Relatives of recently deported Venezuelan immigrants were shocked and anguished to discover that their loved ones were sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador after they recognized them in a social media video. The families strongly deny that their relatives are connected to the Venezuelan gang known as Tren de Aragua, and believe they have been falsely accused and targeted because of their tattoos. The Trump administration defended the deportations, citing gang affiliations and criminality as reasons for the removals.
One family, the Yamartes, were horrified to see Mervin Yamarte in a video showing men being dragged from planes and taken to a prison known for human rights abuses. Another family, the De Jesuses, identified Fritzgeralth De Jesus in the same video and insisted he was a good person with no criminal record. These families, along with several others, protested and held vigil for their deported relatives.
The families claim that their loved ones were targeted unjustly due to their tattoos, not because of criminal behavior. Some of the deported individuals had pending asylum cases and no criminal records in the United States. The Venezuelan government condemned the detention of its citizens in El Salvador and issued a travel warning to Venezuelans in the United States and those planning to travel abroad. A federal judge ordered planes in the air to turn back and requested more details about the deportations based on the rarely used Alien Enemies Act. The families are seeking justice and arguing that their relatives were wrongfully accused.
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