Has Trump 'Watched ICE Liberate Towns From the Grasp of MS-13'?
In a series of tweets on Saturday, President Trump defended United States immigration authorities.
The tweets — interspersed with others about Saudi Arabian oil production and a new book by the former White House press secretary Sean Spicer — referred to the fight against the transnational gang MS-13.
One claim stood out:
Is it true that Mr. Trump ‘watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13’?
This is an exaggeration.
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have arrested hundreds of MS-13 members in recent months, but the president did not present evidence to show that any particular towns had been liberated from the gang.
MS-13, or Mara Salvatrucha, was founded in Los Angeles by Salvadoran refugees fleeing a civil war in the 1980s. It is believed to have more than 10,000 members in the United States, according to the Justice Department — similar to an estimate the F.B.I. made more than a decade ago.
It was unclear which towns Mr. Trump was referring to, and neither the White House nor ICE immediately responded to requests for clarification on Saturday. MS-13 members in the United States are mostly concentrated in or around Los Angeles, Washington and Long Island in New York.
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The dotard talking through his ass again
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