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www.AmericanSecurityToday.com July 2019 - Edition 46 Courtesy of The White House Trump and AG Highlight Successes of Joint Task Force to Destroy MS-13 On Wednesday, President Donald J. Trump and Attorney General William P. Barr provided an update on an initiative launched in August 2019 aimed at disrupting, dismantling, and ultimately, destroying MS-13. President Trump and AG Barr jointly announced a number of significant cases associated with Joint Task Force Vulcan (JTFV), including the first time an MS-13 member has been charged with terrorism-related offenses, as well as a coordinated multi-district take- 51