los Angeles, CA ICE arrests more than 1,700 during largest ever nationwide gang surge
9/3/2008 Ft. Myers, FL 25 criminal aliens and documented street gang members arrested
8/18/2008 Salt Lake City, UT 42 arrested in ICE-led operation targeting street gang members in Salt Lake City
8/14/2008 Bloomington, MN 50 Minnesota gang members, associates and immigration violators arrested during ICE-led operation
8/8/2008 Boston, MA 80 arrested during ICE-led operation in Massachusetts targeting gang members
8/7/2008 Miami, FL 321 arrested in ICE-led multi-agency operation targeting gang members
8/6/2008 Washington, DC ICE takes 10,000th violent gang member off U.S. streets
7/25/2008 Omaha, NE 17 arrested in ICE-led operation targeting gang members for deportation
7/22/2008 San Diego, CA 81 arrested in San Diego street gang enforcement
7/18/2008 Chicago, IL 49 arrested in ICE-led operation targeting gang members for deportation
7/17/2008 Tulsa, OK ICE, Tulsa-area law enforcement arrest 45 gang members, immigration violators
7/2/2008 Wichita, KS ICE, Wichita PD arrest 22 local-area gang members, associates
6/27/2008 Richmond, VA ICE-led operation arrests 46 individuals in multi-agency action targeting violent street gangs
6/25/2008 Los Angeles, CA ICE aids in massive takedown targeting notorious Los Angeles street gang
6/23/2008 Newark, NJ 96 street gang members and associates nabbed by ICE operation throughout New Jersey
6/12/2008 Washington, DC MS-13 Members charged with federal racketeering charges
6/12/2008 Boston, MA 22 arrested during ICE-led operation in Brockton targeting gang members
6/8/2008 Houston, TX ICE-led operation arrests 149 gang members, associates in multi-agency action
6/6/2008 San Antonio, TX ICE-led multi-agency operation arrests 32 in Texas anti-gang action
6/3/2008 Rome, GA Defendants sentenced to multiple life prison terms in Georgia racketeering case
3/31/2008 Nashville, TN MS-13 gang member sentenced to 27 years in prison on racketeering charges
2/6/2008 Greeley, CO ICE and Greeley, Colo., Gang Task Force target "Sureno 13" gang member
1/24/2008 Los Angeles, CA Fugitive on ICE's 10 "Most Wanted" list captured in Los Angeles
1/16/2008 Miami, FL ICE-led Violent Gang Task Force investigation results in the arrests of two area violent gang members who threatened law enforcement via a YouTube video
1/11/2008 Boston, MA Former officers of a muslim charity, Care International, Inc., convicted
1/2/2008 Tolleson, AZ Previously deported gang member arrested in Tolleson