Bad Wisconsin cop’s tattoo claim helped deport gay asylum-seeker to Salvadoran prison hellscape: report
Sacked after a drunk driving incident, the former officer now helps deport people from the U.S.
April 10, 2025
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Democratic lawmakers fly to El Salvador and demand action on gay man Trump sent to CECOT prison
The calls for Andry Hernandez Romero's proof of life and wellness are growing.
April 23, 2025
Deported gay makeup artist cried for mother in prison, photojournalist says
Andry Hernandez Romero was deported to El Salvador despite having no criminal record.
April 7, 2025
Kristi Noem won’t say if gay asylum-seeker deported to El Salvador’s ‘hellhole’ prison is still alive
The Trump Homeland Security secretary wouldn’t consider Rep. Robert Garcia’s request to provide Andry Hernandez Romero’s mom with an update on her son.
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May 15, 2025
Robert Garcia demands answers in case of gay Venezuelan migrant deported to El Salvador prison
Andry Hernandez Romero fled Venezuela out of fear because of his sexuality. When he got to the U.S., authorities sent him to a hellhole.
April 22, 2025
16 Gay NFL Cheerleaders We Are Happy To Cheer On
These out-and-proud cheerleaders are bringing some much-needed LGBTQ+ representation on the field!
December 24, 2023
Immigration judge dismisses asylum case of gay Venezuelan deported to Salvadoran supermax prison
Hernández Romero had been awaiting an asylum hearing before he was deported without warning in March, his lawyer told The Advocate in April.
May 30, 2025
Andry José Hernández Romero tells his story of horrific prison abuse to out California Democrat Mark Takano
“What the American government did to Andry and others is a stain on the moral fabric of our nation,” Takano says.
September 8, 2025
Andry Hernández Romero explains how he survived CECOT after the U.S. government disappeared him
Andry Hernández Romero spoke with The Bulwark's Tim Miller about the torment the U.S. government put him though.
August 8, 2025
Ric Grenell’s rogue diplomacy stalls Marco Rubio’s Venezuela prisoner deal
The gay Trump loyalist and special envoy is ruffling feathers in Washington.
July 16, 2025
Hundreds rallying at Supreme Court demand Trump return disappeared gay asylum-seeker Andry Hernández Romero
They rallied to bring the 31-year-old makeup artist back from CECOT in El Salvador.
June 10, 2025
Gay Guatemalan asylum-seeker deported by Trump by mistake pleads for lifeline in federal court
“I am the smallest version of myself because I have so much more fear, the man told a Massachusetts district court.
May 23, 2025
Pete Buttigieg warns of ‘dangerous moment’ as Trump defies courts and threatens to disappear U.S. citizens
The former transportation secretary has serious concerns about the president's authoritarian actions.
April 17, 2025
Gay makeup artist Andry Hernández Romero describes horrific sexual & physical abuse at CECOT in El Salvador
He called it "an encounter with torture and death."
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July 24, 2025
Supreme Court halts Trump’s deportations of Venezuelan immigrants under Alien Enemies Act
Deporting people this way “surely does not pass muster,” the justices wrote.
May 16, 2025
Trump and El Salvador's president attack transgender people during White House meeting
The leaders attacked trans women in sports while ignoring court orders to return a wrongly deported Maryland man.
April 14, 2025
LGBTQ+ immigrants face 'most immediate risk' of ICE raids in Los Angeles
Over 1.25 million LGBTQ+ adult immigrants live in the U.S., with an estimated 10 percent living in Los Angeles County.
June 13, 2025
Jon Lovett warns Democrats that ‘every inch Trump gets is an inch we don’t get back’
The Crooked Media cofounder who will be in Washington, D.C., for a taping of his Lovett or Leave It podcast, told The Advocate that Democrats must stand firm.
April 23, 2025
Gay asylum seeker Andry Hernández Romero remains in danger, advocates warn
After months in El Salvador’s notorious CECOT prison, the gay makeup artist has been freed, but not returned to safety.
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July 19, 2025
Jon Lovett and Tim Miller team up to ‘raise hell’ over gay asylum-seeker vanished to El Salvador by Trump
Andry Hernández Romero entered the U.S. legally, fleeing persecution for being gay. Then the Trump administration disappeared him, sending him to a dystopian prison. They’re trying to get him back.
May 22, 2025
Coalition of 52 Democrats push for proof of life for deported gay asylum-seeker Andry Hernández Romero
“I think Pride Month is an opportunity to highlight his story even more,” U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia told The Advocate.
June 9, 2025