Did ICE Deport This Guy Over a Real Madrid Tattoo?
On Jerce Reyes Barrios’ arm, there is a tattoo of a soccer ball with a crown and the Spanish word Dios.
Is that proof that Reyes Barrios is a dangerous member of an infamous Venezuelan drug gang, or merely that he’s a fan of the Spanish soccer team Real Madrid?
That’s the sort of question that an immigration court might be able to settle. It won’t get the chance. Reyes Barrios was one of about 200 people deported to El Salvador, without due process, last weekend.
In a sworn statement filed in federal court on Wednesday, an attorney representing Reyes Barrios claims that American immigration officials misunderstood the meaning behind her client’s tattoos and took social media posts out of context in order to justify arresting and ultimately deporting Reyes Barrios.
“Counsel and family have lost all contact with him and have no information regarding his whereabouts or condition,” wrote Linette Tobin, the attorney.
According to Tobin’s statement, Reyes Barrios left Venezu
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