US: Community resistance to forced disappearances

US: Community resistance to forced disappearances

From LA streets to Salvadorian prisons, the US escalates its war on migrants ~ Josie Ó Súileabháin ~ On the streets of Los Angeles, California earlier this summer, several masked and armed men attempted to kidnap a street vendor in broad daylight. Despite the gang showing no identification to authority, the community knew who they were. Luis Hipolito arrived on 9th street and witnessed the attempted kidnapping. He pulled out his phone and hit re…