Which of the Following Statements About Gangs and Violence in the Northern

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about gangs and violence in the Northern Triangle (Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala) is FALSE?

A) These three countries currently experience levels of violence comparable to their civil wars in the 1980s and to war zones around the world today.
B) The US has deported thousands of undocumented gang members to these countries, where they often have negligible family or other connections.
C) A wave of migration by unaccompanied children from these countries to the US in 2014 and 2015 was directly caused by the high levels of gang violence there.
D) Recent experience proves conclusively that an iron-fisted approach is more effective than seeking to negotiate with the gangs to reduce violence.