US EditionTrump administration deports gay make-up artist to maximum security prison in El Salvador
- Andry José Hernández Romero, a gay makeup artist, was deported from the U.S. to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador on March 15, as reported by CBS News.
- Hernández Romero is accused of having gang-related tattoos, but his lawyer, Lindsay Toczylowski, stated, 'These tattoos have a plausible explanation.'
- Hernández's mother, Alexis Dolores Romero de Hernández, said, 'Everyone has these crowns, but that doesn’t mean they’re involved in the Tren de Aragua' according to The Guardian.
- Photojournalist Philip Holsinger documented the harsh conditions in the prison, stating, 'I’ve looked through my lens at many types of faces, laughing, crying, terrified, angry.
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Deported gay makeup artist cried for mother in prison, photojournalist says
A photojournalist has documented the abuse of Venezuelan immigrants deported by the Trump administration to a brutal prison in El Salvador, including gay makeup artist Andry Hernandez Romero.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.Romero, 31, was deported three weeks ago along with more than 200 others because of alleged ties to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. They were not given a hea…
Trump administration deports gay make-up artist to maximum security prison in El Salvador
A TIME photojournalist heard Hernandez Romero say, “I’m not a gang member. I’m gay. I’m a stylist,” as he cried out for his mother, was slapped and had his head shaved The post Trump administration deports gay make-up artist to maximum security prison in El Salvador appeared first on Attitude.
Fears for gay make up artist deported by Trump administration to maximum-security prison in El Salvador
Andry Hernandez Romero, a gay Venezuelan makeup artist who sought asylum in the United States last year, was flown to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador in March under a deportation deal brokered by President Trump. The deportations come as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on the Venezuelan criminal group Tren de Aragua. According to […]
Is This Makeup Artist A Violent Gang Member? He’s Detained In El Salvador Prison Under Trump Deportation Order
Andry Hernandez Romero, a gay makeup artist seeking asylum in the United States, now sits in a maximum security prison in El Salvador. He is among 238 Venezuelan migrants sent there three weeks ago by the Trump administration, raising serious questions about human rights and constitutional protections. Who is Andry Hernandez Romero? Hernandez Romero fled […]
Andry José Hernández Romero was sent to a prison in El Salvador after stating that his crown tattoos showed that he was a gang member. April 7, 2025.-Andry Hernández Romero, a Venezuelan makeup artist and gay deportee to El Salvador po...
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