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Biden Extends Deportation Protections Ahead Of Trump Inauguration
In a last-minute move, President Joe Biden extended deportation protections on for approximately 900,000 immigrants from countries facing conflict or instability, including Venezuela, Ukraine, El Salvador, and Sudan.
The decision, announced on Friday, Jan. 10, shields these individuals from deportation and allows them to work legally in the US for the first 18 months of the incoming Trump administration.
Biden’s action utilizes Temporary Protected Status (TPS), a program granting renewable 18-month protections for individuals from countries deemed unsafe due to armed c…
Ex-Fugitive MS-13 Member Admits Role In Gruesome Quadruple Murder On Long Island
An MS-13 gang member who fled the country after taking part in the brutal killing of four young men on Long Island could spend the rest of his life behind bars.
Edwin Rodriguez, also known as “Manicomio” (Mental Hospital), pleaded guilty to racketeering charges in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday, April 3.
Prosecutors said the 24-year-old, formerly of Central Islip, was a member of the Normandie Locos Salvatruchas clique of MS-13.
He confessed that on the evening of April 11, 2017, he and other gang members lured Justin Llivicura, Michael Lopez, Jorge Tigre, and Jefferson Villalobos t…
Alleged MS-13 Member Known As 'Shadow' Charged For Two More Long Island Murders
A Long Island alleged MS-13 gang member known as "Shadow" has been charged with more two new gang-related killings.
Raul Ponce, age 23, of Hempstead, pleaded not guilty to the new charges on Thursday, Nov. 11, bringing the total number of murder charges he is facing to four.
Following his plea in court, Det. Lt. Stephen Fitzpatrick, commander of the Nassau County Police Department's homicide squad, said at a news conference that Ponce had always been "on the radar," for the killings that took place a couple of years ago.
The El Salvador native has been in prison on Long Island since 2018, …
Long Island Woman Accused Of Conspiring With MS-13 To Have Ex-Boyfriend Murdered
A woman on Long Island is facing a murder charge after allegedly conspiring with her new boyfriend, an MS-13 gang member, to kill her teenage ex-boyfriend, who was purportedly in a rival gang, several years ago.
Hempstead resident Sandra Tobar Mejia, age 22, has been charged with second-degree murder, officials announced, for her role in the 2016 scheme to kill 19-year-old Osmin Campos-Sandoval, a member of the 18th Street gang, a rival of MS-13.
Earlier story - ID Released For Long Island 19-Year-Old Who Was Apparent MS-13 Victim
Nassau County Police Det. Lt. Stephen Fitzpatrick sai…
ICE Arrests 83 In NY Area, Including Hudson Valley, In Nationwide Enforcement Operation
A total of 83 arrests were made in the New York metro area as part of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) nationwide enforcement operation in which more than 2,000 were charged.
Deportation officers made arrests throughout New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, and Jersey City, New Jersey.
The 83 arrested were from 25 countries, including Albania, Argentina, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Russia, Trinidad, a…
MS-13 Gang Member Arrested In El Salvador For Long Island Murder
A fugitive member of the MS-13 street gang wanted for a murder on Long Island was located and arrested in El Salvador by a transnational anti-gang unit and the FBI, federal officials said.
José Jonathan Guevara-Castro, 25, also known as “Suspechoso,” an alleged member of MS-13, was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 13 in Acajutla, Sonsonate, El Salvador. for an alleged murder on Long Island.
Acting U.S. Attorney Seth DuCharme said that Guevara-Castro has been charged in a 24-count indictment, along with seven other MS-13 members, with racketeering offenses, murder and narcotics trafficking. …
MS-13 Member Sentenced For Long Island Murders Of Four With Machetes, Knives, Clubs, Axe
A teenage MS-13 gang member in the country illegally will spend decades behind bars after admitting to his role in a quadruple homicide on Long Island in 2017 and attempting to flee from prosecution.
Freiry Martinez, 18, was sentenced at the federal courthouse in Central Islip to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to racketeering charges for his participation in the April 11, 2017 murders of Justin Llivicura, Michael Lopez, Jorge Tigre and Jefferson Villalobos in a Central Islip park.
Martinez, who is an illegal alien from El Salvador, will face deportation from the country when he co…