Or actually people born in the U.S. el Salvadoran descent in prisons. Ms. 13 did not originate in El Salvador. They originated in U.S. prisons, spread down and back to El Salvador. Prison gangs are very dangerous because they recruit, and then they almost create academies within the prison that then metastasize and spill out to the general population. I spoke to one that was in Guantanamo because I know them through a family friend. But I've also spoken to both Pete Hegseth about this and, if I'm not mistaken, Secretary Noem as well. (06:02–06:12)
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