Young asylum seekers in US easy prey for gangs

Young Central American asylum seekers fleeing violence and poverty in their home countries are increasingly falling prey to the notorious MS-13 gang in the United States, authorities say.The youngsters, most of them from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, are proving to be easy targets for the gang which takes advantage of their vulnerability as immigrants."They are young victims who very likely left their countries in the hope that they would find security and prosperity in the United States,