The New York Times‘ Solomon Moore reports on what has evidently become an annual event: Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officials arresting foreigners who belong to gangs. The practice first started in 2005 when the Dept. of Homeland Security’s ICE targeted the El Salvadoran MS-13 gang.

But already this year more than 1,700 people from a range of nationalities have been arrested and more than 800 face criminal charges. ICE has been heavily criticized for aggressive raids that overburden an already broken immigration court system. But local authorities, at least, seem to appreciate ICE’s assistance in gang-related issues.-MB

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