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My Original Infographic

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https://youtu.be/iFIiSPLhF24
Google Earth View Of El Salvador

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My Original Video

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I have learned that El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America. El Salvador is one of the most dangerous places in the world because with the MS-13 gang. It has caused violence and war. And now that people from El Salvador are immigranting to the US, it has cause a problem here too, especially in Long Island.

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https://youtu.be/zkXMMJcgHTQ
Google Earth View Of El Salvador

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El Salvador’s Current Location

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Map Of El Salvador

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Map Of El Salvador

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MS-13

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Waterfalls of El Salvador

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Climbing the Mountains of El Salvador

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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/02/09/what-is-ms-13-violent-gang-trump-vowed-to-target.html

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https://youtu.be/k9LuMQEF_j8

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https://youtu.be/-t5uzY77zwA

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BOSTON - A 24-year-old MS-13 gang member wanted in El Salvador for his involvement in eight aggravated murders was removed Friday and turned over to Salvadoran authorities by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO).

According to Salvadoran authorities, Leandro Cruz aka Jose Arturo Gonzalez Martinez, was involved with the murders of eight, which prompted law enforcement officials there to list him as one El Salvador's 100 Most Wanted. Cruz, identified as No. 6, is listed as Martinez or "Gasper" on the Salvadoran Los 100 Mas Buscados list.

He was removed via ICE Air under escort by ERO deportation officers, before being handed over to Salvadoran authorities without incident.

"Transnational gangs like MS-13 are an insidious source of violence and many forms of other criminal activity in far too communities here and abroad," said C.M. Cronen, ERO Boston field office director. "Mr. Cruz will now face justice in his home country for the horrendous crimes for which he stands accused."

Cruz has previous convictions in Massachusetts for assault and battery. He was turned over to ICE Nov. 16, after serving a sentence in the Suffolk County House of Corrections, where ICE had an active detainer in place. On Nov. 30, an immigration judge ordered him removed from the U.S., paving the way for his repatriation to Salvadoran authorities to face the pending murder charges.

Cruz is the latest removal to El Salvador as part of ERO's Security Alliance for Fugitive Enforcement (SAFE) Initiative. The SAFE Initiative is geared toward the identification of foreign fugitives who are wanted abroad and removable under US immigration law. Those removed as part of the SAFE Initiative have been deemed ineligible to remain in the United States and were all wanted by the Policia Nacional Civil (PNC). To date, the ERO Office in El Salvador, through the SAFE Initiative, has removed and facilitated the PNC's ability to arrest more than 800 criminal fugitives to El Salvador.

SAFE aligns with ERO's public safety priorities and eliminates the need for formal extradition requests.

Since Oct. 1, 2009, ERO has removed more than 1,700 foreign fugitives from the United States who were sought in their native countries for serious crimes, including kidnapping, rape and murder. In fiscal year 2016, ICE conducted 240,255 removals nationwide. Ninety-two percent of individuals removed from the interior of the United States had previously been convicted of a criminal offense.

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ICE removes MS-13 gang member wanted for involvement in 8 murders

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According to Salvadoran authorities, Leandro Cruz aka Jose Arturo Gonzalez Martinez, was involved with the murders of eight, which prompted law enforcement officials there to list him as one El Salvador's 100 Most Wanted. Cruz, identified as No. 6, is listed as Martinez or "Gasper" on the Salvadoran Los 100 Mas Buscados list.

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MS-13 Gang Member arrested in Yuma

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MS-13 Gang Member Arrested by Border Patrol in Yuma | U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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YUMA, Ariz. - Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents arrested an MS-13 gang member Saturday morning just north of the Andrade Port of Entry in California.

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United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary

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United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary

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Earlier today, an indictment was unsealed charging the defendant, Byron Lopez, with conspiracy to commit murder in-aid-of racketeering, murder in-aid-of racketeering, obstruction-of-justice murder and firearms offenses.1 If convicted, Lopez will face mandatory life imprisonment. Lopez, who was arrested this morning, was presented for arraignment earlier today at the United States Courthouse in Brooklyn, New York.

The charges and arrest were announced by Loretta E. Lynch, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York; James T. Hayes, Jr., Special Agent-in-Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), New York Field Office; James Higgins, Acting Special Agent-in-Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Explosives and Firearms, New York Field Division (ATF); and William J. Bratton, Commissioner, New York City Police Department.

