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MS-13

Last Updated: | Press Releases

DHS Reveals Second Domestic Abuse Filing Filed by Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Wife

On Wednesday April 30, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) revealed that the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia — the so-called “Maryland Dad”—filed a petition for protection against him in 2020.  

Last Updated: | Testimony

Written testimony of CBP for a Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing titled “The MS-13 Problem: Investigating Gang Membership As Well As Its Nexus to Illegal Immigration, and Assessing Federal Efforts to End the Threat”

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) U.S. Border Patrol Acting Chief of Carla Provost addresses the role of CBP to protect the homeland and secure the Nation’s borders while facilitating lawful international travel and trade.

Last Updated: | Testimony

Written testimony of ICE for a Senate Committee on the Judiciary hearing titled “The MS-13 Problem: Investigating Gang Membership As Well As Its Nexus to Illegal Immigration, and Assessing Federal Efforts to End the Threat”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations Acting Executive Associate Director Derek Bennerm and ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Executive Associate Director Matthew Albence address the mission of ICE, its efforts to disrupt, dismantle and investigate violent gang activity within the United States, and its role in addressing issues related to unaccompanied alien children arriving in the United States.

Last Updated: | Testimony

Written testimony of ICE for a House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence field hearing titled “Combating Gang Violence on Long Island: Shutting Down the MS-13 Pipeline”

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent-in-Charge New York Angel Melendez addresses ICE’s efforts to disrupt, dismantle, and investigate violent gang activity within the United States.