Autism awareness tattoo

Man Deported Over Autism Awareness Tattoo: Outrage Over Due Process Violation

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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Trump Administration Deports Autistic Man to El Salvador

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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