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What Does It Feel Like to Be Called an 'Animal'? A Former MS-13 Member Speaks Out

NPR
Published August 11, 2017 at 4:16 PM EDT

A conversation with Gerardo Lopez, a former member of MS-13, about what the constant news coverage of the gang feels like in 2017.

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