a predominantly Hispanic gang based in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County. The gang is aligned with the Mexican Mafia, a notorious prison gang that oversees many gangs in the region.

Alex Sanchez is a former high-ranking member of MS-13. He became involved in the gang in the 1980s in Los Angeles and participated in its expansion. Sanchez was deported to El Salvador in 1994 ...

abused and extorted by Mexican gangs just yards from the United States in a growing racket that may be worth up to $250 million a year. Arriving in ragtag border towns like Reynosa, Mexico's ...