Ice Swoops In On Ms-13 Kingpin Hiding In America's Heartland After Investigation

EXCLUSIVE: United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations portion arrested an alleged MS-13 kingpin and MS-13 subordinate successful Nebraska connected Wednesday.

The kingpin is connected El Salvador’s "Top 100 Most Wanted" list, but his sanction is not yet being released by authorities. He is wanted for "aggravated homicide of 5 victims, attempted aggravated homicide, deprivation of liberty and violent statement affiliation," according to an ICE property release.

"These forbidden aliens didn’t conscionable sneak into our country, they brought pinch them a bequest of violence, terror, and death," Mark Zito ICE Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent successful Charge of Kansas City, stated. "They thought they could hide successful America’s heartland, but they were sadly mistaken, not connected our watch."

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An migration serviceman was precocious arrested and charged pinch taking bribes from immigrants. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

In addition, an alleged "MS-13 pack personnel and overseas terrorist" subordinate who is besides wanted successful nan Central American federation for allegedly "giving orders" to members of nan pack to perpetrate a scope of superior crimes specified arsenic murder and supplier trafficking was besides taken into national custody, according to ICE.

The apprehension was considered "targeted enforcement action" successful Omaha, pinch authorities saying nan 2 were a "serious threat" to nan area. 

The 2 were some surviving illegally successful nan U.S., and nan investigation is being done by ICE and nan Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.

'OFF OUR STREETS': ICE MAKES MAJOR ARREST OF INTERNATIONALLY WANTED 'SUSPECTED TERRORIST'

Todd Lyons was selected to service arsenic nan acting head of ICE. (Photo by Matt Stone/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images)

"When ICE agents move successful to make an arrest, it is highly important that nan nationalist not interfere," ICE acting Director Todd M. Lyons said successful a statement. "The misinformation, and sometimes blatant lies, being dispersed astir nan state could consequence successful personification stepping into a national cognition and abruptly uncovering themselves face-to-face pinch a slayer who has thing to lose."

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"Our ICE officers and agents are protecting your neighborhoods, moreover erstwhile you don’t cognize nan threat is there, truthful either support them, aliases get retired of nan way," Lyons added.

In a video of nan apprehension connected nan road, 1 of nan men is seen putting their hands up quickly aft being stopped by agents wearing "ATF Police" and "Homeland Security Investigations" connected their backs. 

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Inmates stay successful a compartment astatine nan Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) mega-prison, wherever hundreds of members of nan MS-13 and 18 Street gangs are being held, successful Tecoluca, El Salvador connected Jan. 27, 2025. (MARVIN RECINOS/AFP via Getty Images)

The news merchandise from ICE said that arrests went "without incident."

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The apprehension comes arsenic ICE has been doing enforcement operations each complete nan country, arsenic nan agency continues to item arrests of those pinch criminal charges and convictions.