Univision's news division is particularly adept at covering stories that could be of interest to its national audience, while at the same time burying any element of the story that could be damaging to the network's narrative arc or business interests. The most recent example of that bias by omission comes via Univision's coverage of MS-13's murder spree in Long Island, New York.

Here is as thorough a description of the defendants as you can expect from the story - complete with what appears to be some stock footage of California MS-13 inmates - despite the fact that these events happened in New York:

BLANCA ROSA VILCHEZ, CORRESPONDENT, UNIVISION: There are 13 accused of the murder of seven 15-18 year-olds, in separate incidents, within several months. Among them, 16 year-old Kayla Cuevas.

When Univision reports a story in a dry, just-the facts manner without driving an angle or narrative, you know that something is up. Those are just the facts, given the reputation that the network has chosen to craft for itself.

In this case, a major story regarding a murder spree committed by an ultraviolent transnational gang - with untold national security implications - gets the "local crime story" treatment. Also, there is ZERO mention of immigration or immigration policy.

Anyone wondering whether any of the defendants were in the country legally had to find those answers in other media outlets. Univision, no doubt mindful of what reports of a bunch of illegal alien gangbangers on a murder spree might do to its immigration advocacy agenda, chose instead to remain mum on the subject - leaving those viewers not already in on the joke to believe that these gangbangers just immaculately transfigured themselves into the Long Island neighborhood of Brentwood, New York.

Other media were not as keen on withholding that information from their viewers. Per the New York Post, 10 of the 13 defendants were in the country illegally, including an MS-13 leader who was deported in 2010 but made his unfettered return to the United States a scant four years later.

This isn't the first time that Univision spikes any mention of immigration where such a mention would be hurtful to the narrative. Recall exactly one year ago, when two illegal aliens brutally raped a 12-year-old girl in the D.C. suburbs. Then, like now, the network spiked any mention of the immigration status of the accused individuals.

With the immigration crime-related angle being too hot to touch at Univision, the focus of the story shifts to "drama" among family members of the deceased and the accused. But there really isn't any drama here. The story is: One, that thirteen thugs, ten of which were in the country illegally, went on a murderous rampage and now potentially face the death penalty. Two, that Univision, the nation's leading Spanish-language television network, deliberately concealed highly relevant information regarding the defendants' immigration status from its viewers.

In the interest of public safety, here's hoping that Univision can be more candid about its reporting, presenting all facets of a story and letting viewers decide on what information is relevant, even if the immigration-related crime angle happens to be inconvenient.

And here we go. Four more bodies found, this time in neighboring Central Islip, displaying some of the same methods used against the Brentwood victims. Tick Tock, Univision.

Below is a full transcript of the above mentioned story as aired on Noticiero Univision on Monday, April 10, 2017.