Suspected gang members, some wanted for murder, are presented to members of the media by the National Police in San Salvador, Aug. 18, 2005. Gang violence has grown dramatically since the end of El Salvador’s civil war. As the U.S. began to deport Latino gang members who had illegally made their homes in the U.S., gangs in El Salvador, known as “maras,” came to resemble Los Angeles gangs in style and culture.