"This Office has a long history of prosecuting and convicting members of the MS-13 gang, which for years has pursued its particularly brutal brand of violence and lawlessness in neighborhoods throughout Queens and Long Island," stated U.S. Attorney Lynch. "This prosecution, which brings another member of the gang to justice for a murder that disrupted one of our communities earlier this year, is part of our ongoing mission to dismantle MS-13 wherever and whenever it rears its head in this district." Ms. Lynch thanked the Suffolk County Police Department for its assistance with the investigation.

"Today's arrest of Byron Lopez, a member of the violent MS-13 street gang who is alleged to have coordinated the murder of a fellow gang member and other violent crimes, is yet another step in the efforts of law enforcement to attack the leadership of MS-13 and put an end to their menacing criminal conduct," said James T. Hayes Jr., special agent in charge of HSI. "HSI is proud of its partnerships with law enforcement agencies in Suffolk County, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office and the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York that further investigations against violent criminal street gangs that present significant threats to public safety."

As alleged in court documents, Lopez is a member of the Jamaica, Queens chapter of the violent street gang La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as "MS-13." On February 25, 2014, Lopez and other members of the gang directed the victim, fellow gang member Sidney Valverde, to travel to Long Island under the false pretense that they needed him to assist in gang business there. In fact, Lopez and his co-conspirators planned to kill Valverde because they believed that he was providing information about the gang's activities to federal law enforcement. After Valverde traveled to Long Island, the conspirators shot him in the back of the head and left his body on Miller Place Beach in Suffolk County, where it was discovered by a beachcomber approximately two weeks later.

The indictment of Lopez is the latest in a series of federal prosecutions by the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York targeting members of the MS-13, a violent international street gang comprised primarily of immigrants from El Salvador and Honduras. With numerous chapters, or "cliques," through the United States, MS-13 has a significant presence in Queens and is the largest street gang in Long Island. Since 2003, more than 250 MS-13 members, including dozens of clique leaders, have been convicted on federal felony charges in the Eastern District of New York. More than 150 of those MS-13 members have been convicted on federal racketeering charges. Since 2010 alone, this Office has obtained indictments charging MS-13 members with carrying out more than 20 murders in the Eastern District of New York, and has convicted more than 35 MS-13 members in connection with those murders.

The government's case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Darren A. LaVerne and Alixandra E. Smith.

The Defendant:

BYRON LOPEZ, also known as "Viruz"

Age: 23

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1 The charges contained in the indictments are merely allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

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MS-13 Gang Member From Jamaica, Queens Indicted For Murder Of 19-Year-Old Man In Long Island

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Earlier today, an indictment was unsealed charging the defendant, Byron Lopez, with conspiracy to commit murder in-aid-of racketeering, murder in-aid-of racketeering, obstruction-of-justice murder and firearms offenses.1 If convicted, Lopez will face mandatory life imprisonment. Lopez, who was arrested this morning, was presented for arraignment earlier today at the United States Courthouse in Brooklyn, New York.

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SAN SALVADOR, ES-Members of the FBI Long Island Gang Task Force, Nassau County Police Department, Suffolk County Police Department, New York State Police, New York Police Department, and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York traveled to El Salvador for meetings with representatives of the Policia Nacional Civil (PNC).

The trip and meetings, which took place January 16-19, 2018, are part of a larger, comprehensive approach to investigating and prosecuting dangerous members of the MS-13 gang operating in communities on Long Island, and in other parts of the New York City metro area. Local MS-13 members communicate and often take orders from MS-13 members in El Salvador. Attendees used the unique opportunity to engage in bilateral discussions with entities of the El Salvadorian government, exploring ways to further develop, share, and exploit intelligence collected by law enforcement in Central America.

"MS-13 and its deadly violence has to be stopped. Using our ability to reach beyond the borders of Nassau and Suffolk counties and into the operation center of MS-13 is invaluable to the ongoing investigations on Long Island. We will use every resource we can to continue the fight," said Assistant Director-in-Charge William F. Sweeney of the FBI New York Field Office.

Nassau Commissioner of Police Patrick Ryder said, "The ability to cross train and work cohesively over borders toward ending the violence and control of MS-13 is a benefit to all. Interagency cooperation is a must for investigation to prosper, which will result in an increase of arrests and a decrease in crime."

