The Gang Crackdown

The Gang Crackdown

Associate editor - Cha Quallis

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.

Awards

duPont-Columbia Gold Baton (2019)