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Activity by Violent Latino Gang MS 13 Rising Across US

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When making a case for reinforcing the U.S. southern border, President Donald Trump sometimes points to MS-13, the violent Latino gang whose members include some undocumented immigrants as well as homegrown Americans. Some 40 states report rising activity by the gang – especially in poor Hispanic immigrant communities. Cristina Caicedo Smit reports.