"The Suffolk County Police Department thanks The FBI for coordinating last week's trip to El Salvador. During the trip, Suffolk County Police command staff members were able to get a better understanding of the transnational connectivity of the violent street gang MS-13. In addition, we were able to establish communication with gang enforcement officers in place in El Salvador as well as lay the groundwork for future cooperative enforcement operations. The Suffolk County Police Department remains committed to combatting and preventing gang violence in an effort to keep the citizens of Suffolk County safe. To this end we stand firm with our law enforcement partners including the FBI, Nassau County Police, New York City Police, New York State Police, National Civil Police of El Salvador, as well as state and federal prosecutors," said Acting Commissioner John Barry, Suffolk County Police Department

"Our collaboration and partnership with the FBI, local law enforcement, and now with the El Salvador National Police in El Salvador underlines our shared commitment to defeat MS-13. We will use every tool at our disposal to bring an end to the violence MS-13 has brought to our communities on Long Island," said Superintendent George P. Beach II, of the New York State Police.

"Partnership with our law enforcement counterparts in El Salvador will allow us to continue to expand our efforts in combating violent street gangs," said NYPD Commissioner James P. O'Neill. "As these international gangs continue their efforts to expand into the United States, it is important that law enforcement be united in our focus to disrupt criminal behavior and violence wherever we find it."

"We and the people of El Salvador are inseparable allies in the fight to crush the MS-13. In battling the gang in El Salvador, we are saving lives on Long Island and across the U.S.," said U.S. Attorney Richard P. Donoghue for the Eastern District of New York.

The FBI Long Island Gang Task Force works with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to also provide and share intelligence and information on local investigations with the more than 160 FBI Safe Streets Task Force throughout the U.S.

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Combating MS-13 Gang Violence Takes FBI Long Island Gang Task Force, Law Enforcement Partners to El Salvador

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SAN SALVADOR, ES-Members of the FBI Long Island Gang Task Force, Nassau County Police Department, Suffolk County Police Department, New York State Police, New York Police Department, and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York traveled to El Salvador for meetings with representatives of the Policia Nacional Civil (PNC).

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MS-13 Gang uses violence in America jails

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MS-13 gang creates trouble to the United States

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El Salvador Is The Most Smallest Country In Central America

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This Is What MS-13 Stands For

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6 gang members were arrested for killing

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Animated El Salvador Flag

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Trump wants to deport all MS-13 Gang members

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President Trump wants to deport MS-13 gang members; El Salvador is dreading their return.pdf

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Agriculture

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Agricultural workers in El Salvador begin preparing a field for planting food crops..pdf

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What they have to eat

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Plantains are often consumed in El Salvador. They are cooked to create either a side dish or a....pdf

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Gangs of El Salvador

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El Salvador is set to eclipse Honduras as the country with the highest homicide rate in the world. ​There have already been over 5,700 murders this year in a country with a population of just over six million.

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How El Salvador Became Dangerous

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How El Salvador Became Dangerous | NowThis World

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Corruption, a drug war, gangs, and the effects of a long civil war - here's the history behind how El Salvador became one of the most dangerous countries in the world today.

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National Anthem

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El Salvador (The Saviour' in Spanish) might be the smallest country in Central America, but it is well worth exploring. Newcomers are frequently bowled over by this stunning volcanic landscape, and quickly warm to the openness of its people.

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El Salvador Article

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How El Salvador Fell Into A Web Of Gang Violence
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/10/05/445382231/how-el-salvador-fell-into-a-web-of-gang-violence

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Journalists Faces Threats From The MS-13 Gang
https://www.texastribune.org/2016/10/17/el-salvador-newspaper-editor/

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MS-13 Gang In Long Island
https://projects.newsday.com/long-island/ms-13-long-island-know-gang/

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Why El Salvador Is So Dangerous
https://theconversation.com/why-is-el-salvador-so-dangerous-4-essential-reads-89904

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https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/newyork/news/press-releases/combating-ms-13-gang-violence-takes-fbi-long-island-gang-task-force-law-enforcement-partners-to-el-salvador

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Flag of El Salvador

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Monumento al Divino Salvador del Mundo

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El Salvador

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Tattoo

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MS-13 Gang Member