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RICO and Gang Enhancements

The use of RICO and gang enhancements in federal prosecutions of MS-13 members.

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Jan 30, 2026

Are Joint Task Forces Alpha and Vulcan being re-tasked from pursuing gang-related criminal activity to surveillance and depression of legal immigrants?

There is no clear, documented order in the provided reporting that or have been formally re‑tasked from gang and transnational criminal investigations to a mission of ; contemporaneous materials and p...

Jan 26, 2026

What legal penalties and immigration consequences do convicted MS-13 members face?

members face a combination of severe criminal penalties—ranging from long federal sentences for racketeering and violent crime to state murder convictions—and parallel immigration consequences includi...