Alex Sanchez

Prisoners flash the MS-13 Mara Salvatrucha street gang hand sign from inside a jail cell at a police station in San Salvador.

The 'alien threat' street gang MS-13 was actually made in the USA

Alex Sanchez, a former MS-13 member, says "people don't see that we're human and that we could change."

The 'alien threat' street gang MS-13 was actually made in the USA

Central American youths increasingly forced to flee to the U.S. to escape gang violence

Central American youths increasingly forced to flee to the U.S. to escape gang violence

Arriving Young and Alone: One Guatemalan Migrant's Trek

Arriving Young and Alone: One Guatemalan Migrant's Trek

Salvadoran killed while waiting on U.S. immigration papers

Salvadoran killed while waiting on U.S. immigration papers

Gang Truce in El Salvador Reverberates in Los Angeles

Gang Truce in El Salvador Reverberates in Los Angeles