US EditionA Venezuelan-US love story crushed by Trump's migrant crackdown
Andry Hernandez was deported after US authorities misidentified his wrist tattoos as gang symbols during a migrant crackdown that affected over 250 Venezuelans, officials said.
- In 2024, Andry Hernandez, a 32-year-old Venezuelan gay make-up artist, set out with two identical bracelets to join his partner Paul in the US.
- He faced dangers while crossing the Darien jungle and traveling through Central America before being unsuccessful in his initial effort to cross into the US and subsequently deported to Mexico.
- After using the CBP One app, he crossed back onto US soil on August 29, 2024, for an asylum appointment citing persecution over his sexuality but was detained due to tattoos linked to a Venezuelan crime syndicate.
- In March 2025, he was deported with 251 Venezuelans to El Salvador's CECOT prison under a wartime law invoked by President Trump, suffering physical and psychological torture for four months.
- Upon his July return to Capacho Nuevo, Andry received a hero's welcome, began recovery, maintained contact with Paul, planned to meet him, and considered opening a beauty salon.
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A Venezuelan-US love story crushed by Trump's migrant crackdown
Andry Hernandez jumped through hoops to claim asylum in the United States, hopeful of beginning a new life with an American man he met on Instagram -- only to be doomed by an innocent pair of wrist tattoos that landed…
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Malay MailA Venezuelan-US love story crushed by Trump’s migrant crackdown
Andry Hernandez jumped through hoops to claim asylum in the United States, hopeful of beginning a new life with an American man he met on Instagram -- only to be doomed by an innocent pair of wrist tattoos that landed him in a brutal El Salvador prison. Andry, a 32-year-old gay make-up artist and stylist,
A Venezuelan-US Love Story Crushed By Trump's Migrant Crackdown
Andry Hernandez jumped through hoops to claim asylum in the United States, hopeful of beginning a new life with an American man he met on Instagram -- only to be doomed by an innocent pair of wrist tattoos that landed him in a brutal El Salvador prison.
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