U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials in Virginia have reportedly nabbed an MS-13 gang member accused of mass murder in El Salvador.
Fox News on Saturday cited sources within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) who identified the suspect as 27-year-old Edwin Antonio Hernandez.
He reportedly claimed to have been involved in five killings and goes by the aliases “Demente” and “Crazy.”
President Donald Trump’s administration in February 2025 designated MS-13 a foreign terrorist organization, along with other similar groups. According to the U.S. Department of State’s website:
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MS-13 is a transnational organization that originated in Los Angeles but shifted to Central America as individuals were deported there from the United States. MS-13 actively recruits, organizes, and spreads violence in several countries, primarily
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