How Trump's mass deportations targeted men with tattoos

How Trump's mass deportations targeted men with tattoos

It looked like a scene from a very different period of history: US Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, standing in front of a prison pen filled with gaunt, shirtless men, their heads shaved, staring silently at the cameras.  The footage is from El Salvador, where the US government had whisked away over 200 Venezuelan migrants to be held in the notorious Terrorism

By Jordana Timerman, Rebelion, Latin American Summary, April 8, 2025. Trump’s advanced crackdown on migrants in the United States The day after March 24, a group of immigration agents dressed in civilian clothes and with their faces covered arrested a Turkish doctor’s office outside Boston. Rümeysa Öztürk was on her way [...] La entrada United States. Fear Inc. was first published in Latin American Summary.

A growing number of migrants in the United States are choosing to cover tattoos that authorities could interpret as gang symbols, in response to President Donald Trump’s harsh policies that have ended up in deportations. Diego Vega, a tattoo artist in the city of Doral — an area with a large Venezuelan community — noticed an increase in [...]

Deportation and how you can appeal

A person who remains in New Zealand after their visa expires becomes unlawfully in New Zealand and is therefore liable for deportation. Liability for deportation can also arise in other situations. In many cases, a person can appeal against their liability, within certain timeframes.