Venezuelan migrant Neri Jose Alvarado Borges was deported from Texas to El Salvador’s dangerous Terrorism Confinement Center after immigration authorities mistook his autism awareness tattoo for gang affiliation. Friends and family claim he was denied asylum despite presenting documentation, with officials citing the tattoo as evidence of ties to the Tren de Aragua gang. Borges, who worked at a Texas bakery, was apprehended in February and held at Bluebonnet Jail before deportation. This incident follows similar controversial deportations based on misinterpreted tattoos and social media activity, raising concerns about due process violations.
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Families of Salvadorian prisoners detained under the Trump administration’s immigration policies dispute official claims regarding gang affiliations. One case highlights the alleged misidentification of an autism awareness tattoo as gang-related symbolism. This exemplifies the potential for flawed assessments leading to wrongful detention. The Mother Jones investigation reveals these families’ struggles to secure the release of their loved ones based on inaccurate information.
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The Trump administration deported Neri Jose Alvarado Borges, a Venezuelan man with no criminal record, to El Salvador, despite a court order halting such deportations. ICE officials wrongly linked Alvarado Borges’s autism awareness tattoos to gang affiliation, justifying his expulsion. This incident is one of many where Venezuelan migrants, including Luis Carlos Jose Marcano Silva, were similarly deported based on misinterpretations of their tattoos. Families of the deportees assert their relatives are not criminals and were driven to the U.S. by economic hardship and political instability in Venezuela.
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John Q. Hosedrinker