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My hope rests exclusively on our judicial power to have the enforcement arm of bringing these people back — and I don’t even know if that’s possible,
We have no idea if there is any legal process by which we can challenge this, either in El Salvador or the United States,
said Lindsay Toczylowski, an attorney who represents a Venezuelan man in his early 30s who was seeking asylum from persecution for being gay and for his political activism against Nicolás Maduro's government We can very firmly say that the Salvadoran prison system is no place for migrants.”
Juanita Goebertus Estrada, the director of the Americas Division of Human Rights Watch, said For Bukele, justice means just mass incarceration,
We’ve documented cases of torture, of ill treatment, of malnutrition, of lack of access to medical services,
We have not been able to find him anywhere. All signs indicate that he’s there at the CECOT prison. We have no access to him, and we don’t know what’s going on,
I know his father’s name is significant to him because he died when Daniel was young. And I also know he didn’t really like the rose tattoo because a friend who was practising did it. Daniel loves art and tattoos – that’s why he has them,
None of these tattoos has anything at all to do with the Tren de Aragua,
said his sister, Lisbengerth Montilla, 20. [At ... At the hearing] all they kept telling him was that he belonged to the Tren de Aragua gang. When his wife contacted the lawyer, they said it was probably because of his tattoos,
said Marcano’s mother, Adelys del Valle Silva Ortega, denying that her son has any links to the crime group or even a criminal record The tattoo has no meaning or connection to any gang,
Not all of those people [deported to El Salvador] are criminals – and not all Venezuelans are bad people. We are from a decent, hard-working and upstanding family. We’ve never had problems with anybody,
He had that tattoo done … because he thought it looked cool,
[The] subject [Caraballo] has been identified as a Member/Active of Tren de Aragua” although it does not explain how agents reached that conclusion
An official Department of Homeland Security document issued in early February and reviewed by the Guardian states I’m nauseated by it all. I’m distressed for these individuals. I’m sad for what this means,
My tattoo in tribute to my two grandmas who I love and miss a lot,
I feel frustrated, desperate. I imagine they are not treating him well. I’ve already seen videos of that prison,
Silva said of the notorious Salvadoran “anti-terrorism” jail where her son is now thought to be incarcerated God chooses his toughest battles for his best warriors.” ... Vivir el momento” (Live in the Moment).
They violated his human rights – it’s an injustice. He doesn’t belong to any gang.”
Lozano’s mother, Daniela, who is also in the US, said Tren de Agua has no [specific] tattoos,
There were times when we didn’t even have food to eat or have the money to buy anything. Many people fled because of the dictatorship in Venezuela, seeking a better future,
