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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.

by Hannah Dreier,

ProPublica and Partners Win Pulitzer Prize for MS-13 Coverage

by ProPublica,

Former MS-13 Member Who Secretly Helped Police Is Deported

by Hannah Dreier,

Long Island Schools Move to Curb Police Role in Detaining Immigrant Students

by Hannah Dreier,

The Hunted

by Kavitha Surana and Hannah Dreier,

He Drew His School Mascot — and ICE Labeled Him a Gang Member

by Hannah Dreier,

Los Desaparecidos

por Hannah Dreier,

The Disappeared

by Hannah Dreier,

Video: The Truth About MS-13

by Ranjani Chakraborty,

I’ve Been Reporting on MS-13 for a Year. Here Are the 5 Things Trump Gets Most Wrong.

by Hannah Dreier,

Were Henry’s Civil Rights Violated?

by Hannah Dreier,

What It Was Like Reporting on a Teenager Marked for Death by the Gang MS-13

by Hannah Dreier,

Teen Who Faced Deportation After He Informed on MS-13 Gets Temporary Reprieve

by Hannah Dreier,

Teenage MS-13 Gang Informant Heads Into Final Asylum Hearing

by Hannah Dreier,

A Betrayal

by Hannah Dreier,

Triste

by Nadia Sussman,