Andry Hernández Romero on surviving CECOT: 'They told us we would die there'
“I want the world to know that being Venezuelan is not a crime,” the gay makeup artist told The Advocate in an exclusive interview.
August 17, 2025
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Inside the movement that freed gay makeup artist Andry Hernández Romero from a hellhole
The U.S. government under Trump tried to disappear a gay Venezuelan man seeking asylum to a torture prison in El Salvador indefinitely. A coalition of Americans didn’t let them.
August 12, 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
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
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
Another disgraced cop linked to Trump’s authoritarian deportations to El Salvador exposed: report
Ivan Mendez of the Prince George's County Police Department was convicted for leaking confidential police information.
April 15, 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