US EditionLGBTQ Asylum Seeker Detained By ICE and “Disappeared”
- An LGBTQ+ artist from Venezuela was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after agents mistakenly linked his tattoos to a gang, according to Lindsay Toczylowski of Immigrant Defenders Law Centre.
- The asylum-seeker, who had fled persecution, was allegedly removed to El Salvador without a proper hearing, as stated by Toczylowski.
- Concerns have been raised about a 'constitutional crisis' due to the treatment of immigrants and asylum seekers, noted by Adam Isacson from WOLA, a human rights advocacy group.
- Toczylowski emphasized the serious implications of the case, calling it a troubling moment in U.S. History for immigrants and asylum seekers.
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Venezuelan LGBTQ+ artist 'disappeared' after being detained over his tattoos
The unnamed young professional hasn’t been seen by his lawyers in days (Picture: Getty Images) An LGBTQ+ artist was ‘disappeared’ to Venezuela by US immigration officials because of his tattoos, his legal team have said. The unnamed man in his 30s fled the South American country last year to escape persecution and had a ‘strong’ asylum claim. He applied for asylum using an online government app, CBP One, but was detained by Immigration and Custo…
Disappeared: U.S. Sends Venezuelan LGBTQ Asylum Seeker to El Salvador’s Version of Guantánamo
A legal battle is continuing between the Trump administration and a federal judge over the president’s invocation of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to expel over 130 immigrants from the United States to a “mega-prison” in El Salvador over claims that they are members of a Venezuelan gang. Margaret Cargioli, an attorney who is representing one of the men, an LGBTQ asylum seeker who did not have a deportation order when he was effectively disappeared b
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