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Queer Venezuelan deported and 'disappeared' over mischaracterized tattoos, lawyer says

ICE agents claimed the tattoos signified membership in the Venezuelan criminal group Tren de Aragua, but his lawyers say they have deported an innocent artist.

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.

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.

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.

Deported gay makeup artist cried for mother in prison, photojournalist says

Andry Hernandez Romero was deported to El Salvador despite having no criminal record.

Chicago police release alleged cartel member suspected of shooting migrant trans woman

“They do not investigate these cases adequately,” says a local activist, while police say fear of the cartels is hampering their investigation.

Out gay Colorado Gov. Jared Polis mocks Donald Trump's 'unflattering painting'

Jared Polis' April Fools joke paid homage to a famous show set in Colorado — while mocking Trump.

Donald Trump tries — again — to designate 'antifa' as a terrorist organization

He took the action days after the murder of Charlie Kirk, where authorities say ammunition casings with anti-fascism messages were found.

CECOT survivor Andry Hernández Romero, gay Venezuelan makeup artist, and his lawyer named to Out100

They join other notable honorees in entertainment, politics, media and activism who are making a difference in the LGBTQ+ community.

Ric Grenell’s rogue diplomacy stalls Marco Rubio’s Venezuela prisoner deal

The gay Trump loyalist and special envoy is ruffling feathers in Washington.

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.

Project 2025 creator is happy beyond his wildest dreams, so your worst nightmares are coming true

Opinion: The manifesto is over 900 pages, so theoretically speaking, Trump has only executed the first chapter, writes John Casey.

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.

Gay asylum-seeker's lawyer worries for the makeup artist's safety in Salvadoran ‘hellhole’ prison

Andry Hernández Romero’s lawyer voiced her concern for the gay man who was deported to El Salvador's notorious CECOT prison.

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.