Press Play with Madeleine Brand
How the MS-13 gang spread from Los Angeles to New York
During President Trump’s State of the Union on Tuesday night, he talked about two teenage girls on Long Island who were murdered by MS-13 gang members in 2016. Their parents were in the House chamber during the speech.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readDuring President Trump’s State of the Union on Tuesday night, he talked about two teenage girls on Long Island who were murdered by MS-13 gang members in 2016. Their parents were in the House chamber during the speech. Trump mentioned MS-13 four times, saying members have long taken advantage of immigration loopholes to enter the US and threaten safety. However, MS-13 was actually formed in Los Angeles in the 1980s.
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Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Gina Pollack
Producer
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Michell Eloy
Former Producer/Line Editor, Press Play
Jonathan Blitzer
staff writer at The New Yorker covering immigration
Robert Lopez
independent journalist and fellow at the McGraw Center for Business Journalism.
The full episode
1 of 5What would it take for LA to run on public transportation?- 0:00How the MS-13 gang spread from Los Angeles to New YorkYou’re reading this
- 10:45After State of the Union, is there bipartisan movement on immigration policy?
- 18:09What will it take to get more Angelenos on public transit?
- 27:38Why is Appalachia so misunderstood?
- 39:42Remembering LA ceramicist Dora De Larios