ICE says it arrested MS-13 'kingpin' in Omaha

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Nebraska Examiner

By: Aaron Sanderford - July 9, 2025 6:58 pm

OMAHA — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a man Wednesday from El Salvador that ICE described as one of that country’s most wanted criminals and said they had found him hiding in Nebraska’s largest city.

ICE did not identify the man, telling reporters the investigation was not yet complete. But in a Wednesday press release it described him as an “MS-13 kingpin” and said he was wanted for murder.

Nebraska U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., in a statement posted on social media outlet X, thanked federal and local law enforcement agencies for working “around the clock to keep our Nebraska communities safe.”

The ICE release described the arrested leader as wanted in connection with the homicides of five people, an attempt on at least one more and affiliation with an gang it alleged engaged in terrorism.


Agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations announced a pair of arrests in Omaha they say involved MS-13 gang members. (Courtesy of ICE)


Read more: https://nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/ice-says-it-arrested-ms-13-kingpin-in-omaha/

[marble falls]

1. Probably a 13 year old male named Sal Vadoro.

[Silent Type]

2. Wish they'd include Proud Boys, 3%ers, Oafkeepers, Klan sympathizers, etc., in definition of gangs.

[IronLionZion]

7. Those guys probably became ICE agents

[Silent Type]

8. No joke, unfortunately.

[Hassler]

3. A Circle K clerk?

[C Moon]

4. We'll see. Everything that trump is involved with turns out to be lies and exaggerations.

Why is he not handcuffed there?

[reACTIONary]

12. I was wondering that also....

.... there is no picture source. Maybe it's a file picture of the generic "usual suspects".

[C Moon]

14. Saw the video posted below (Instagram).

He has ankle shackles on. Maybe has a belt cuff thing, too.

[reACTIONary]

15. You're right. Didn't notice that.

[reACTIONary]

13. This is not the "kingpin"...

.... He was arrested "alongside" the "kingpin".

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DL54qSApyrU/

[WSHazel]

5. Parallels to Bush Jr.'s war on terror

"MS-13 Kingpin" is the new "#3 in al Qaeda" from the 00's.

[Norrrm]

6. Got a photoshopped tattoo on his knuckles?

[tornado34jh]

9. Prove it ICE, I don't buy your story. After all, you seem to arrest innocent people for no reason

You like to hide behind whatever your cult leader believes. Show us proof that he is actually in the MS-13 gang. I'll say this again: While they are certainly a violent gang/criminal organization, the US is not innocent when it comes to how MS-13 rose. If you read how the Salvadorian Civil War started and the aftermath of it, you will realize that it was all in the belief of the Domino theory, which stated that if one country fell to communism, others would follow. They believed the insurgents were backed by the Soviet Union. So the US is not blameless in how MS-13 began.

[sinkingfeeling]

10. Okay. ICE arrests one criminal and 1 million innocents.

[Martin68]

11. It'll probably turn out to be a hard-working family man with no criminal record.

[maxsolomon]

16. OK, good, I guess.

There's no one that doesn't want MS-13 "Kingpins" picked up.