Apr. 12, 2023
Helping a teen boy escape El Salvadorian gangs and become a lawful resident
See more on Helping a teen boy escape El Salvadorian gangs and become a lawful residentGuardianship of Saul H.
(Left to right) Meeth (Munmeeth) K. Soni, Marion ("Mickey") Donovan-Kaloust, David S. Ettinger, Chris Hu, Beth J. Jay / Photo Credit: Arin Mikailian
Saul H., the son of impoverished parents in El Salvador, was in the ninth grade when two men with tattoos of devil horns demanded he joins their gang. Saul declined; they persisted with death threats to him and his family.
In constant fear, Saul saved half his wages from work at a car wash -- the other half went to buy food for his family -- and fled alone to the U.S. As an unaccompanied immigrant minor, he spent months in a Texas shelter ...
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