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Deported to death: US sent 138 Salvadorans home to be killed

  • Written by Mneesha Gellman, Associate Professor of Political Science, Emerson College
Street gangs that operate with impunity make El Salvador one of the world's most violent countries. Few murders are ever solved.MARVIN RECINOS/AFP via Getty Images

At least 138 people deported from the United States to El Salvador since 2013 have been killed, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch, which investigates human rights abuses...

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