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Immigration

Trapped In Gangland

How the MS-13 Crackdown Shattered Immigrant Lives

President Trump has held out the brutal Central American gang as a national public safety priority and embodiment of the consequences of illegal immigration. What have authorities been doing to fight them?

The three featured stories below were awarded the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for feature writing.

Impact of Our Reporting
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Trapped In Gangland

Challenged by Long Island Lawmakers, Police Will Look Into Treatment of Immigrant Families Who Reported Missing Children

Spurred by reporting from ProPublica, Newsday and This American Life, Suffolk County police will revisit cases in which parents allege misconduct.