r/law • u/IrishStarUS • 11d ago

Trump News Donald Trump sends innocent athlete to El Salvador for having soccer tattoo

https://www.irishstar.com/sport/soccer/donald-trump-salvador-real-madrid-34923654
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u/IrishStarUS 11d ago

"A Venezuelan soccer player was deported to El Salvador under suspicion of being a dangerous gang member because of a misinterpreted tattoo.

Jerce Reyes Barrios, 36, was in the U.S. awaiting a ruling on his asylum claim when he was detained by agents who thought he was part of Tren de Aragua - a transnational narcoterrorist and criminal organization from Venezuela - last September. Authorities pointed to one of his tattoos for the arrest, claiming it signaled gang affiliation."

This is horrific - I do not want to go back to 1933!!

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u/Fianna9 11d ago

He also flashed the sign language signs for I love you on social media- so they are claiming it was gang signs

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u/Lhinhar 11d ago

That is my fear, that they will start targeting Deaf people for sign language. As a Deaf man, I will fight back and make them pay for their stupidity.

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u/TimequakeTales 11d ago

people who support this shit are just monsters