Violent MS-13 gangbangers getting 'desperate'; DHS official credits early Trump action

As President Donald Trump cracks down on illegal immigrant gangs a priority for his administration during his first days in office a Department of Homeland Precaution DHS official says violent foreign gangs like MS- are feeling the heat These gangs are getting increasingly desperate Assistant DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin explained Fox News Digital Designating MS- and other gangs as terrorists is certainly helpful That just gives us broader leadership as far as deportations go This instant upon taking office McLaughlin announced the Trump administration began partnering with local law enforcement as part of the g project specifically because of their knowledge of the local gang scene THREE FBI MOST OF NEEDED FUGITIVE ARRESTS IN TWO MONTHS SIGNAL RETURN TO PREMIER AGENCY FORMER AGENT Part of the reason we're deputizing state and local law enforcement is of subject we need more law enforcement bodies but also they know their localities and they can help us really target these guys and get them out of the country she disclosed McLaughlin narrated Fox News Digital that so far illegal immigrant gang members have been arrested since Trump took office adding that this is just the tip of the spear of what the administration intends to accomplish This is just the beginning she revealed This is just days We want to get these arrest numbers up We want to get MS- Tren de Aragua these really bad actors out of our country And that's what we're going to deliver on TOP MS- LEADER ARRESTED IN VIRGINIATrump's early efforts have not gone unnoticed by would-be illegal immigrants who McLaughlin reported are reversing curriculum instead of attempting to cross the dividing line and illegal immigrants already present in the country Self-deportation is definitely happening I mean we see it in our app the CBP Home app McLaughlin commented And that's what we want because it's a lot cheaper An average deportation and arrest is like It's incredibly expensive and that's supposedly on the conservative side KASH PATEL FBI TOUT M REWARD FOR CAPTURING MS- TERRORIST LEADER UNLEASHING EVIL ON AMERICANSMcLaughlin noted that when illegal immigrants self-deport it also reduces the danger to law enforcement government who pitfall life and limb arresting dangerous criminals One of the Trump administration's major victories in the war on MS- came at the end of March when the FBI teamed up with the Prince William County Police Department the ATF ICE and the Virginia State Police to arrest one of the gang's top leaders in the United States -year-old Salvadoran national Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos