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Sworn declarations submitted overnight from #Venezuelans deported by #Trump to #ElSalvador prove innocent & legal #immigrants were sent to the Terrorism Confinement Center forced labor facility.

Here is one from a professional soccer player imprisoned in #CECOT & forced into hard labor on the basis of soccer-related tattoos & a single, innocent hand gesture.

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Jerce Reyes Barrios, born in January 16, 1989 in Venezuela. In February & March 2024, Reyes Barrios marched in 2 demonstrations in Venezuela protesting the authoritarian rule of Maduro. At the second demonstration, he was detained & taken to a clandestine building where he was tortured (electric shocks & suffocation) along w/other demonstrators. Shortly after his release, he fled Venezuela for the US. He registered w/ CBP One in Mexico, then presented himself to CBP ofcls on the day of his appointment. He was taken into custody & detained at Otay Mesa Detention Facility in Sept 2024. We applied for asylum, withholding of removal, & CAT protection in Dec 2024. His final individual hearing is set for April 17, 2025 before Judge Robinson at the Otay Mesa Immigration Court. On March 15, 2025, Reyes Barrios was deported to El Salvador w/no notice to counsel or family. It was not until March 18, 2025 that counsel was able to reach an ICE ofcl & learn that he had in fact been deported. Reyes Barrios was/is a professional soccer player in Venezuela. He has never been arrested or charged with a crime. He has a steady employment record as a soccer player, as well as a soccer coach for children & youth.
Initially, Reyes Barrios was placed in maximum security at Otay Mesa & accused of being a Tren de Aragua gang member. The accusation is based on 2 things. First, he has a tattoo on his arm of a crown sitting atop a soccer ball with a rosary & the word "Dies." OHS alleges that this tattoo is proof of gang membership. In reality, he chose this tattoo, because it is similar to the logo for his favorite soccer team Real Madrid. See logo below. [pictures of the tattoo & the pictures of the logo]. Second, OHS reviewed his social media posts & found a photo of Reyes Barrios making a hand gesture that they allege is proof of gang membership. After submitting a police clearance from Venezuela indicating no criminal record, multiple employment letters, a declaration from the tattoo artist who rendered the tattoo, & various online images showing similar soccer ball/crown tattoos & explaining the meaning of the hand gesture, Reyes Barrios was transferred out of maximum security. Nevertheless on March 10th or 11th, he was transferred from Otay Mesa to Texas without notice. Then, on March 15, 2025, he was deported to El Salvador. Counsel & family have lost all contact with him have no information regarding his whereabouts or condition.
#Trump #law #immigration #constitution #civilrights #immigrants #judiciary #ElSalvador #constitutionalcrisis #dueprocess #abuseofpower #AlienEnemiesAct #venezuelans #cecot
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