ICE’s focus on tattoos is part of a long and depressing tradition of profiling

ICE’s focus on tattoos is part of a long and depressing tradition of profiling

Lawyers say tattoos were used by ICE to label clients like Andry Romero part of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and justify their deportation to El Salvador.

About a hundred Venezuelan immigrants detained in the state of Colorado cannot be deported to El Salvador after a judge ruled on Tuesday that the federal government cannot expel two of them without first reviewing their cases or giving them the opportunity to have a court hearing.Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney ruled in favor of the American Union of Civil Liberties (ACLU), which represents the two Venezuelans, aged 25 and 32, who were not identified…

Washington, D.C. – Regarding recent reports that the Trump administration is poised to deport another group of Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act, violating their right to due process, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chairman Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement: “It is shameful that the current administration continues to ignore our courts – including the Supreme Court. The administrati…

The life of Odalis Basulto changed sharply since March 12. That day, at 2:00 p.m., was the last time he spoke to his son Marco Basulto, a 35-year-old who migrated to the United States in search of a better life. In the afternoon, officials of the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) searched for him at his place of work, a pizzeria in Orlando, without giving him any explanation. Since then, the ordeal of his mother and other family memb…

23-04-25.-About 100 Venezuelan immigrants detained in Colorado will not be deported to El Salvador after a federal judge ruled this Tuesday that the federal government cannot expel two of them without first reviewing their cases or giving them the opportunity to have a hearing before a ju...

Colorado District Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney ruled in favor of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which represents two Venezuelans, ages 25 and 32, who have not been identified and decided that their cases must first be reviewed or given the opportunity to be heard before a judge. The decision affects the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plan to deport to El Salvador about 100 Venezuelan men currently housed in the GEO private …