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El Salvador struggles with returning gang members

Monday, May 8, 2017


Leaders in El Salvador held a top-level security cabinet meeting to discuss what to do if massive numbers of street gang members are deported back from the United States.

Deportations to El Salvador are down so far this year, but U.S. authorities have vowed to crack down on immigrants who belong to gangs.

Defense Minister Gen. David Munguia told local media Friday that the meeting discussed various possibilities, including tracking gang members deported back to El Salvador and even locking them up.

Source: Associated Press