Trump Admin’s Asylum Seeker “Disappearance”: Gay Venezuelan Sent to Salvadoran Prison
Andrys, a 23-year-old Venezuelan gay makeup artist, was deported to El Salvador’s Cecot mega-prison without due process under a Trump-era policy. His lawyer, Lindsay Toczylowski, revealed his identity after government documents disclosed it, highlighting his disappearance following deportation despite lacking a court hearing or deportation order. Andrys, who sought asylum in the U.S., was flagged for gang affiliation based on tattoos his lawyer deemed innocuous. He is now held in a notoriously abusive prison, where his safety is gravely jeopardized.
John Q. Hosedrinker