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U.S. law enforcement officials announced on Thursday the arrest of nearly 300 members of MS-13, a violent gang the Trump administration has vowed to get off America's streets. The arrests were made in recent weeks as part of a major anti-gang crackdown. Led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the operation swept up 214 MS-13 members in the United States and 53 members in El Salvador, the gang's home base, officials said. The two-phase operation, aimed at MS-13 members and their global financial networks, was begun under the administration of former President Barack Obama but has escalated under President Donald Trump. The initial, 18-month phase ended in September and netted 51 arrests in El Salvador, officials said at a news conference in Washington. The second phase, running from October 8 to November 11, resulted in the latest arrests in the United States and El Salvador. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions touted the arrests as an important step in the Trump administration's effort to stamp out MS-13, whose members have been implicated in a series of high-profile murders around the country. 美国执法官员星期四宣布，逮捕了将近300名MS-13帮派成员。川普政府表示，要把这个凶残的黑帮从美国清除。 这些人是近几个星期在一次重大的扫荡黑帮行动中逮捕的。这次行动由美国移民和海关执法局领导。有关官员说，在美国境内抓获了214名MS-13成员，另外53人是在这个黑帮的老窝萨尔瓦多落网的。 | 
