Robert Garcia demands answers in case of gay Venezuelan migrant deported to El Salvador prison

Democratic lawmakers travel to El Salvador, demand information about gay Venezuelan asylum seeker

California Congressman Robert Garcia on Tuesday said the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador has agreed to ask the Salvadoran government about the well-being of a gay asylum seeker from Venezuela who remains incarcerated in the Central American country. The Trump-Vance administration last month “forcibly removed” Andry Hernández Romero, a stylist who asked for asylum because of persecution he suffered because of his sexual orientation and political beli…

Robert Garcia demands answers in case of gay Venezuelan migrant deported to El Salvador prison

U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia is demanding answers from both Immigration and Customs Enforcement and private prison company CoreCivic over the secretive deportation of a gay Venezuelan asylum-seeker to one of the world’s most notorious prisons, and he and three other lawmakers have traveled to El Salvador to check on him.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.In two letters dated April 17, Garc…