Deportation Feeds a Cycle of Violence in Central America – vcan.org

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Since the early nineties, criminal gang networks operating across the border between the United States and Central America have exploded in power and number. The gangs take advantage of loopholes in international immigration and deportation policies to spread their influence through extreme violence.
The Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, has become one of the “Most Wanted” of [...]