The gang, also known as La Mara Salvatrucha, was responsible for the killings of 11 people in Suffolk County last year, the police said. Even before the orders, Suffolk County had rejoined a joint gang task force with the F.B.I. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyAccording to census statistics through 2014, 58,426 Salvadorans live in Suffolk County, and nearly one-third live in Brentwood. In 2006, the Suffolk County sheriff, Vincent DeMarco, invited Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to station themselves permanently in the county jails. Then, in December, Mr. DeMarco reversed the policy again, saying he would honor requests from ICE to hold prisoners who had possibly violated immigration law.

Source: New York Times February 22, 2017 22:41 UTC