article_snippet.sent: Teams from Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stormed properties associated with 239 crime syndicates following a six-week operation known as Project Wildfire.
article_snippet.sent: Sarah R. Saldaña, the director of the ICE, said in a statement: 'Criminal gangs inflict violence and fear upon our communities, and without the attention of law enforcement, these groups can spread like a cancer. '
article_snippet.sent: That’s why the ICE works with law enforcement partners around the country to stamp out gang activity wherever it takes place.'
article_snippet.sent: Teams from Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) stormed properties in cities including Los Angeles (pictured) associated with 239 crime syndicates following a six-week operation known as Project Wildfire .
article_snippet.sent: Questioning: Members of a Homeland Security gang unit speak to an alleged gang member during a traffic stop in San Francisco, California .
article_snippet.sent: Taken away: A member of the ICE task force arrests an alleged gang member in Los Angeles, California .
highlights_snippet.sent: Properties associated with 239 crime syndicates were stormed nationwide .
  