No, President Obama did not end law enforcement task forces in Central America specifically targeting MS-13. While some critics have claimed that his administration de-prioritized certain anti-gang enforcement tactics—such as routine arrests for immigration violations or minor crimes, which led to a drop in ICE gang arrests from around 4,600 in 2012 to 1,580 in 2014—this did not involve disbanding task forces.  Instead, the focus shifted toward major conspiracy cases and broader regional security initiatives. For instance, in 2012, the Obama administration designated MS-13 as a transnational criminal organization (TCO), enabling economic sanctions and enhanced law enforcement tools against the gang.  Additionally, ongoing programs like the Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI), which provided equipment, training, and technical assistance to combat gangs including MS-13, continued with congressional appropriations of nearly $1.2 billion from FY2008 through FY2015.  The FBI’s Transnational Anti-Gang (TAG) task forces in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, established earlier, remained active and contributed to operations like the 2017 Regional Shield, which charged over 3,800 gang members across the U.S. and Central America.  Experts have noted that MS-13 originated in the U.S. in the 1980s and grew under prior administrations, with no direct evidence linking Obama’s policies to its expansion.  Entertaining and informative show. Paints policing as the most common dangerous in American when many other jobs like construction, truck driving, commercial fishing are more dangerous. Also ignores police misconduct and brutality. Most one duty police deaths are driving accidents. 66 American police were killed by people and 1500
Plus people were killed by American police in 2024. The show ignores that.
