FRONTLINE

The Gang Crackdown

Season 2018 Episode 2 | 54m 48s

Some 25 dead bodies have been found on Long Island since 2016, all linked to the violent gang MS-13. Numerous immigrant teens are missing. As law enforcement tries to stop the gang, FRONTLINE goes inside the crackdown -- investigating how the slew of gruesome killings led to many immigrant teens being accused of gang affiliation and unlawfully detained.

Aired: 02/11/18

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