Their calling card is stomach-turning violence, and they proudly wear their
affiliation in the form of jailhouse tattoos as they terrorize cities and suburbs alike.
MS-13, the El Salvadoran gang that took root in America's prisons, has spilled onto the streets of America, committing murders and rapes that leave seasoned cops stunned and disgusted.
"They kidnap. They extort. They rape and they rob," President Trump said last week on New York's Long Island, where MS-13 has terrorized once peaceful communities. "They stomp on their victims. They beat them with clubs, they slash them with machetes, and they stab them with knives. They have transformed peaceful parks and beautiful quiet neighborhoods into bloodstained killing fields. They're animals."
Trump has turned Attorney General Jeff Sessions loose on America's most-feared gang, and shutting down the murderous El Salvadoran organization is a top priority. With an estimated 10,000 members in the U.S., on the streets and behind bars, the job won't be easy.
