How Central American gangs are fueling the migrant crisis

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Jul 16, 2014

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How Central American gangs are fueling the migrant crisis

Much of that gang activity is rooted in the U.S., particularly Los Angeles. For decades, gang members have been deported back to their home countries and taken those affiliations with them.

Two young girls watch a World Cup soccer match on a television at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nogales Placement Center in Nogales, Ariz.

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Much of that gang activity is rooted in the U.S., particularly Los Angeles. For decades, gang members have been deported back to their home countries and taken those affiliations with them.

We've been discussing how gang violence at the root of the mass migration from Central America. Much of that gang activity is rooted in the U.S., particularly Los Angeles. For decades, gang members have been deported back to their home countries and taken those affiliations with them.

KPCC's Leslie Berestein Rojas joins us to talk about the role of these transnational gangs in the Central American migrant crisis.