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[quote=Anonymous]This is Andry (his nickname). Pretty sure he’s not in Tren de Aragua.

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And here is why the Trump administration says he was sent to CECOT without due process.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) accused Hernández Romero of being a member of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, primarily citing his two crown tattoos on his wrists, which read “mom” and “dad.” ICE’s “Alien Enemies Act Validation Guide” assigns points for characteristics to identify gang members, with tattoos alone contributing four points toward the eight needed for a Tren de Aragua designation.

A report signed by Charles Cross Jr., a former Milwaukee police officer with a history of credibility issues, now working as a CoreCivic contractor for ICE, claimed the crown tattoos were “consistent with those of a Tren de Aragua member.” This report played a key role in Hernández Romero’s deportation.

Hernández Romero’s lawyers, family, and friends assert the tattoos commemorate his participation in the Three Kings Day festival in his hometown of Capacho, Venezuela, a cultural event celebrating the Epiphany. Crown tattoos were a popular trend in Capacho between 2017 and 2019, with no specific link to Tren de Aragua, which experts confirm does not use tattoos for gang identification.

The Trump administration invoked the Alien Enemies Act, a rarely used 1798 law, to summarily deport 238 Venezuelan migrants, including Hernández Romero, without court hearings or due process. The administration labeled these individuals as “terrorists and violent gang members” to justify their removal to El Salvador’s CECOT, a maximum-security prison designed for gang members.

Hernández Romero legally entered the U.S. in August 2024 via the CBP One app at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego, seeking asylum due to persecution in Venezuela for his sexual orientation and political opposition to Nicolás Maduro’s regime. He passed a credible fear interview, indicating a strong asylum case.

Despite a scheduled immigration court hearing on March 13, 2025, he was abruptly moved from Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego to a Texas facility in early March and deported two days before his hearing. His attorneys were not notified, and he was unable to contest the gang  affiliation charge.

Hernández Romero was detained after border officers flagged his tattoos during his asylum processing. He was held for over six months, during which his attorneys prepared to present evidence of his non-involvement with gangs, but he was “disappeared” from U.S. custody before the hearing.
 
The Trump administration claimed that intelligence assessments, beyond just tattoos, confirmed Hernández Romero’s gang affiliation, citing social media posts. However, a CBS News review of a decade of his social media found no evidence of gang ties, only content related to his work as a makeup artist and pageant stylist.

Since his deportation, Hernández Romero has had no contact with his family or attorneys, raising grave concerns for his safety, particularly as a gay man in a facility known for violence against marginalized groups.[/quote]

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