A Los Angeles neighborhood in the 1980s was where the Mara Salvatrucha emerged. Also called MS13, the gang's original purpose was to protect immigrants who came to the United States from El Salvador, fleeing their homeland's Civil War. However, MS13 broadened its motivations and spread throughout Central America, Mexico, the U.S. and several countries in Europe. Composed of thousands of […]
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