Activists, local leaders in West Hollywood protest deportation of Venezuelan makeup artist seeking asylum

Migrants deported to El Salvador see their hopes of return fade

Last Tuesday, Judge Paula Dixon of San Diego, California, denied the asylum request of Andry Hernández Romero, a Venezuelan immigrant who arrived in the United States last year seeking refuge, claiming persecution based on his sexual orientation and political beliefs. Seguir leyendo

LGBT+ community outraged after gay makeup artist deported to El Salvador prison

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Activists, local leaders in West Hollywood protest deportation of Venezuelan makeup artist seeking asylum

The deportation of a gay Venezuelan makeup artist seeking asylum has prompted outcry from the LGBTQ+ community in West Hollywood as city leaders and activists gathered to protest Wednesday night. Supporters rallying for Andry Hernandez Romero, 31, said he had no criminal history and was escaping persecution for various reasons, including his sexuality. He arrived at the U.S. border at a legal port of entry with an appointment and asked for asylu…

Supporters in WeHo rally for Venezuelan makeup artist sent to El Salvador prison

City leaders and activists came out in full force Wednesday to remind the country of Andry Hernandez Romero, the Venezuelan makeup artist who captured the hearts of West Hollywood’s LGBTQ+ community. Romero sought asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border and then was swept up in President Trump’s transfer of 238 undocumented Venezuelans to El Salvador’s maximum security prison using the 18th-century “Alien Enemies Act,” claiming his tattoos tied them to…

Andry Hernandez Romero: Gay asylum seeker deported to prison built for gang members prompts outcry in WeHo

Despite seeking asylum, Andry Hernandez Romero, a gay Venezuelan makeup artist, was deported to El Salvador's supermax prison by the Trump administration.