El Salvador’s crackdown on gang violence has made the streets safe but is criticised on human rights grounds.

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José fled El Salvador after receiving death threats from local gangs and entered the USA illegally. From detention centre, to freedom, to his first job, a film crew follows José over several months as he tries to build his American Dream in a country increasingly hostile to migrants.

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In El Salvador, the "maras", criminal groups operating in Latin America, are spreading terror and sending homicide stats soaring. Next stop? Politics!

When Nayib Bukele was elected president in 2019, he vowed to take back control from the gangs by installing a state of emergency.